Birthdays: Sully Prudhomme (1839), Eric P. Kelly (1884), Emory Holloway (1885), Sid Fleischman (1920), Margaret Weis (1948), Alice Hoffman (1952),
Sully Prudhomme was the winner of the first Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901.
Eric Kelly won the 1929 Newbery Award for “The Trumpeter of Krakow”
Emory Holloway wone a Pulitzer Prize in Biography for his book on Walt Whitman.
Sid Fleischman won the 1987 Newbery Medal for “The Whipping Boy”
Quote: “Adult novels are as ephemeral as newspapers. Children’s books stay in print for decades.” – Sid Fleischman
Tip: Read a book. Any book. For a writer to truly succeed, s/he has to also be a reader. Read for pleasure, but also study the story. Rip it apart to see what makes it work.
Jumpstart: While walking through a parking garage, you hear a thump coming from the trunk of a car trunk. What do you do?
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