{"id":82747,"date":"2024-08-11T17:19:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T21:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/?page_id=82747"},"modified":"2025-06-03T04:48:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T08:48:59","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Reading Middle Grade hosts monthly virtual events and author visits. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Our Virtual Author Visits Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During our virtual visits, your classroom will connect to a live discussion with the month\u2019s visiting author. Other classrooms, homeschoolers, and libraries will also be on the Zoom call.<strong> (Some calls will be recorded and available to attending schools for a period of time after the visit, depending on the author&#8217;s preferences. Look out for the \u23fa\ufe0f symbol for recorded visits.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"843\" height=\"632\" data-attachment-id=\"87962\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/events\/the-study-quebec-girls-at-claire-swinarski-author-visit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-study-quebec-girls-at-claire-swinarski-author-visit.jpg?fit=843%2C632&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"843,632\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the study quebec girls at claire swinarski author visit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-study-quebec-girls-at-claire-swinarski-author-visit.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-study-quebec-girls-at-claire-swinarski-author-visit.jpg?fit=843%2C632&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-study-quebec-girls-at-claire-swinarski-author-visit.jpg?resize=843%2C632&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-study-quebec-girls-at-claire-swinarski-author-visit.jpg?w=843&amp;ssl=1 843w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-study-quebec-girls-at-claire-swinarski-author-visit.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-study-quebec-girls-at-claire-swinarski-author-visit.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-study-quebec-girls-at-claire-swinarski-author-visit.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students from The Study school in Quebec attending our November 2024 author visit with Claire Swinarski<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Invited authors will give a<strong>&nbsp;15-20-minute presentation<\/strong>&nbsp;and then&nbsp;<strong>answer student (&amp; educator) questions for 20-30 minutes<\/strong>.&nbsp;Question-dump Google Forms, where everyone can submit questions, will be open at least one month before each visit, so your students can leave questions for the author.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Afoma Umesi of Reading Middle Grade will moderate the event.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\ud83e\udd73 Each attending school will receive a copy of the author\u2019s newest book and a FREE discussion guide for the author\u2019s latest release.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-withstars has-bg-background-color has-background\"><strong>We currently partner with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oldtownbooks.com\/\">Old Town Books<\/a> in Alexandria, VA, whose Children&#8217;s Books section is impeccable.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-2-color has-colortwo-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3b151bf0a694d5eacbeb6fce54167857\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9cf8f26d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-30f78326 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Upcoming event<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c126cb19aae580cac947aa67084e2590\">Virtual Author Visit with Erin Soderberg Downing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"line-height:1.75\" class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list\">\n<li>1 PM EST, Friday, September 26, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zoom Videoconference<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$100 (Bring as many students as you can)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each sign-up gets you a copy of the author&#8217;s latest book<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b8e319a120ba7395c8ebc7b3d886f0ca\">\ud83d\udea8 Our Patreon members get a 10% discount on all virtual author visits, plus access to additional monthly resources, including all items in our shop, Afoma&#8217;s reading recaps, and monthly new release posts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-buttonhover-color has-base-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/readingmiddlegrade\">Join Patreon \ud83e\udd73<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/product\/virtual-author-visit-with-erin-soderberg-downing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy Tickets<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default wp-duotone-unset-2\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"93297\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/?attachment_id=93297\" 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\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-content-justification-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:calc( 0.5 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)));padding-right:var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal));padding-bottom:calc( 0.5 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)));padding-left:var(--wp--style--root--padding-left, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal))\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b073b61b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-bg-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9cf8f26d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-base-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:16px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-282d97d7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\">Title I School Educator?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Each month, Reading Middle Grade invites 1-2 Title I Schools to attend our virtual author visits for FREE. If you&#8217;re interested in attending a free virtual author visit, please apply below and we&#8217;ll be in touch!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcnx.com\/apply-to-speak\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/LySgqpH4E852Gx2B6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">APPLY HERE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"783\" data-attachment-id=\"90797\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/events\/reeves-middle\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/reeves-middle.jpg?fit=1569%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1569,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 16 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1738756176&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.960000038147&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"reeves middle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Students at Reeves Middle School during Megan E. Freeman&#8217;s author visit in February 2025&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/reeves-middle.jpg?fit=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/reeves-middle.jpg?fit=1024%2C783&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/reeves-middle.jpg?resize=1024%2C783&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/reeves-middle.jpg?resize=1024%2C783&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/reeves-middle.jpg?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/reeves-middle.jpg?resize=768%2C587&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/reeves-middle.jpg?resize=1536%2C1175&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/reeves-middle.jpg?resize=2048%2C1566&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/reeves-middle.jpg?resize=600%2C459&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/reeves-middle.jpg?w=1569&amp;ssl=1 1569w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students at Reeves Middle School during Megan E. Freeman&#8217;s author visit in February 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-withstars\">What Educators Are Saying&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#fdfaf4;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-testimonial left-aligned gb-font-size-20 gb-block-testimonial\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-text\"><strong>&#8220;Hands down would definitely do this again!&#8221;<\/strong><br><br><em><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">&#8220;<em>I loved that I, as a Teacher Librarian,<\/em><\/span> <strong>didn&#8217;t have to do any organizing<\/strong>; it was easy to sign up and was affordable. The work was taken off my hands, and all I had to do was submit the students&#8217; questions and turn on Zoom. Hands down would definitely do this again! Thank you so much! So easy.&#8221;<\/em><\/div><div class=\"gb-testimonial-info\"><h2 class=\"gb-testimonial-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Amanda W. (University Middle School, CO)<\/h2><small class=\"gb-testimonial-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><\/small><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#fdfaf4;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-testimonial left-aligned gb-font-size-20 gb-block-testimonial\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-text\"><strong>&#8220;A win-win&#8221;<\/strong><br><br><em><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">&#8220;<\/span><em>Megan&#8217;s presentation was so engaging, and you did such a wonderful job of hosting\/moderating, Afoma! My students LOVED Megan sharing about and reading from her new book and hearing one of their questions asked. It was such <strong>an awesome experience all around<\/strong>! They are asking for more author visits and are <strong>inspired and encouraged to read<\/strong>! It was super easy to sign up and so affordable,<\/em> too! A win-win for sure!&#8221;<\/em><\/div><div class=\"gb-testimonial-info\"><h2 class=\"gb-testimonial-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Emily W. (Reeves Middle School, WA)<\/h2><small class=\"gb-testimonial-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><\/small><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#fdfaf4;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-testimonial left-aligned gb-has-avatar gb-font-size-20 gb-block-testimonial\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-text\"><strong>&#8220;Students were checking out James Ponti books and requested that I get more!&#8221;<\/strong><br><br><em>&#8220;The author visit with Reading Middle Grade was exactly what I needed and wanted. I value time spent with authors as they absolutely do increase reading with my students. However, as a busy school librarian for grades K-12, it&#8217;s a big undertaking. <strong>Afoma took ALL the planning out of my hands, and it was seamless.<\/strong> I literally did nothing beyond sharing my excitement with my students and teachers. Getting the books for our students is a HUGE bonus! <strong>I can&#8217;t wait to engage with more of these author visits throughout the year<\/strong>, and neither can my students!&#8221;<\/em><\/div><div class=\"gb-testimonial-info\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"gb-testimonial-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lindsay-armbuster-150x150.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\"\/><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"gb-testimonial-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Lindsay A. (K-12 Librarian) <\/h2><small class=\"gb-testimonial-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><\/small><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#fdfaf4;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-testimonial left-aligned gb-has-avatar gb-font-size-20 gb-block-testimonial\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-text\"><strong>&#8220;Everything was smooth and easy&#8221;<\/strong><br><br><em>&#8220;My favorite part was seeing the students as they listened to the talk! <strong>Claire gave a great talk<\/strong>. We debriefed afterward about her writing advice and the advice about staying true to yourself. We all read her book What Happened to Rachel Riley? as a book club. <strong>Students are very much looking forward to her new book!<\/strong>&#8220;<\/em><\/div><div class=\"gb-testimonial-info\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"gb-testimonial-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WyattBitmoji-150x150.webp?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\"\/><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"gb-testimonial-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Dr. Erin W. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.d70schools.org\/teacher\/~board\/erin-wyatt\">Learning Center Director<\/a> at Highland Middle) <\/h2><small class=\"gb-testimonial-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><\/small><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#fdfaf4;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-testimonial left-aligned gb-font-size-20 gb-block-testimonial\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-text\"><strong>&#8220;This is the second author we have signed up for!&#8221;<\/strong><br><br>&#8220;<em>This is such <strong>an affordable, simple way to bring different authors into schools<\/strong>. This is the second author we have signed up for, and both times, there was a lot of excitement in participating classes.&#8221;<\/em><\/div><div class=\"gb-testimonial-info\"><h2 class=\"gb-testimonial-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Christine B. (Shapleigh School, ME)<\/h2><small class=\"gb-testimonial-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><\/small><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-colortwo-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">More Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We host a different middle grade author every month. Take a look at our lineup.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c70010c5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f01f30c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-event-name\">Wendy Wan-Long Shang, author of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/the-great-wall-of-lucy-wu-book-review\/\">The Great Wall of Lucy Wu<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/review-bubble-trouble\/\">Bubble Trouble<\/a><\/em> \u23fa\ufe0f<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-event-date is-event-location has-small-font-size\">Wednesday, June 4, 2025 (11 AM EST) \u2014 Online event<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-alt\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-1-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/product\/virtual-author-visit-with-wendy-wan-long-shang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c70010c5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--theme-2);border-top-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f01f30c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-event-name\">Erin Soderberg Downing, author of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/the-great-peach-experiment-book-review\/\">The Great Peach Experiment<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/216879672-what-happened-then\">What Happened Then<\/a><\/em> \u23fa\ufe0f<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-event-date is-event-location has-small-font-size\">Friday, September 26, 2025 (1 PM EST) \u2014 Online event<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-alt\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-1-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/product\/virtual-author-visit-with-erin-soderberg-downing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c70010c5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--theme-2);border-top-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f01f30c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-event-name\">Jennifer Nielsen, author of <em>A Night Divided<\/em>, <em>One Wrong Step<\/em>, and <em>The Free State of Jax<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-event-date is-event-location has-small-font-size\">Wednesday, October 1, 2025* (1 PM EST) \u2014 Online event<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-alt\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-1-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/product\/virtual-author-visit-with-erin-soderberg-downing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TBA<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.3\"><strong>*Date subject to change. To be confirmed in August 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:89px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer  has-border\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"90800\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/events\/swan-valley-visit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/swan-valley-visit.jpeg?fit=1600%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"swan valley visit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/swan-valley-visit.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/swan-valley-visit.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/swan-valley-visit.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/swan-valley-visit.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/swan-valley-visit.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/swan-valley-visit.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/swan-valley-visit.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/swan-valley-visit.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/swan-valley-visit.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/swan-valley-visit.jpeg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students at Megan E. Freeman&#8217;s virtual visit in February 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-colortwo-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:10px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4b2eccd6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Next event<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-xx-large-font-size\">Virtual Author Visit with Jennifer Nielsen  <strong> <\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4b2eccd6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u2713 1 PM EST, Wednesday, October 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u2713 Zoom Videoconference<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u2713 $100 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">TICKETS TO COME<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-colortwo-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1080\" data-attachment-id=\"93300\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/events\/erin-soderberg-downing-author-visit-promo-card-landscape\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/erin-soderberg-downing-Author-visit-promo-card-landscape.png?fit=2160%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2160,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"erin soderberg downing Author visit promo card landscape\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/erin-soderberg-downing-Author-visit-promo-card-landscape.png?fit=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/erin-soderberg-downing-Author-visit-promo-card-landscape.png?fit=1024%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/erin-soderberg-downing-Author-visit-promo-card-landscape.png?resize=2160%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/erin-soderberg-downing-Author-visit-promo-card-landscape.png?w=2160&amp;ssl=1 2160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/erin-soderberg-downing-Author-visit-promo-card-landscape.png?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/erin-soderberg-downing-Author-visit-promo-card-landscape.png?resize=1024%2C512&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/erin-soderberg-downing-Author-visit-promo-card-landscape.png?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/erin-soderberg-downing-Author-visit-promo-card-landscape.png?resize=1536%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/erin-soderberg-downing-Author-visit-promo-card-landscape.png?resize=2048%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/erin-soderberg-downing-Author-visit-promo-card-landscape.png?resize=600%2C300&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-content-justification-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:calc( 0.5 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)));padding-right:var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal));padding-bottom:calc( 0.5 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)));padding-left:var(--wp--style--root--padding-left, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal))\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b073b61b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left\">Fall\/Winter Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fbd8ea2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8c890d92 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-event-date\">September 26, 2025<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-event-name\">Erin Soderberg Downing, author of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/the-great-peach-experiment-book-review\/\">The Great Peach Experiment<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/216879672-what-happened-then\">What Happened Then<\/a><\/em> \u23fa\ufe0f<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-event-location has-small-font-size\">1 PM EST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:4px;padding-bottom:4px;flex-basis:8em\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-94bc23d7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-event-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/product\/virtual-author-visit-with-erin-soderberg-downing\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REGISTER<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-text-color has-theme-4-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-theme-4-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-88ab354f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8c890d92 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-event-date\">October 1, 2025*<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-event-name\">Jennifer Nielsen, author of <em>A Night Divided<\/em>, <em>One Wrong Step<\/em>, and <em>The Free State of Jax<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-event-location has-small-font-size\">1 PM EST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:4px;padding-bottom:4px;flex-basis:8em\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-94bc23d7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-event-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">TBA<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-text-color has-theme-4-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-theme-4-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-88ab354f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8c890d92 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-event-date\">November 26, 2025<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-event-name\">Dusti Bowling, author of <em>Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus<\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/across-the-desert-book-review\/\">Across the Desert<\/a><\/em>, and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GCVxl1\">Holding On for Dear Life<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-event-location has-small-font-size\">11 AM EST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:4px;padding-bottom:4px;flex-basis:8em\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill is-event-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/product\/virtual-author-visit-with-dusti-bowling\/\">REGISTER<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-text-color has-theme-4-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-theme-4-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-88ab354f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8c890d92 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-event-date\">December 12, 2025<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-event-name\">Dan Gemeinhart, author of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4jx8YkK\">The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4iJ7X8d\">The Midnight Children<\/a><\/em>, and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4jWBtZ6\">Busted<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-event-location has-small-font-size\">1 PM EST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:4px;padding-bottom:4px;flex-basis:8em\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill is-event-cta\"><a 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Alexandria is the author of the Pura Bulpre Honor book,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4i40ksE\"><em>The Only Road<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/farewell-cuba-mi-isla-book-review\/\"><em>Farewell Cuba, Mi Isla<\/em><\/a>. Alexandra will give a 15-20-minute presentation, after which a 15-20-minute Q&amp;A will follow, moderated by Afoma Umesi of Reading Middle Grade. All attending classrooms, homeschools, and libraries will have the chance to send in questions ahead of time.&nbsp;This event is FREE thanks to donor funding received by author Alexandra Diaz. 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