Sponsored by the Six District Educational Compact, the Festival takes place at Kent State University in May every year. The 2013 Festival will be held on on May 9, 2013, with featured author Jordan Sonnenblick. Students will get to meet the guest author and participate in sessions involving book cover art, drama, poetry, and various writing contests, all pertaining to the Festival Books.

Sonnenblick is the author of Zen and the Art of Faking It, Notes From the Midnight Driver, and many others. Visit his website for more information: Jordan Sonnenblick

Learn more about the authors by clicking on their names below. All of the Festival books are available at the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library (click on a cover to go to our catalog for each book) and at other local public libraries, as well as at your school library.

2013 Reading and Writing Festival Books 

	Zen and the Art of Faking It -- Jordan Sonnenblick
	Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip -- Jordan Sonnenblick
	Three Rivers Rising: A Novel of the Johnstown Flood -- Jame Richards
	Girl, Stolen -- April Henry
	The Grimm Legacy - Polly Shulman
	Phineas Gage: A Gruesome But True Story about Brain Science -- John Fleischman
	Ghostopolis -- Doug TenNapel

The Festival is also open to any adult (parent, librarian, educator or community member) who wishes to celebrate the importance of reading and writing to the quality of life. Donations are welcome and checks should be made payable to Hudson City Schools, 2386 Hudson-Aurora Rd, Hudson, OH 44236

The fee to attend the festival is $12 per student in a Six District Compact school and $15 per student from a non-Compact school.

Here's what students have said about previous Festivals:

• "It was so much fun--I made new friends."
• "It was very cool being able to meet the author."
• "I liked the whole atmosphere of being at the college and mingling with other students."
• "It was fun acting out the stories."
• "The entire experience was perfect!"
• "It's great fun and exciting!"
• "It was fun working with people from other schools."
• "I enjoyed the Festival greatly and plan to return next year!"

For more information on the Festival, contact the Festival Director, Mary Jane Stanchina, at the Six District Compact: (330) 655-2247. For questions concerning this webpage, contact Stow-Munroe Falls Teen Librarian Christina Getrost at (330) 688-3295 or via email: teenlibrarianATsmfpl.org