The Journey Begins With Literacy41st Annual SoMIRAC Conference
APRIL 10 -12, 2013

Gary Schmidt
This is my new favorite author, such a great storyteller!

He signed my book!

Poet Brod Bagert
Gary Schmidt signing books

Readers Theatre
AviBruce CovilleCynthia deFeliceSarah Weeks

*No pictures were allowedbut we snuck one anyway!

John Archambault
This man loves to sing Oh What a Beautiful Morning

Avi
Avi has over 70 published books. Hes 75 years old and lives in Denver, CO. Hes moving to the top of a mountain 9,000 ft above town. He says he needs to focus on his writing!

Fred Bowen
Nice man, lives in Silver Springs, Maryland. His son coaches baseball at St. Marys College.

Bruce Coville
Lives in NY, use to be a teacher.He knew in 6th grade that he wanted tobe a writer.

Suzanne LaFleur
Lois Szymanski

Jennifer Keats Curtis
Janie Suss

Jordan Sonnenblick
Avi
Cynthia DeFelice

Lester Laminack

Jacqueline Woodson

An evening with the Authors
Avi is texting under the table!

Ruth Culham
Meeting the 4Ws of writing with CCSS

Dr. Timothy Shanahan
Started his career as a 1st grade teacher, has published many teacher books.

Kylene Beers and Robert Probst
Spoke about strategies for close reading

Going Home We needed help!
We came with one duffle bag each.

Each of the tote bags is FILLED with free stuff we got to bring back to school!