We are very pleased and excited to announce that young adult author Susan Beth Pfeffer is coming here on April 15th for the 8th annual Read All Day! Read All Day is a celebration of books and reading aloud, as guest readers volunteer their time to read to classes. Ms. Pfeffer is the author of a very popular series here at AMS: the Last Survivors series. Life As We Knew It, The Dead and the Gone, and This World We Live In, are the books in her trilogy about one family coping with a series of natural disasters that may mean the end of life as we know it. As frightening as this premise can be, these books are also about hope. Ms. Pfeffer is a New York Times bestselling author whose books have won state awards and have received starred reviews.
Here is the book trailer for the Last Survivors series:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNZI1-hPGXE
You might also want to check out her blog at: http://susanbethpfeffer.blogspot.com/
After selling books at lunches, we have a very limited supply of paperback copies of book 1: Life As We Knew It, (for $5) and book 2: The Dead and the Gone, (for $7). We are offering a special deal: students can buy both books for $10! These books won't last, so students should come to the library with their money or checks made out to the Algonquin Parent Organization.
At AMS, we will also be selling book 3: This World We Live In, (for $9 through preorder), in paperback through Blackwood and Brouwer Booksellers in Kinderhook. Students can pick up preorder forms in the library. If there is enough interest, we may sell books 1-3 in hardcover on April 15th.
Ms. Pfeffer will be available to sign copies of books after school on April 15th until 4pm. There are no late buses, so students must have a ride home. The AMS Library also has a small number of copies to check out, but students will want to get on the waiting list asap.
We are very glad that we are able to offer this unique opportunity for our students. We are sure that you are also looking forward to her visit!
Friday, March 11, 2011
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