Last Friday, September 19, Avi - a noted author of children's fiction who has penned such perennial favorites as Poppy, Ragweed, The Secret Show, and the Newberry Medal winner Crispin: The Cross of Lead - came to Murray to give a talk and a reading at the University, and to sign books afterward. Wendy's reading class happened to be reading Crispin right now, and they were lucky enough to be invited to attend (the only fourth-graders at Murray Middle to do so.) And I was lucky enough to be able to go along as a parent-helper and an "official photographer".
Avi talked about how he had become a writer, what a writer does, how he came to be known as "Avi" (it was the name his younger sister called him when she was very young), how he chooses his books and characters, how long it takes to write a book (his quickest took one day; his longest took 40 years!), and so on. The kids loved it, and I loved seeing their uncensored excitement at being able to hear and meet a real, live author.
It was a great time.
Here's a small sampling of the photos I took:
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