2007
January 19 -- The Curtis School, Los Angeles CA
January 23 - 1 pm EST- Martha Stewart Living Radio interview Kidstuff Show -- LIVE! (Sirius radio)
February 6 - 8 - Oklahoma City
March 3 - Teaching "From Slushpile to Bestseller: Breaking Out of the Pack and Into Publishing," UCLA
March 12 - South Pasadena Chinese-American Club, South Pasadena, CA 7 p.m.
March 18 - Explore-A-Story: A Celebration of Books - Arclight Cinemas, Hollywood, CA
March 27 - Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills, MI
April 3 - Ramona Convent, Alhambra, CA
April 12th, 5:30 AM - Live interview on the Cable Radio Network, The Jack Roberts Show
April 14 - SCBWI Writers Day, Clairbourn School, Pasadena, CA
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SO TOTALLY EMILY EBERS Book Tour includes:
San Francisco
April 16th: 9 am-3 pm: School visits through Kepler’s Bookstore
April 17th: 9 am-3 pm: School visits through Reader’s Books
April 18th: 1 pm-5 pm: School visit through Storyteller
April 19th: 9 am-3 pm: School visits through Towne Center Books;
7 pm: Barnes and Noble, Walnut Creek
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Denver
April 25th:
7am - 9am: School visit through Boulder Books
10am -11am: “Colorado and Co.” TV interview
12:30pm -2pm: School visit through Boulder Books
7pm: Barnes and Noble in Lone Tree, CO
April 25, 2007
10 - 11am: KUSA-TV Colorado & Co. television show
April 26th
9 am - 3 pm: School visits through Tattered Cover
April 27th
10am: Reading and booksigning at The Bookies, Denver, CO
April 28th
12 Noon: Tattered Cover (Colfax store)
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April 30 - Norwood School Book Fair, Bethesda, Maryland
May 6 -- Once Upon a Time bookstore, from 2-4pm, Montrose, CA
May 13 - 17 -- Toronto, Canada, International Reading Association Conference
May 19 - 20 -- Hawaii Book and Music Festival, Honolulu
May 25 -- Carver Elementary School (in conjunction with San Marino Toy and Book Shoppe), San Marino, CA
June 1 -- Dana Middle School, Arcadia, CA
June 5 -- 8:15 a.m. -- Marengo Elementary School, South Pasadena, CA
June 6 -- Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena, CA
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June 10 - July 8 -- Thurber House Children's Writer-in-Residence, Columbus, OH
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July 9 -- Writers at Work Conference, Monterey, CA (http://www.culhamwriting.com/writers)
July 28, 1pm - 3 pm -- Celebrating Children’s Authors: featuring Lisa Yee, Henry Winkler and Erica Silverman - Santa Monica Public Library, Santa Monica, CA
August 3-6 -- Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Conference, Los Angeles
September 7 -- Borders, Torrance, CA (with Megan McDonald for American Girl)
September 8 -- Barnes & Noble, Thousand Oaks, CA (with Megan McDonald for American Girl)
September 13 -- Chandler School, Pasadena, CA
September 29 -- New Moon Festival, South Pasadena, CA
September 30 -- West Hollywood Book Fest
October 11 - 12 -- Arlington, VA
October 11 -- Aladdin's Lamp, 6 pm, Arlington. VA
October 13 -- American Girl Place - New York, 4:30 - 6 p.m.
October 14 -- New York Times Great Read in the Park, Target Stage, 10:55 - 11:15 a.m., New York City
October 20 -- Southern California Independent Booksellers Association Author Feast, Los Angeles
October 22 -- Clairbourn School, San Gabriel, CA
October 22 -- Reader Girlz Live Chat, part of 31 Flavorites Month of the day
October 29 -- Hillsides Education Center, Pasadena, CA
November 1, 2007 -- Hillview Middle School, Whittier, CA
November 6 -- 10:30am Children's Book World, Los Angeles
November 13 - 14 -- Westlake Porter Public Library, Cleveland, OH
November 15 - 16 -- Margaret S. Skiff Children's Literature Conference, Cleveland, OH
November 17 -- Berean Booksellers, 10:30 a.m., Cleveland, OH
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Beth Booksellers. 2 p.m., Lyndhurst, OH
November 28 -- Marengo Elementary School Book Fair, (open to the public), 6 - 8:30 p.m., -- South Pasadena, CA
December 10 -- Marengo Elementary School, South Pasadena, CA
2008
January 29 -- Book Summit, Dallas, Texas
January 31, 2008 -- San Marino Public Library, 3:15 p.m. San Marino, CA
February 6 - 9 -- St. Charles, IL
February 10 -- American Girl Place, Chicago
February 16 -- American Girl Place, Los Angeles
February 23 -- American Girl Place, New York
March 13, 2008 -- 40th Annual Illinois Reading Conference, Springfield, IL
March 19 -- Monterey Hills Elementary School, South Pasadena, CA
April 15 - 16 -- Fred S. Engle Middle School, West Grove, PA
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Book Lisa for an Unforgettable School Visit
Lisa Yee has been an inventor, a hand model, and was once paid to eat chocolate. She’s been part of the Official Olympic Committee Torch Run Caravan (until the police requested that she leave). And she has the second largest collection of Winnie-the-Poohs in America.
Lisa’s writing assignments have included cans of refried beans, a speech for a President of the United States, and television specials for Disney.
With the publication of MILLICENT MIN, GIRL GENIUS, Lisa has realized her lifelong dream of becoming an author. STANFORD WONG FLUNKS BIG TIME, her next middle-grade novel for Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic will be out in fall 2005.
Lisa’s informative and entertaining presentations cover the amazing, strange and sometimes painful (ouch!) steps it takes to create a bestselling book, a lively reading with an assist from an unsuspecting audience member, the secret to successful writing, and Q and As.
The Boston Globe has called Millie, "The most likeable unlikeable heronie since Jane Austen's Emma." Other praise for MILLICENT MIN, GIRL GENIUS includes:
• Winner of the 2004 Sid Fleischman Humor Award
• An IRA/CBC Children’s Choice Selection
• A Publishers Weekly Flying Start and starred review
• A USA Today Critics’ Pick
• A CCBC Choice
• Washington Post Book of the Week
• A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year
• An ALA “Great Middle School Reads”
Author’s home: South Pasadena, California
Suggested audience: Grades 4–12, professional groups, conferences, writer’s groups
Maximum presentations per day: 3
See what one school group did with Lisa Yee . . . or what happened when she looked up her former teacher, Mr. Glick !
To book Lisa, or for more information, log on to the Scholastic site. Or contact Stephanie Nooney at Snooney@scholastic.com or call (212) 389-3722.
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Kudos and Classroom Quips - Recent Visits
"Excellent presentation! Everyone is "buzzing" about how much fun it was (the students), how instructional (the teachers), and how inspiring (the library staff). We would love for you to return again."
Sandy Morris, Library Director, Carver School, San Marino, CA
Mr. Glick's Class, Brightwood School, Monterey Park, CA
"Lisa Yee's fun, creative and energetic presentation
captured the attention of all students. Her natural sense
of humor and ease with upper elementary students brought
laughter and interest to all. Lisa's presentation earned
the praise of teachers and librarians!"
-- Carol Duan, Branch Manager, Chinatown Branch Library, Los Angeles
"Lisa's kid-friendly and thought-provoking presentation gave our students insight to the process, the challenges and
the joys of writing and publishing a book. Many left motivated and inspired . . . (and) the teachers gained a lot from it as well."
-- Janice Kolodinski, Magnet/Gifted Coordinator, Multnomah St. Elementary, Los Angeles
Where to Find Lisa Yee