MIDDLE GRADE FICTION: Phoenix BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
MIDDLE GRADE FICTION: Phoenix BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
The latest stop on our middle grade fiction stop with Saltwater Taffy finds us at the Boys & Girls Club of Phoenix.
After canvasing the city with Saltwater Taffy for tweens and parents alike, Illustrator R.C. Nason and I ended up at the Jerry Colangelo Boys & Girls Club of Phoenix. The kids at this club were my toughest audience to date. I am sure it has something to do with the tough neighborhood they are in, but WOW…it was like pulling teeth for the first 15 minutes of my talk. But…for those of you who know me, this is precisely the reason I am out here. To uplift and elevate! Read more