Dear Briarglen Elementary,
At Briarglen Elementary
First, I wanted to apologize for taking so long to repond to your thank you notes and letters! I’ve had a crazy last few months, visiting schools, attending conferences, and taking some time out for my family as well. The life of an author can be crazy at times; hope you forgive me!
I read through each of your thank you notes carefully and all the memories of my wonderful visit to Briarglen came back instantly. You were all wonderfully involved in the reader’s theatre and the quiz show and I had such a great time talking to you about writing and reading!
Many of you shared with me ideas for a new book YOU want to write and how much fun you had. I am so glad to hear it!
Also, I wanted to make sure I answered some of the questions you posed in your letters and I’ve also included some awesome pics of the event for you to see. In there, you’ll also see some samples of the great letters you wrote! (scroll down)
Awesome letters in the making!
Visha, my parents did come from China. Take a look at my other video for The Great Call of China to learn more about my family and upbringing. I also only have one daughter. And I did fly from Chicago to Tulsa to see you all!
Mackenzie, the author of A Crooked Kind of Perfect is Linda Urban. And she is a very nice lady! I really enjoyed that book, too. It is one of my favorites.
Hector, I was 28 years old when I started writing my first book for publication. My favorite sport is bowling! (I’m not very athletic.) I also like to ski and rollerblade. I’m 34 years old this year!
Beyonce, thanks for the compliments, and I hope you keep thinking about becoming a writer! Thanks for the note about my makeup, too! I had just bought some new eye shadow and was excited to wear it for the visit!
Andrew, I drink a lot of Diet Dr. Peppers while writing my books. For every book, I probably consume at least 30-60 cans over the course of many months. However, I may need to cut back because all that pop gives me headaches, too! Bah! (I do like my Diet Dr. Pepper though.)
Keila, I hope to come back again one day! It was a lot of fun for me, too. I’m also flattered that you think I am the best author in the world. Authors like to hear words like that!
Finally, a special thank you to Leslie Cohen and Tammy Beadles for putting together such a wonderful event for Briarglen. I so appreciate the opportunity you gave me to share this experience with your students!
PARIS PAN, nominated for Texas Lone Star Reading List 2010
Paris Pan Takes the Dare draws you in and won't let you go until the end."