| LESLÉA
NEWMAN
Ms.
Newman has access to Skype.
Please
have the students prepare in advance a list of questions for her
to answer. She will first give a brief presentation, perhaps showing
her latest book or talking about an upcoming project, and will
then take questions. If you prefer, the Q&A can come first,
depending on your students' needs. How you handle the Q&A
is up to you. Sometimes students come up to the screen individually
to ask questions and then the next student comes up. Sometimes
the students gather around the screen to ask questions. The format
will depend on your needs and what kind of equipment you have.
If you have an activboard or some other means to project the images
onto a larger screen, for example, the format might be somewhat
different. In any case, students must be familiar with some of
her books.
If
you would like a different kind of program, please let us know
before setting up the program and please provide a general idea
of what you would like. Further details will be needed at least
a week before the chat so she can prepare.
She'll
also be
happy to autograph bookplates in advance of the chat, but be sure
to send them to her in a timely manner so she can sign them and
get them back to you before the chat.
Honorarium:
$650
* for 3 one-hour long chats over the course of a day
$425
* for 2 one-hour long chats over the course of a day
$250
* for 1 one-hour long chat
Born
in Brooklyn,
NY, Lesléa Newman always knew she wanted to be a writer
and has always worked hard toward that goal. Featured on several
state award lists as well as ALA 's Best Books for Young Adults
and Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, she writes
in many different forms: picture books, poems, short stories and
novels.
Please
visit Lesléa Newman
for more information about her and her books. Her books are available
from a variety of sources, including Booksource,
Barnesandnoble.com,
and amazon.com.
Grade
levels: PreS-YA
Residence: MA
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