Title: Young Adult Author Series to conclude at Harding with award-winning writer April 1-2
Description: The 2010-11 Harding University Young Adult Author Series will wrap up April 1-2, 2011, with award-winning young adult author Sarah Weeks.
Weeks is the author of more than 50 picture books and novels for children and young adults and is best known for her 2004 Parents’ Choice Gold medal winner, SO B. IT, a fictional young adult novel that details the identity search of a young girl raised by a mother who is mentally challenged and a caring neighbor who suffers from agoraphobia.
The series is presenting four weekend conferences during the 2010-11 school year. Each conference includes three discussion sessions and book signings. The cost is $125 for one event, $100 each for two events, and $75 each for three or four events. Registration fees include Friday night dinner with the author, continental breakfast on Saturday and author information packets. If students attend any three of the conferences, they may receive three hours of graduate level credit from Harding for $375.
For more information, please contact the Harding Graduate Reading Programs at 501-279-5107 or e-mail YAAS.harding@gmail.com. Space is limited, and spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Start Date: 2011-04-01
End Date: 2011-04-02
