Hello Parents – It’s Visiting Author Time!

• The Spirit of 67 funded a grant for author, Shelley Pearsall, to visit DPME during Dec. 6th and 7th • The APT arranged for students to purchase autographed copies of Ms. Pearsall’s books. LF Bookstore has generously provided the APT/parents a discount. • The below order form shows the total all-in cost (includes discount and tax) • If you are interested in books, please complete this form and turn into school office by Nov. 13th • One form per student as the books are personalized with the child’s name (checks to: “District 67 APT”)

Student’s name ______Grade / HR Teacher ______

Book All-In Title Price Quantity Total $ 1 The Seventh Most Important Thing - The story of how a random act of violence brings together an angry, thirteen year old boy and a reclusive “Junk Man” in his neighborhood. When the teenager is sentenced to work for the trash picker he $7.30 ______$______injured, he begins to unravel the Junk Man’s surprising secrets. Readers will be uplifted by this powerful tale of friendship, loss, art, and redemption. 2 All of the Above - Inspired by actual events, All of the Above is the delightful and suspenseful story of four Cleveland middle school students and their quest to set a math record by building the world’s largest tetrahedron pyramid. Filled with $7.30 ______$______unexpected humor, poignant characters, and some tasty recipes to enjoy. 3 Trouble Don't Last - Eleven-year-old Samuel was born as Master Hackler’s slave, and working on the Kentucky farm is the only life he’s ever known–until one dark night in 1859. Without warning, Samuel is pulled from his bed by Harrison, the oldest slave on Master’s farm. And together, they run. Through the compelling $6.40 ______$______words of Samuel, Trouble Don’t Last takes readers on the runaways’ emotional journey north. As Samuel and Harrison move from one dangerous refuge to the next, they must learn to trust strangers—and each other. 4 Crooked River - The year is 1812. A white trapper is murdered and a young Chippewa Indian stands accused. Events unfold in the alternating poetic and prose voices of the accused man and a thirteen-year-old settler girl trying to save his life. $7.30 ______$______Crooked River offers a powerful look at prejudice, justice, and the clash of two cultures on the frontier. Based on a true story. 5 All Shook Up - The King of Rock and Roll lives! And he’s Josh’s dad. A hilarious story about a thirteen year old boy living in Chicago with his “Elvis impersonator” $6.40 ______$______dad. Shelley Pearsall interviewed more than two dozen Elvis impersonators in her research for this fiction novel. 6 Jump Into The Sky - It is May 5, 1945. Thirteen-year old Levi Battle heads south in search of his father, a soldier in the U.S. Army. But the South is a dangerous place for an African-American teenager from the North, and Levi nearly loses his life as he $7.40 ______$______attempts to uncover the truth about his father’s whereabouts. Inspired by the true story of a black paratrooper unit in World War II. Total (checks made to: District 67 APT) $______

Thank You!