Upcoming Events:
Monday, April 23, 2018 – Johnsburg Middle School, Johnsburg, IL
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 – Peotone High School, Peotone, IL
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 – North Prairie Junior High School, Winthrop Harbor, IL
Friday, May 4, 2018 – CUSD #301, Burlington, IL Contact: Pam Inkinen
Monday, May 14, 2018 – Westview Hills Middle School, Willowbrook, IL
Thursday, May 17, 2018 – Oak Ridge Elementary School, Palos Hills, IL
Thursday, May 17, 2018 – Glen Oaks Elementary School, Hickory Hills, IL
Thursday, January 17, 2019 – Woodstock Fine Arts Association – Creative Living Speaker Series, Woodstock, IL
We are booking events for the 2018 and 2019 school years. To reserve your preferred date, please email: [email protected]
Students at Traughber Junior High School hug-mob Edith
Recent events:
Thursday, April 19, 2018 – Century Junior High School, Orland Park, IL Contact: Amy Hamernick, [email protected]
Thursday, April 19, 2018 – Jerling Junior High School, Orland Park, IL Contact: Lia Oldaker, [email protected]
Thursday, April 19, 2018 – Orland Junior High School, Orland Park, IL Contact: Amanda Kuzminski, [email protected]
Tuesday, April 17, 2018- John Hersey High School, Arlington Heights, IL
Sunday, April 15, 2018 – Congregation Beth Shalom, Northbrook, IL
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 – Glenside Middle School, Glendale Heights, IL
Sunday, April 8, 2018 – Aspen Drive Library, Vernon Hills, IL (public event)
Thursday, April 5, 2018 – 1 pm, Friendship Village of Schaumburg, Schaumburg, IL
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 – Edison Elementary School, Macomb, IL
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 – VIT Elementary School, Table Grove, IL
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 – Wheaton Warrenville South High School, Warrenville, IL
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 – Hubble Middle School, Warrenville, IL
Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 – Jane Addams Junior High School, Schaumburg, IL
Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018 – Chillicothe Public Library, Chillicothe, IL – Road Scholars Speakers Bureau event
Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018 – Vernon Hills High School class visit, Vernon Hills, IL
Tuesday, January 23, 2018- Gompers Junior High School, Joliet, IL
Friday, January 12, 2018 – Algonquin Middle School, Des Plaines, IL
Sunday, November 5, 2017, 1:15 pm – B’Nai Yehuda Beth Shalom, Homewood, IL
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 – ISLMA Conference, Springfield, IL
Sunday, October 8, 2017, 12:30 pm – Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
Tuesday, July 18, 2018 – Homewood Public Library, Homewood, IL
Thursday, May 18,2017 – Oak Ridge Elementary School, Palos Hills, IL
Monday, May 10, 2017 – Unity Middle School, Cicero, IL Special Mother’s Day Celebration, Contact: Jean Sage
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 – Northwood Middle School, Woodstock, IL Contact: Melinda Parrent
Friday, May 5, 2017 – CUSD #301, Burlington, IL Contact: Pam Inkinen
Tuesday, April 21, 2017 – Century Junior High School, Orland Park, IL Contact: Amy Hamernick, [email protected]
Tuesday, April 21, 2017 – Jerling Junior High School, Orland Park, IL Contact: Lia Oldaker, [email protected]
Tuesday, April 21, 2017 – Orland Junior High School, Orland Park, IL Contact: Amanda Kuzminski, [email protected]
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 – Evanston Township High School Holocaust Remembrance Week, Evanston, IL
Thursday, April 13, 2017 – John Hersey High School, Arlington Heights, IL
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 – Edison Elementary School, Macomb, IL
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 – Macomb Junior High School, Macomb, IL
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 – West Prairie Middle School, Colchester, IL
Thursday, April 6, 2017 – Glenside Middle School, Glendale Heights, IL
Sunday, March 25, 2017 – After Hours with Rick Kogan, WGN-Radio, 720-AM
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 and Thursday, March 23, 2017 – Two-day Author-In-Residence, Deerpath Middle School, Lake Forest, IL
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 – Westview Hills Middle School, Willowbrook, IL
Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 – Highlands Junior High School, LaGrange, IL
Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 – Algonquin Middle School, Des Plaines, IL
Monday, January 23, 2017 – North Shore Jewish Author Literary Series, Max and Benny’s, 461 Waukegan Road, Northbrook, IL
Wednesday, October 19, 2016, 7-9 pm – Adult Education program, First Presbyterian Church of Libertyville, IL
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 – The Chicago Club, Chicago, IL
Saturday, July 23 – Writer’s Week Workshops 2116, National Louis University – Chicago Campus
Sunday, June 12 – Teen Book Festival, Barnes & Noble, Oakbrook, IL
Tuesday, May 31, 2016, 5:30 pm – National Louis University, Chicago, IL
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 – Zion Middle School, Zion, IL
Friday, May 13, 2016 – CUSD #301, Burlington, IL Contact: Pam Inkinen
Thursday, May 5, 2016 – Madison Junior High School, Naperville, IL Contact: Natasha Konrad
Thursday, April 28, 2016 – Park View Elementary School, Morton Grove, IL
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 – Marquardt Middle School, Glendale Heights, IL Contact: Joan Stoiber, [email protected]
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 – Century Junior High School, Orland Park, IL Contact: Amy Hamernick, [email protected]
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 – Jerling Junior High School, Orland Park, IL Contact: Lia Oldaker, [email protected]
Thursday, April 14, 2016 – Evanston Township High School, Evanston, IL
Thursday, April 7, 2016 – Elm Place School, Highland Park, IL
Monday, April 4, 2016 – Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center, Bourbonnais, IL; Manteno Middle School, Manteno, IL; Bradley Central Middle School, Bradley, IL; Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL
Friday, March 18, 2016 – Manchester Township Middle School, Manchester, NJ
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 – Deerpath Middle School, Lake Forest, IL
Sunday, March 13, 2016, 9-10 p.m. – “After Hours” with Rick Kogan, WGN Radio – 720 AM
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 – Westview Middle School, Willowbrook, IL
Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016 – Anderson’s Bookshops 14th Annual Children’s Literature Breakfast, Signature Room, 6440 Double Eagle Drive, Woodridge, IL
Saturday, November 14, 2015, 2 p.m. – Anderson’s Bookshop, Naperville, IL. Local launch of LIKE FINDING MY TWIN
Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 6-8 p.m. – Lake Forest Country Day Book Fair, Lake Forest, IL
Sunday, November 8, 2015 – Holocaust Remembrance, Wilmington, Delaware
Thursday, November 5, 2015 – All school presentation, Lake Forest Country Day, Lake Forest, IL
Saturday, October 24, 2015 – A Library State of Mind: 2015 Illinois Academic, Public, School & Special Libraries Conference, Peoria, IL
Saturday, October 3, 2015 – Oswego Literary Festival, Oswego, IL
Friday, October 2, 2015 – Illinois Reading Council conference, Illinois Reads luncheon, Peoria, IL
Thursday, October 1, 2015, 7 p.m. – Glencoe Public Library event, Glencoe, IL
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 – One hour interview on WGTB’s Morning Show with Greg Berg, 8-10 a.m.
http://www.wgtd.org/Morning_Show.asp
Friday, June 5, 2015 – Keynote speaker, Women’s luncheon, Twin Orchard Country Club, Long Grove, IL
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 – Manchester Township High School, Manchester, NJ Contact: Marjon Weber
Thursday, May 14, 2015 – Morton Freshman Center, Cicero, IL Contact: Mary Burke
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 – Morton East and West High School, Cicero, IL, Contact: Mary Burke
Monday, May 11, 2015 – Zion Central Middle School, Zion, IL
Thursday, May 7, 2015 – School of St. Mary, Lake Forest, IL
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 – Central Middle School, CUSD #301, Burlington, IL Contact: Pam Inkinem
[email protected]
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 – Jerling Junior High School, Orland Park, IL Contact: Lia Oldaker, [email protected]
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 – Century Junior High School, Orland Park, IL Contact: Amy Hamernick, [email protected]
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 – Evanston Township High School, Evanston, IL Contact: Aaron Becker, [email protected]
Thursday, April 16, 2015 – Orland Junior High School, Orland Park, IL Contact: Amanda Kuzminski, [email protected]
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 – Glenside Middle School, 1560 Bloomingdale Rd. Glendale Heights IL 60139 Contact: Kate Wolicki, [email protected].
Monday, March 9, 2015 – Bellaggio Book Club, Lake Worth, FL
Sunday, March 8, 2015 – 10:30 a.m. Temple Beth Tikvah, 4550 Jog Road, Greenacres, FL Contact: Co-Chair Education Claire Kaufheil, [email protected]
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015 – Tinley Park Junior High School, Tinley Park, IL
Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 – Woodland Middle School, 7000 Washington Street, Gurnee, IL 60031
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 – Anderson’s Bookshops 13th Annual Children’s Literature Breakfast, Signature Room, 6440 Double Eagle Drive, Woodridge, IL
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 – Lake Forest Book Club, 3 p.m.
Friday, November 14, 2014 Schillerschule Gymnasium, Frankfurt am Main
Thursday, November 13, 2014 Albert-Einstein-Schule Schwalbach, Gymnasium, Germany
Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 – Mix ‘n Mingle, National Louis University, Skokie, IL
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 – Lake Forest Book Club, Lake Forest, IL 12 p.m.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 – Lincolnshire Book Club, Lincolnshire, IL, 7 p.m.
Monday, July 28, 2014 – Lake Forest Book Club, Lake Forest IL
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 – Morton West High School, 9 a.m.; Morton Freshman Center, 12 p.m., Cicero, IL Contact: David Lopez
Monday, July 14, 2014 – Lake Forest Book Club, Lake Forest, IL, 10 a.m.
Friday, June 20, 2014 – Conway Farms Book Club – OWN show presentation for local book clubs Contact: Candy Utroska [email protected]
Saturday, June 7, 2014 – Printers Row, Chicago – Illinois Women’s Press Association Panel http://www.iwpa.org/
Wednesday, May 28 – Morton West, Cicero, IL and Morton Freshman Center, Cicero, IL Contact: David Lopez
Thursday, May 15 – 11 a.m. Scullen Middle School, Naperville, IL, 1:45 p.m., Gregory Middle School, Naperville, IL
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 – Big Hollow Middle School, 26051 W Nippersink Rd, Ingleside, IL 60041
Wednesday, May 6, 2014 – Mather Place of Wilmette, 1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1800, Evanston, IL
Friday, May 2, 2014 – CUSD #301 in Burlington, IL Contact: Pam Inkinen
[email protected]
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 – Holocaust Remembrance Week, Evanston Township High School, Evanston, IL Contact: Semadar Siegel, [email protected]
Monday, April 28, 2014 – Century Junior High School, Orland Park, IL Contact: Amy Hamernick, [email protected]
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 – Lincoln Middle School, Berwyn, IL
Edith and Library Media Specialist Laura Pincus at Lincoln Middle School, Berwyn, IL
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 – Shepherd Middle School, 701 E. McKinley Road, Ottawa, IL 61350 Contact: Mary Lindig
Thursday, April 3, 3014 – Gavin South Junior High School, Ingleside, IL
March 18, 2014 – Square Fish Press will release the paperback edition of Is It Night or Day?
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 – Traughber Junior High School, Oswego, IL
Monday, February 17, 2014 – Attea Middle School, Glenview, IL Contact: Laura Nekola [email protected]
Friday, Jan. 31, 2014 – Gower Middle School, 7941 S. Madison St., Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Contact: Diane McCandless at [email protected]
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 – Fremont Middle School, Mundelein, IL Contact: Trudi Snavely
Saturday, Nov, 2, 2014 – Author Showcase, Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA),
Springfield, Illinois Contact: Gayl Dasher Smith or Carolyn Roys, Author Showcase Co-chairs
Centerpiece at Gower Middle School
Wednesday, Oct. 16, DePaul University presentation. Contact: Jennifer Kosco https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.kosco.72fref=ts
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 – Wilmette Group of Hadassah North Shore Opening Luncheon Meeting, Contact: Marilyn Fox
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 – Morton West High School, Cicero, IL Pilot program on Family Stories
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 – Morton Freshman Center, Cicero, IL Pilot program on Family Stories
Thursday, May 23, 2013 – Kaneland Harter Middle School, Sugar Grove, IL Contact: Elsa Glover, [email protected]
May 17-18, 2013 – Guest Author, 39th Annual Young Authors Conference, Illinois State University, Normal, IL Contact: Jan Dundon at [email protected]
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 – OWN rebroadcasts the “Lost and Found” show featuring the reunion of Edith and Gerda called “Miraculous Reunion.” Please check your cable listing for the exact time. (Uverse lists it at 6 p.m. Central time.)
Friday, May 3, 2013 – Morton West High School, Chicago, IL Contact: Sonia Ocasio-Bowman [email protected]
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 – St. Scholastica School and St Joan of Arc School at St. Scholastica, 7720 Janes Ave. Woodridge, IL Contact: Barbara Knierim at [email protected]
Sunday, April 7, 2013, 11:15-12:15 – North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, Highland Park, IL Holocaust Remembrance Day events Contact: Rachel Kamin, [email protected]
Thursday, April 4, 2013 – SKYPE visit with Stratford Hall School, Vancouver, Canada
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 – Thompson Middle School, St. Charles IL Contact: Patricia Stacey, [email protected]
Saturday, March 16, 2013, noon (Central time) – OWN rebroadcast “Lost and Found:” How compassionate 8th graders reunited two 86-year-old Holocaust escapees
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 – Illinois Reads launch in Springfield (Is It Night or Day? is a featured title.) www.illinoisreads.org
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 – presentation, DePaul University, Chicago, IL Contact: Nancy Grossman [email protected]
Thursday, February 21, 2013 – Century Junior High School, Orland Park, IL Contact: Amy Hamernick, [email protected]
Thursday, January 3, 2013, 9 p.m. , a new show, Lost and Found, on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) featured the Edith and Gerda reunion.
Here’s are clips from the show:
Watch NowFive minutes of actual reunion:
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 – Palos South Middle School, Palos Park, IL Contact: Brigid Hammerstein, [email protected]
Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, Morton Freshman Center, Cicero, IL Contact: Mary Burke, [email protected]
Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, Butler Junior High School, Oak Brook, IL
Oct. 31, 2012, 2 – 3 p.m – Lake Bluff Middle School, Lake Bluff, IL Contact: Library Media Specialist Mallory Smith
Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, 7 – 8:30 p.m. – Teen Writers Workshop, Lake
Villa Public Library, Lake Villa, IL Contact: Jenna Melberg [email protected]
Saturday morning, Sept. 22, 2012 – Mix ‘n Mingle, National Louis University, Skokie, IL