Monday,
June 17
Another signing for Clarion Monday morning, a quick bite to eat
with Dinah, and then on to dessert with a group of writers and
librarians, where we laughed until our sides ached. The day finished
with a dinner given by Clarion for the Newbery committee, my parents,
and me. It was held in a private room at the Ritz. I got to change
seats with every course so I had a chance to visit with everyone.
With the speech behind me, I felt relaxed and so happy to be able
to chat with the committee members. It was a perfect evening.
With Deb
Shapiro, now of Simon & Schuster's publicity department, but
then my own personal Girl Friday
With my
parents and THE Committee!
From left, standing: Ken Setterington, Deborah Taylor, Vaunda
Nelson, Chair Kathleen Odean, Gail Nordstrom, Joanne Jonas, Elizabeth
Overmyer, my dad, Patty Carleton, my mom, Louise Sherman, Vicky
Smith, Sharon Harvey, Junko Yokota; seated from left: Jeri Kladder,
me holding the Medal (my dad let me borrow it), Roxanne Feldman,
Lisa Falk.
My mom imparts
some secret wisdom of inestimable value to me (probably something
like, "Your slip is showing...")
With my
All-Girl band: From left, standing: Lynne Polvino, Andrea Davis
Pinkney, Deb Shapiro, Michele Coppola, Jennifer Greene, Marjorie
Naughton, Virginia Buckley, all of Houghton Mifflin/Clarion; Ginger
Knowlton, me, Dinah Stevenson.
Tuesday, July 18
