Back in the eighties, when I was a young parent and active on the Board of our fledging Read-Aloud organization, (now
Read Aloud West Virginia), I first met Lois Lowry through her Anastasia books and then her TWO Newbery Award winners,
NUMBER THE STARS and
THE GIVER. And, of course, there was
A SUMMER TO DIE, which I've now read at least five times. And
AUTUMN STREET and . . . and ... and.... too many to count. And YES, I still OWN a copy of
RABBLE STARKEY, which Lowry says is one of her favorites.
I first heard her speak in person at the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh and then again at the Ohio State University Children's Literature Conference and most recently, although not
that recently, 8 years ago, when she was the graduation speaker during my first semester at Vermont College. I regularly read her blog. I could listen to her speak for hours. Last night, I had the pleasure of watching an on-line video of her May Hill Arbuthnot lecture, thanks to this link posted by Luann Toth on the
School Library Journal site. Do yourself a favor and sit down and watch. The evening apparently began with a children's theater production, so cue the video to 39 min. and 40 sec. for the lecture.
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