Ms. Vanderpool's book, Moon Over Manifest has been highly regarded in the review sources (not surprisingly). I'm embarrassed to say that I haven't read it yet, but I will definitely have it done soon.
The original intent behind the Prairie Book Festival was this very thing - to showcase the literary talent right here among us. True, there are many great authors in the world but right down the road from Hutchinson lives an author who won the highest honor for children's book writers - the Newbery. I wonder if there is another award-winner coming up around here too?
Ms. Vanderpool has also graciously agreed to give talks to 4-6th graders at 2 of our local grade schools, which I think is wonderful. We will finalize arrangements for which two schools that will be very shortly.
Of course we cannot forget the group that has made this (and so many other things at HPL) possible - our generous and wonderful Friends of the Hutchinson Public Library. Without their hard work raising funds, many of the great things HPL has to offer would not be possible - chief among them the high caliber guest authors we have from time to time. Thank you Friends!
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