I've been busy with school visits! This is my traveling time of year. A week and a half ago, I spent a wonderful day with the staff and students at McKelvie Intermediate School in Bedford, New Hampshire. The school had done an All-School Read of Rules, and since that book had won the Great Stone Face Award (the NH kids' choice book award) back in 2008, I brought the award with me and we set it up in the library for the day so the kids could come in and see the gorgeous award the winning author receives.

I spent a wonderful day with the staff and students at McKelvie Intermediate School in Bedford, New Hampshire. The school had done an All-School Read of Rules, and since that book had won the Great Stone Face Award (the NH kids' choice book award) back in 2008, I brought the award with me and we set it up in the library for the day so the kids could come in and see the gorgeous award the winning author receives.

Kathleen, the librarian told me she had served on that committee and never seen the award.She even shined it up with Windex for me! It's a beautiful handmade and etched piece of crystal, created by a NH artist.

The kids asked thoughtful questions and had made up their own rules. I enjoyed reading them all, but I loved this one.

"Just because someone else is popular doesn't make you worse."

I had the best 5th and 6th grade helpers all day long. They took me where I needed to go and when I did my signing, one handed me the book and the rest sorted the signed books into piles by homeroom and then they each took a few piles and delivered them. I wish I could hire those kids!

Thank you to everyone at McKelvie Intermediate School for a great day!