Ted Scheu (That Poetry Guy)

He's Coming! Ted Scheu (That Poetry Guy) will be at Bridport Central School to tickle gigglebones and write with kids November 9 - llth! Thanks to the generosity of the Children's Literacy Foundation (http://www.clifonline.org/) Ted will be working on writing with individual classrooms over a three day period. Ted is an exciting presenter and is a kid at heart. He has published world wide, most recently two collections of funny poems titled, I Tickled My Teachers and I Froze My Mother, Cold Tree Press, TM (2008). He also has work published in many anthologies of favorite funny school poems including If Kids Ruled the World and My Teacher's in Detention, Meadowbrook Press, MN. His books and CD are available for check out in the library. You can find out more about Ted Scheu by visiting his website at http://www.poetryguy.com/

Savvy by Ingrid Law

Did you ever wish you could read minds, tame wild animals with a single look, ace every test, or run faster than every kid in your class? We've all wished for special powers at one time or another. Savvy by Ingrid Law, is a novel about a family with individual talents magically bestowed upon them at the age of thirteen. The main character in the story, Mibs Beaumont, approaches her thirteenth birthday with a mix of emotions hoping for a "good savvy". Her birthday arrives along with her savvy and an adventure complete with supportive siblings, reluctant friends, and helpful strangers. Read the book and follow her journey with this eclectic group of characters.