School Visits
Each child purchasing a book will receive a personalized, signed bookplate!
Book sales will be arranged through a local bookstore.
Book sales will be arranged through a local bookstore.
Pricing for the 2024-25 School Year
°$50 Discount for Charlottesville City, Albemarle County, Orange County & Greene County schools
Author A-La Carte30-Minute Appetizer $75
Classroom reading of MAMA'S CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS and discussion Half-Course Menu $375*° Choose 2 items Full-Course Menu $750*° Choose 4 items Dessert Break bread with the author during the students' lunch break. FREE with Full-Course purchase. Half- and Full-Course Menu
The Vinegar Hill Large group presentation with visual aids, slides, video clips, music, and audience participation to learn more about the Vinegar Hill neighborhood, a thriving AA neighborhood of Charlotteville VA despite segregation. Includes as well as my writing journey toward publication. Q & A to follow, plus 15-minute book signing. 1 hour. Suitable for grades 3-8. The Journey Large group presentation with slides to learn more about the author and why it took 12 years before MAMA'S CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS became a real-live book 1 hour. Suitable for grades 5-8. The Club Fun learning rotations^ held in the library with 4 different activities Table 1: build a map; Table 2: dumpling math; Table 3: 30s dress and grooming; Table 4: learn how to tell a satisfying story with a character who wants something, who then strives to obtain it, and who, by story's end, obtains it. 1-2 hours. Suitable for two classes, grades 2-5. ^Three teachers or teacher assistants will be required to assist. Some advance copying will also be needed. The Writers Workshop Writing workshop that engages all the senses and gets creative juices and pencils flowing while engaging all the senses. Works produced will be read aloud as time permits. 1-2 hours. Suitable for grades 2-12. The Sharable Platter Students will pre-submit writing samples to be evaluated by the author. In a roundtable setting, each sample will be read aloud (anonymously) by the author. Participants will hear what the author enjoyed about the sample. Afterward, they will learn a few tricks of the trade that will improve their work. Each student will receive handwritten feedback. 1-2 hours with 10 students max, grades 5-12. |
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* An additional fee to cover travel, food, and lodging (if needed) will be added for schools more than 50-miles from The Tavern & Grocery located at 333 West Main Street in Charlottesville, VA, which is the building where Mr. Inge's Grocery once was. The Full-Course Menu is the only option for schools more than 100 miles away. The appetizer is only available to Charlottesville City, Albemarle County, Orange County, and Greene County public schools. It does not include a discount.