Monday, October 28, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Author Padma Venkatraman visited the Newbery Club and spoke about her Newbery contender The Bridge Home.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
Author Veera Hiranandani visited the Newbery Club and spoke about her Newbery contender The Night Diary.
October 27, 2017
Candace Fleming, author of Presenting Buffalo Bill,
The Family Romanov, and Amelia Lost visited
the Newbery Club on October 27, 2017 and discussed
how she researches her nonfiction bestsellers.
October 25, 2016
Lauren Wolk, author of the Newbery contender Wolf Hollow, visited the Newbery Club on October 25, 2016.
October 27, 2015
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley author of the The War That Saved My Life visited the Newbery Club October 27, 2015.
George Hagen, author of Gabriel Finley and the Raven’s Riddle, visits the Newbery Book Club on October 16, 2014
Ann Hood author of The Treasure Chest series visited the Newbery Book Club on September 27, 2012
Sheila Turnage, author of Three Times Lucky with Newbery Club members on October 4, 2012
Newbery Book Club members with special guests Lauren and Alex from Random House Young Readers show off Advance Reading Copies of Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead and Joshua Dread by Lee Bacon on August 2, 2012.
The Newbery Club was honored to experience a Skype interview with Nan Marino on October 12, 2010. The author of Neil Armstrong Is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me was thrilled to meet our club members and their parents face-to-face (via internet hook up). Ms. Marino, who is also a librarian, told us how she became a writer and where she got the idea for her novel. Through the many thoughtful questions posed by the club members we learned many interesting things about the author, such as Ms. Marino names all her characters after people she knows.
Graham Salisbury visted the Newbery Book Club on Monday, April 6, 2009. He introduced his new character Calvin Coconut to club members. Club Members Josephine Amorim, Charlie Uhrin and Samantha Uhrin interviewed Mr. Salisbury for Kidsday.
Katherine Marsh, author of the new book The Night Tourist (Hyperion, 2007) visited the Newbery Club members on November 16, 2007 and talked about her first book for young people.
Katherine Marsh returned to the Newbery Club on Friday, May 1, 2009, to discuss The Twilight Prisoner. Newbery Club members welcomed
her back and discuss the continued adventures of Jack and Euri. Club members suggested the title for this book when Ms. Marsh first visited in 2007.
Rebecca Stead visited the Newbery Club on Monday August 3, 2009. Her new book, When You Reach Me will be on our 2010 Mock Newbery discussion list.
Rick Riordan, author of the new children’s book The Lightning Thief, visited The Newbery Medal Club on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. in the East Northport Library.
