Dear Colleagues, We just received a cancellation for Newbery Medal Author Katherine Applegate. She apparently has a chronic back condition and cancelled last Friday, and our students were expecting to meet her this week. Needless to say, I have been stuffing envelopes all weekend with pre- book order forms and money for autographed books that I will be returning to parents. The girls were so excited to meet Ms. Applegate, and I know they will be disappointed because they have been expecting to meet her for two months. Wish me luck in breaking the sad news, especially to the younger students If you have another author that you have used for a visit for grades K-4, please pass it on... Katherine Applegate just published a brand new picture book for younger children, so I thought she would be able to cover all grade levels. If you don't have an author for K-4, I will take suggestions for two authors for K-2 and 3-4, thank you for any suggestions. Debra P.S. Hope you all had a great 3 day weekend Debra Cardone Head Librarian Hamlin School 2120 Broadway Street San Francisco, CA 94115 415-674-5414 ******************************************************************************************************************************************** CONFIDENTIAL: The Hamlin School This email and attachments are sent by The Hamlin School and may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the email and any attachments without reading, printing, copying, or forwarding it, and please notify us. helpdesk@xxxxxxxxxx ********************************************************************************************************************************************