Friday, September 14, 2012


7th Annual Sandy Hormell Book Celebration

 The 7th Annual Sandy Hormell Book Celebration culminates with the arrival of young adult author Shelley Pearsall.  The award-winning author will give a public presentation at the Oxford Community Arts Center at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 20, followed by a reception, book sale, and book signing at the Oxford Lane Library.
            
On Friday, the author will spend the day at Talawanda Middle School.   In addition to student assemblies, she will facilitate a writing workshop for interested students.  Talawanda Middle School students read Shelley Pearsall’s book All of the Above as an all-school read aloud and will discuss it before her visit with members of the Miami University Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education.    
           
Fifth graders in ETC classes at Bogan, Kramer, and Marshall will discuss the book with community seniors from the Knolls and the Miami University Institute for Learning in Retirement and enjoy lunch together at the Knolls. 

The event honors Sandy Hormell, a longtime Talawanda and Miami employee, whose love of books and education made her a beloved teacher and colleague.  Although her life was claimed by ALS in 2004, her love of reading lives on in this event. 
For more information, contact Ruth Pettitt at 513-523-1530.

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