Our two Young Authors’ Book Projects are hot off the presses! Each year, we spend time in the Boston Public Schools helping a full class brainstorm, write, and edit a collection of original work–which we then publish and celebrate with a book party.
On Monday, June 15th, we held a release party at the Boston Teachers Union School to fete Things Will Get Better & More Delicious: Stories from Our Lives So Far. With a foreword by Sandra Cisneros, the book features stories written by 40 7th graders from the BTU School. Students explore memoir in multiple forms and genres, including a conversation between the Dominican Republic and Boston, a recipe for love and family, and a 7th-grade survival guide. Check out the book in our store!
Author and partner teacher Jennifer De Leon poses with her students during Monday night’s release party for Things Will Get Better and More Delicious.
I Rate Today a -1000: Diary Entries about Days Good & Bad from Across Time & Space is written and illustrated by students from both of our after-school sites, with a foreword from Diary of a Wimpy Kid super-star Jeff Kinney. Inspired by Kinney’s diary-style comics, our after-school writers developed unique characters and worlds, from dish-washing robots to kids with astounding mechanical legs. On Wednesday, June 17th, Kinney spoke at our release party about the importance of not giving up as a writer. Be sure to check out the book in our store!
Jeff Kinney flanked by Joel Torres (left) and Thierry Jacques during our release party at the Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library.
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