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.
Don’t miss this weekend’s Texas Book Festival
The 20th Annual Texas Book Festival is taking place in Austin this weekend. If you’re planning to attend, you might catch Pat at one of these events:
Friday, October 16, 6:30 p.m.
Four Seasons Hotel
First Edition Literary Gala
Saturday, October 17, 1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
Texas State Capitol House Chamber, 2nd floor west wing
Pat will receive the 2015 Texas Writers Award, and sit down with the Festival’s executive director to discuss her literary career and work as a bilingual literacy advocate. The session will be followed by a book signing.
Sunday, October 18, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Texas Center for the Book at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, 1201 Brazos Street
Pat will join the First Lady of Texas, Mrs. Cecilia Abbott, and authors Sarah Bird and Carmen Lomas Garza at the Texas Center for the Book’s Kick Off Celebration.
Pat’s visit to the Texas Book Festival in 2000.
October’s Poetry Pause
Take a Poetry Pause
