Harper Lee’s beloved classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird is the focus of this Vermont Reads event. Theater students from Brattleboro Union High School will present selected scenes from the book under the direction of Robert Kramsky; and Nancy Olson, the BUHS English Department Chair, will lead a discussion about the book and the movies shown earlier in the week. THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE VERMONT HUMANITIES COUNCIL AND BROOKS MEMORIAL LIBRARY.
Calendar of Events › Events for Children & Young Adults
October 16, 2011
Criminals, Bullies, and Aliens – David Klass
Screenwriter and novelist David Klass knows a lot of strange characters, including career criminals, seriously twisted stepfathers, and snail-like aliens. His screenplays for Hollywood (Desperate Measures) and television (Law and Order) are mostly character-based thrillers, and his novels often portray teenagers in crisis. Take Tom Filbur in Stuck on Earth—a fourteen-year-old outcast with a dismal family life, he is also the unwilling host of Ketchvar III, an alien who has crawled up Tom’s nostril and [...]
October 15, 2011
Girls with Guts and Grace – Victoria Bond / T. R. Simon & Rita Williams-Garcia
Three authors present two compelling books about strong girls in this event for readers ages nine through ninety. In Zora and Me, written by debut novelists Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon, a young Zora Neale Hurston is convinced that a reclusive neighbor is a shape-shifting gator-man, and with her best friends she searches for the solution to a mysterious Eatonville murder. In One Crazy Summer, Rita Williams-Garcia’s second National Book Award finalist in as [...]
October 15, 2011
Picture This – Kevin Hawkes and Kate Messner
Kevin Hawkes and author Kate Messner take the stage to share their newest books for young readers. In A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea, Hawkes’ distinctive acrylic paintings alternate between cartoonlike and realistic as an omniscient narrator explains why a pig parade is not a great idea after all. Messner’s first illustrated chapter book, Marty McGuire, features a delightfully spunky girl who would rather catch frogs than play dress-up, while her picture books tell [...]
October 15, 2011
The Way Things Work – David Macaulay
David Macaulay is fascinated with the way things work, from architectural, engineering, and technological feats to the anatomical wonders of the human body. He invites his audience to experience how he sees and interprets the world in this lively slide presentation for readers of all ages. Relying upon extensive research, he uses his artistic skills and entertaining explanations to demystify a variety of complex concepts while encouraging all those with curious minds to pursue interests [...]
October 14, 2011
Arches, Anatomy, and Avian Antics – David Macaulay
David Macaulay has a unique way of seeing and explaining the world. Fascinated with the way things work, he uses his curiosity, visual artistry, and lucid writing style to illuminate and share complex concepts with people of all ages. This multimedia presentation for students explores a range of his interests, from medieval castles to a pigeon’s-eye-view of the world, from the important work our noses do to the infrastructure under our cities. His most [...]
