My friend and fellow docent Conway Bracket teaches Latin and ancient Greek in Atlanta. This pastsummer, she joined us at Little Shop of Stories in Decatur for our week-long Camp Half-Blood, based on the best-selling Percy Jackson series. She taught the kids ancient Greek because that's what they do at Camp Half-Blood. For the first time, she also taught Latin because Rick … [Read more...] about Getting Kids Excited About Ancient History
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Launch Party: A Happy Hangover
The Goddesses: Janie Hardy, Robyn Hood Black and Donna Bowman. I'm still recovering from the launch party for Cleopatra's Moon this past Friday. And no, not because I partied too hard, but because it was so wonderful.Apparently, you can have a happy hangover. Who knew?The excitement came from seeing so many friends--many of whom drove a long way to celebrate with me … [Read more...] about Launch Party: A Happy Hangover
NJCL = Awesome
General assembly antics. Note to self: next time, bring earplugs!Rubbing elbows with more than a thousand teens and young adults--all of whom came together to test their Latin and ancient history/mythology knowledge and socialize?Be still my hammering heart!Honestly, I don't know how I grew up without knowing anything about the Junior Classical League. I would have been all … [Read more...] about NJCL = Awesome
Countdown to Book Release
It's 30 days to my launch party for Cleopatra's Moon. Twenty-six days before the official release date. Almost 800 from the day editor extraordinaire Cheryl Klein (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic) purchased it. And nearly 1,500 days since I began writing it (thanks to good friends Elizabeth O. Dulemba, Diane Capriola and Liz Conrad who encouraged me to give it a … [Read more...] about Countdown to Book Release
Connecting with Teens Made my Day
I recently spoke to a high school Latin class of juniors (11th graders). I had a blast. But ya know what really made me happy? Not a single kid fell asleep during my talk (hey, it was an early class, okay?And we're talking teens).Yesterday, I received a thank you note from the teacher along with a thick packet of letters and cards from the students. I sometimes receive sweet … [Read more...] about Connecting with Teens Made my Day
