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Town Center Elementary School 700 Wyndhurst Drive Plainsboro, NJ 08536
January 2017 Dear Town Center Families, Audrey Vernick, award winning author of several ficJon picture books and chapter books, will be visiJng Town Center School on Thursday, March 16, 2017. Ms. Vernick’s presentaJons are high-‐energy and interacJve. She focuses on where authors find their stories and some surefire places students can look to find stories of their own, similar to what they learn in our WriJng Workshop model. We will test out some of her theories and see if a story shows up at our school if we look in the right places! To make the day more memorable, we have arranged to have several of Ms. Vernick’s books available for purchase. She has agreed to autograph them for the students. If you would like to purchase a book(s) for your child, please complete the aVached order form. Forms should be returned to Town Center Media Center as soon as possible with EXACT cash or check made payable to Town Center Student Ac/vity Account. Change cannot be given. *The sale ends on Friday, February 10th. Ms. Vernick will sign books purchased during this sale only. Children will receive their books on Friday, March 17th, the day aWer the author’s visit. Sincerely,
Lindsey Brooks Town Center Media Specialist Lindsey.Brooks@ww-‐p.org Audrey Vernick
Audrey Vernick Order Form If you are interested in purchasing an autographed book (books will not be personalized), please complete form and return it to school with EXACT cash or check made payable to Town Center Student AcJvity Fund. Forms are due to Town Center Media Center by Friday, February 10, 2017
Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-‐Brother Baseball Team Hardbound biography of the Acerra family – 12 brothers who formed their own baseball team. (40 pages; suggested grades K-‐3). First Grade Dropout-‐ (Hardbound) Everyone has embarrassing experiences, but the narrator of this humorous book thinks he’s done something so embarrassing he wants to drop out of first grade! (32 pages; suggested grades PK-‐1). Edgar’s Second Word-‐ (Hardbound) Hazel is excited to have a baby brother, and can’t wait to talk and read with him. But when he finally starts talking, all he wants to say is NO! Will her paJence and persistence in reading to him pay off? (32 pages, suggested grades PK-‐2). The Kid From Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton -‐ (Hardbound) The true story of Edith Houghton, who became a professional baseball player at the age of 10. (40 pages, suggested grades K-‐3). Unlike Other Monsters-‐ (Hardbound) An entertaining story of an unusual friendship. (48 pages, suggested grades PK-‐1). -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ QTY Title Price Total ____ Brothers at Bat $14.00 ______________________ ____ First Grade Dropout $13.00 ______________________ ____ Edgar’s Second Word $13.00 ______________________ ____ The Kid From Diamond Street $14.00 ______________________ ____ Unlike Other Monsters $13.00 ______________________ Method of Payment (Circle one): Cash / Check Total enclosed: _____________________ Student Name ______________________________________ Teacher/Grade ______________________
Books will be given to students to take home on Friday, March 17.
