Celebrate Teen Read Week October 18-24 with some poems from Pat’s two poetry collections for young adults: Dizzy in Your Eyes: Poems About Love and My Own True Name. Use them both to explore poetry with teens.
Pat visits with a loyal Texas fan
While she was in Austin to receive the Texas Writer Award at the Texas Book Festival, Pat visited with Día Dynamo and longtime friend R. Joseph Rodriguez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English Education at The University of Texas at El Paso.
The Texas Book Festival’s Reading Rock Stars
The Texas Book Festival brings books to life for young readers through Reading Rock Stars, a dynamic program in which selected authors from across the country are invited to present their works to students in economically-disadvantaged public schools. At the end of the presentations, each child receives an autographed copy of the book, and a set of books is also given to the school library.
Pat & her daughter Libby had a wonderful time at their 2014 Reading Rock Stars visit to Ortega School in Austin Texas as part of the Texas Book Festival. The art teacher had students create art projects connected to books such as Pablo’s Tree. Students also created self-portraits after studying the art in I Pledge Allegiance.
October’s Poetry Pause
Take a Poetry Pause
National Reading Group Month
The Women’s National Book Association celebrates October with National Reading Group Month. You can find resources and tips for enhancing book discussions on their website.
Consider House of Houses, Pat’s family memoir, for your next book group choice. We’ve put together some questions for exploration.