Loved spending the morning with students, teachers and parents at New Canaan Country School. During interactive sessions, I presented bits of the back story about my research, writing and screen-adaptation process. The entire ninth grade - a bright, engaged and curious group - is reading the book. Students were eager to share comments and questions.
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Kids are often my favorite audiences! The students of Beverly Hills High School, who had read “We Were the Lucky Ones” over the summer, are no exception. During interactive assemblies, they got a feel for how an idea can evolve into the written word and onto the screen. They watched footage from research interviews and…
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I thoroughly enjoyed my two days in Los Angeles engaging with the community as part of the Beverly Hills Reads! program. A public presentation was followed the next day by assemblies at Beverly Hills High School. Beverly Hills Courier reported on the community event. More on the student event here.
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Students are my favorite audience. The questions and conversations that come of our discussions are often profound. Huge thanks to Seattle's Mercer Island community for inviting me to speak with such an engaged group of students, faculty and parents! I hope that in sharing my family’s Holocaust account (along with the process of unearthing and…
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It was a special thrill to return to my elementary and middle school alma mater, Gordon School, in East Providence, RI, where eighth graders were curious, engaged, and asked great questions. The visit was a good reminder of my own early influences in developing an inquiring mind. Grateful for my years in that creative environment!…
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I always enjoy meeting with students, and presenting to grades 7-12 at Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, MA, was no exception. After the assembly, I joined individual English classes and shared lunch with the kids for lively discussions about writing. More photos here.
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