Thanks go out to our wonderful 2013 sponsors!
FCBF official booksellers:
The 2013 Fox Cities Reads is underway! Pick up a copy of Last Child in the Woods and the Nature Priniciple by Richard Louv at your local library and join in community-wide discussions about the book. The author will visit the Fox Cities April 22-24 during the Fox Cities Book Festival.
Author Biography
Rachel Simon is an award-winning author and nationally known public speaker. She is best known for her critically acclaimed, bestselling memoir Riding The Bus With My Sister, which was adapted for a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie of the same name. The book has garnered numerous awards, and is a frequent and much beloved selection of many book clubs, school reading programs, and city-wide reads throughout the country. Her recent book, The Story of Beautiful Girl, is an unforgettably moving love story about the improbable odds faced by a couple with disabilities and a lost child.
Additional Information
Film, discussion, and refreshments. Rachel Simon will talk about the making of the movie and her reflections on its message. This program is co-sponsored by Fox Valley Sibling Support Network and NAMI Fox Valley.
Tags: Anne Strainchamps from WPR will introduce Rachel Simon, author of Riding the Bus with My Sister. Simon will read from and discuss the writing of The Story of Beautiful Girl and Riding the Bus With My Sister.
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