Presenting Sponsor K-12 Students Share written, visual, and video responses to win books and cash prizes! Upcoming 2016 B00kmarks Events All programs are free unless otherwise noted. Coffee Park ARTS and the Womble Carlyle Gallery are located inside of the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts at 251 North Spruce Street, Winston-Salem, NC.

Family-Friendly Film Screening of Because of Winn Dixie Harry Potter Birthday Celebration! based on the book by 2016 Festival author Kate DiCamillo (PG). Join Bookmarks, the Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem, and Saturday, June 4 at 10 a.m. SciWorks as we celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday with cake, dancing, New Winston Museum, 713 North Marshall Street, Winston-Salem games, and fun! Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II, the eighth book in the series, will be released on the day of the celebration. Beliefs, Wishes, and Wounds: Pre-order a new Harry Potter book from Bookmarks and pick up the Writing A Lifelong Imaginary Friend book on July 31 – or purchase one upon arrival! A Writing Workshop with Melissa Bickey of The Story Hatchery. All Harry Potter activities are included with SciWorks admission (Ages 12-16) (and FREE to SciWorks Members). SciWorks is also offering FREE Tuesday, June 7 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. admission during the event to all CMWS Members and Summer Pass Womble Carlyle Gallery holders. Please bring membership/summer pass identification. Not a member? Call Bookmarks for free ticket information. Storytime featuring Picture Books by 2016 Festival Authors Sunday, July 31 from 1 – 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, July 6, and August 10 at 11 a.m. SciWorks, 400 West Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, NC Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem 390 South Liberty Street, Winston-Salem, NC Lie, Cheat, and Steal: How to Use Existing Stories (Fee for Museum entry / free for members of the Museum) to Make Your Own – A Writing Workshop with Melissa Bickey of The Story Hatchery. (Ages 12-16) Saturday ART Jam is a free community ART event sponsored by Saturday, August 6 from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. The AFAS Group. The program will weave visual arts with the Womble Carlyle Gallery literary arts. All ages and skill levels are welcome—note that an average art project takes 45 minutes from start to finish. Film Screening of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Please note: Parent and/or Guardian must stay with children at all based on the novel by 2016 Festival author Jonathan Safran Foer (PG13). times while on-site. We encourage group/family participation! Tuesday, August 9 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 18 from 12:30 – 3 p.m. Biotech Place at Wake Forest Innovation Quarter Unleashed Arts Center, 204 West 6th Street, Winston-Salem, NC 575 N. Patterson Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC

Bookmarks Book Club and Parent-Student Book Discussion AUGUST Due Date for entries, book lists, and responses for of The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy 11 2016 Summer Reading Program! Tuesday, June 28 at 6 p.m. Addresses for Drop-off Sites listed under Rules and Regulations. Coffee Park ARTS Thursday, August 11

Discussion of Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Kick-off to Kindergarten/Bike Safety Day features storytime, featuring a Poetry Workshop with award-winning slam poet crafts, yoga, healthy snacks, and books! Ismael Khatibu. (Ages 11-15) Saturday, August 13 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Thursday, July 7 at 6:30 p.m. Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem Coffee Park ARTS 390 South Liberty Street, Winston-Salem, NC (Fee for Museum entry / free for members of the Museum) Framed!: One Picture, the Keyhole View on Your New World A Writing Workshop with Melissa Bickey of The Story Hatchery. (Ages 12-16) Bookmarks 12th Annual Thursday, July 14 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Festival of Womble Carlyle Gallery B00ks and Authors Preface Party and Festival Announcements Saturday, September 10 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Be the first to know about all of our 2016 Authors and Events! Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts Friday, July 22 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. and surrounding areas on Spruce Street SECCA, 750 Marguerite Drive, Winston-Salem, NC For a full schedule of Festival events, a map and other (Video announcement at 7 p.m.) important details, please visit bookmarksnc.org after August 1.

Rules and Regulations for Bookmarks Summer Reading Program

• This program is open to students in Kindergarten through 12th grade who live in North Carolina during the 2015-2016 school year. Please enter in the category/age group that the student previously completed. • A parent/guardian must sign the release included with the Summer Reading Packet and include contact information as requested. • Book options will include books written by 2016 Festival authors as well as books appearing on many standard NC summer reading lists. Books are available to check out through school and public libraries. They can be purchased from Bookmarks by visiting their offices or Coffee Park ARTS. • Written responses can be handwritten on notebook paper or typed on 8.5 by 11 inch white paper. • All visual responses are to be original artwork. • Video responses* must be original and between two and four minutes in length. The following formats will be accepted: .MOV, .MPEG4, .MP4, .AVI, and .WMV. Files should be uploaded either to Dropbox.com or Google Drive and sent by e-mail to [email protected]. A nonreturnable DVD or thumb drive may be dropped at the Bookmarks Office or sent by mail to Bookmarks, 251 North Spruce Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101. • Completed responses, a list of titles read and the author’s name, and forms must be turned in by August 11. They may be brought to any of the sites listed below or mailed to Bookmarks, 251 North Spruce Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101. • Students who read 18 or more books on the list for their age group will receive an extra prize from Bookmarks. Please include the full list of books read with your entry form and responses. • Completion prizes will be given to every student who reads the required number of books for their age group and turns in the responses on time. • Middle and High School students who complete the responses will be entered to win a cash prize. Cash prizes will be given to winners in three categories—written response, illustrated response, video response. Middle and High School student entries will be judged together. • Bookmarks staff will receive all entries and do the initial review for completion. After selecting finalists in each category, they will be sent to a panel of judges who will review and select the winners. • Middle & High School submissions will be judged on completion and adherence to the rules, in addition to the following criteria: — Written responses should be a sincere response to one of the discussion questions listed for the grade level that demonstrates reading comprehension. — Video responses should be between 2-4 minutes in length and may either be a review, a creative reinvention or interpretation, a book trailer about one of the books read, or a creative response to one of the discussion questions. — Illustrated responses may be either a reinvention of the book cover, a response to a favorite scene of a book, or a creative response to one of the discussion questions. • Winners will be notified by August 31. Cash prizes will be presented at the September 10 Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors. • All entries will be displayed at the September 10 Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors. • All responses must be original in nature. • No entries will be returned. Middle & High School Students! Need help with your video recording? • The school with the most participation will receive free books for their school library. Please contact us to use our equipment: [email protected] 336-747-1471 Drop off Sites Bookmarks Office William G. White Family YMCA Glenn McNairy Branch Wilkes Family YMCA Yadkin Family YMCA (inside the Milton Rhodes Center 775 West End Blvd. Greensboro Public Library 1801 YMCA Blvd 6540 Service Rd for the Arts) Winston-Salem, NC 27101 4860 Lake Jeannette Road Wilkesboro, NC 28697 Yadkinville, NC 27055 251 North Spruce Street Greensboro, NC 27455 Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Teachers, Parents and Students - Visit http://bookmarksnc.org/authors-in-schools/summer-reading for links to 2016 Festival authors’ websites, reading guides, and more! Upon Completion of the Bookmarks Summer Reading Program All Grades – Please submit this signed participation agreement with the responses and the list of books read. This page should Further information about how to submit is listed on the prior page under Rules and Regulations. Please make be included sure you read books you have not read before. with the list of books All students who read the required number of books and complete the response project will receive a completion and responses. prize of a voucher for a free book (of participants’ choice) to be redeemed at the Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors on Saturday, September 10. Should you be unable to participate on September 10, please contact the office to arrange an alternate time to pick up your book.

SUMMER READING PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

Student’s Full Name: ______

Student’s School: ______

Student’s Grade Completed in June 2016: ______

I am the parent or legal guardian of the student identified above (the “Student”). I have the legal right to consent to and, by signing below, I hereby do consent to the terms and conditions of this Bookmarks Summer Reading Program Participation Agreement (“Agreement”).

As a condition to the Student’s participation in the Bookmarks Summer Reading Program (the “Program”) and Summer Reading Program Contest (“Contest”), I hereby grant and assign to Bookmarks the non-exclusive right and permission, in respect to the original work being submitted by Student to Bookmarks in connection with the Program and Contest (the “Student Work”) to use, re-use, publish, re-publish, modify, and otherwise reproduce, and display the Student Work for any purpose whatsoever, without compensation.

I agree that Bookmarks has the right to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, distribute or display and use the Student Work in whole or in part, in any manner or media (whether now existing or created in the future), in perpetuity. Bookmarks’ use of the Student Work may include, without limitation, display on the Bookmarks’ website and social media accounts, display in exhibits at Bookmarks’ events, use in publicity for future Bookmarks’ programs or contests, or as Bookmarks may otherwise determine, in its sole discretion.

I agree that Bookmarks may include: (i) the Student’s first name and last initial, (ii) the Student’s school name, and (iii) the Student’s grade level in connection with any use of the Student Work. If the Student submits a prize-winning entry in the Contest, I hereby give my permission for the Student to be publicly identified by first and last name on the Bookmarks website, and in any press or media releases announcing the Contest winners.

I hereby hold harmless and release Bookmarks from any claims, damages or liability of any kind arising out of or in connection with Bookmarks’ use of the Student Work or the Student’s information as authorized by this Agreement.

Parent or Guardian’s Printed Name: ______

Parent or Guardian’s Signature: ______Date:______, 2016

Home Address:______City:______Zip:______

Home Phone:______Email Address:______

STUDENT’S PLEDGE OF ORIGINALITY. I declare and avow that the Student Work I am submitting to Bookmarks is my own original work.

Student’s Signature:______

Bookmarks | 251 North Spruce Street | Winston-Salem, NC 27101 | (336) 747-1471 (phone) / [email protected] (e-mail) The Bookmarks office is located inside the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, which is also where the September 10 Festival will be held. Information for Kindergarten through Third Grade • Must read 10 books (minimum). Eight books must be from the Bookmarks list provided below. Kindergarten • Students may either do a written response (parents may help with this) or a visual response to five of the books they read. A visual response may be a piece of artwork (drawing, painting, photograph, etc.). This can include a reinvention of the through book cover, a drawing of a favorite scene or character of a book, or a creative response to one of the discussion questions. 3rd grade

K–3rd Grade List of Books: Lola Levine and the Drama Queen by Monica Brown* Any Amelia Bedelia books by Herman Parish Lola Levine Is Not Mean by Monica Brown* Dog Breath!: The Horrible Trouble With Hally Tosis by Dav Pilkey* Maya’s Blanket/La Manta de Maya by Monica Brown* Dogzilla by Dav Pilkey* Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/Marisol McDonald no combina by Monica Brown* Kat Kong by Dav Pilkey* Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People by Monica Brown* Moonglow Roll-O-Rama by Dav Pilkey* Waiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown* When Cats Dream by Dav Pilkey* Tito Puente/Mambo King by Monica Brown* The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey* Squanto’s Journey by Joseph Bruchac* The Silly Gooses by Dav Pilkey* My Father is Taller Than a Tree by Joseph Bruchac* The Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey* Arrow Over the Door by Joseph Bruchac* The Dumb Bunnies series by Dav Pilkey* Trail of Tears by Joseph Bruchac* Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot series by Dav Pilkey* Earth Under Sky Bear’s Feet by Joseph Bruchac* Sit-in: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down First Strawberries by Joseph Bruchac* by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney A Boy Called Slow by Joseph Bruchac* Boycott Blues by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney Thirteen Moons on Turtle’s Back by Joseph Bruchac* Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? by Eric Carle Henry and Mudge and Annie’s Good Move by Cynthia Rylant Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin Tooter Pepperday by Jerry Spinelli Diary of a Fly by Doreen Cronin Alexander, Who’s Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move by Judith Viorst Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken by Kate DiCamillo* Before John Was a Jazz Giant by Carole Boston Weatherford Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo* Freedom on the Menu by Carole Boston Weatherford Bink & Gollie: Two for One by Kate DiCamillo* Counting Ovejas by Sarah Weeks Leroy Ninker Saddles Up by Kate DiCamillo* Coming on Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson* Any Mercy Watson series books by Kate DiCamillo* Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson* The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo* This is the Rope by Jacqueline Woodson* The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo* Visiting Day by Jacqueline Woodson* Any Pout-Pout Fish book by Deborah Diesen* Home by Carson Ellis * denotes 2016 Festival Author The Dino Files: A Mysterious Egg by Stacy McAnulty The Dino Files: Too Big to Hide by Stacy McAnulty

Discussion Questions – Choose one of the following to answer for each book read: • What is the problem in the story? Is it solved by the end of the book? How? • Who tells the story? If another character told the story, how would it be different? • Did the story make you understand something better or think of something in a new way? • What positive qualities are demonstrated in the book (courage, kindness, sharing, etc.)? • Who was your favorite character and why? • Did the illustrations help tell the story without the words? How? Which helped the most? • Do you have a favorite part of the book? Why? • Have you or someone you know been in a situation similar to the one described in the book? • Write a letter to a Festival author (denoted above with a star by the name). Include any questions that you have, parts of the book that you enjoyed, or thoughts you want to share about the book you read. Bookmarks will share these with the authors (and you may even get a response!) Information for Fourth and Fifth Grades • Must read five books (minimum). Four must be from the Bookmarks list provided below. • Students may either do a written response or a visual response to three of the books they read. A visual response 4th and may be a piece of artwork (drawing, painting, photograph, etc.). This can include a reinvention of the book cover, 5th grade a drawing of a favorite scene or character of a book, or a creative response to one of the discussion questions.

4th & 5th Grade List of Books Tía Lola series by Julia Alvarez Jake by Audrey Couloumbis The League of Seven by Alan Gratz Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt The One & Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate The Moving Book: A Kids’ Survival Guide The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin by Gabriel Davis The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo* Bearwalker by Joseph Bruchac* Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Flora & Ulysses series by Kate DiCamillo* Whisper in the Dark by Joseph Bruchac* Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo* Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac* The Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey* The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo* Return of Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac* Sit-in: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo* by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney Dark Pond by Joseph Bruchac* Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo* Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan Dragon Castle by Joseph Bruchac* The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Everyday Angel series by Victoria Schwab* Arrow Over the Door by Joseph Bruchac* by Kate DiCamillo* Spirit Animals series by Victoria Schwab* Children of the Longhouse by Joseph Bruchac* Island Sting by Bonnie Doerr* Smells Like Dog by Suzanne Selfors On This Long Journey by Joseph Bruchac* Stakeout by Bonnie Doerr* Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles The Winter People by Joseph Bruchac* Moving Day by Ralph Fletcher * denotes 2016 Festival Author A Nest for Celeste by Henry Cole Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George

Discussion Questions – Choose one of the following to answer for each book read: • Imagine yourself as one of the characters. Would you have acted differently? What qualities helped the character succeed? • What is the conflict or problem in the story? Is it solved by the end of the book? How? • Sometimes characters in a story change. How do the characters in the story change or adapt? • Who tells the story? If another character told the story, how would it be different? Please give examples. • Did the story make you understand something better or think of something in a new way? Explain. • What positive qualities are demonstrated in the book (courage, kindness, etc.)? How are they shown in the writing? • What’s the setting (time and place) of your story? How is the setting revealed to you as a reader? • If you chose two books to read in a series, how were they different from one another? How does the character change over the course of the two books? • Write a letter to a Festival author (denoted above with a star by the name). Include any questions that you have, parts of the book that you enjoyed, or thoughts you want to share about the book you read. Bookmarks will share these with the authors (and you may even get a response!)

Specific Book Questions 1. From Stakeout, give examples of Kenzie’s dishonesty and explain why she was dishonest. Would you have made the same choices as Kenzie? Why or why not? How would you have handled Kenzie if you were her mother? 2. What words does Opal use to describe Winn-Dixie when she first sees him in the book Because of Winn-Dixie? Of these qualities, which one causes Opal to adopt Winn Dixie despite the way he looks? 3. Uncle Pierre gives Saxso a canoe in The Winter People. What do you think the canoe represents? Draw a picture of the canoe. Information for Middle School • Must read three books (minimum). Two must be from the Bookmarks list provided below. • Students may either do a written response (200 word minimum each) or a visual response to each of the three books Middle they read. Visual response may be a piece of artwork (drawing, painting, photograph, graphic art) or a video. If the School student chooses to do a video response, only one video is required based on one of the books read. • Students who read at least three books and complete the response project will receive a completion prize of a voucher for a free book to be redeemed at the Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors on Saturday, September 10. They will also be entered to win a cash prize in one of three categories: written response, illustrated response, video response. They will be judged with high school entries.

Middle School List of Books Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac* The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman The One & Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Return of Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac* Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Dark Pond by Joseph Bruchac* Flush by Carl Hiaasen Sacajawea by Joseph Bruchac* On This Long Journey by Joseph Bruchac* Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry Pocahontas by Joseph Bruchac* The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Travel Team by Mike Lupica March Toward the Thunder by Joseph Bruchac* Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling Wabi by Joseph Bruchac* The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac* Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo* Everyday Angel series by Victoria Schwab* The Winter People by Joseph Bruchac* Island Sting by Bonnie Doerr* Spirit Animals series by Victoria Schwab* Children of the Longhouse by Joseph Bruchac* Stakeout by Bonnie Doerr* Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson* Bearwalker by Joseph Bruchac* The Battle of Jericho by Sharon Draper Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson* Whisper in the Dark by Joseph Bruchac* Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak * denotes 2016 Festival Author Discussion Questions – Choose one of the following to answer for each book read: • What was the most interesting thing you learned from the book? • Why do you think the author wrote this book? • Would you have ended the book differently? Did it end the way you thought it would? • Did the conflict or problem in the book get solved? • Did the story make you understand something better or think of something in a new way? Explain. • How does the author use dialect to show the way a person speaks? • Are there characters in these books that remind you of characters in other books? How are they similar or different? Are they facing the same problem or do they have similar backgrounds? • Write a letter to a Festival author (denoted above with a star by the name). Include any questions that you have, parts of the book that you enjoyed, or thoughts you want to share about the book you read. Bookmarks will share these with the authors (and you may even get a response!)

Specific Book Questions 1. Examine the cover of Island Sting. What elements are incorporated in the design? Do you think yellow and black are appropriate colors for the cover? What feeling does the cover convey to you as a reader? 2. Using a map of the South Pacific, trace Ned’s travels as a code talker as detailed in Code Talker—from Guadalcanal to Okinawa, and all the places he visited in between. Draw a small picture or symbol to show what happened at each of the locations that Ned visited. 3. Jacqueline’s mother tells her children in Brown Girl Dreaming that they will experience a “moment when you walk into a room and no one there is like you.” Have you experienced this? What does/might this feel like? 4. Suppose you were a member of the graveyard community in The Graveyard Book. How would you vote on allowing Nobody the Freedom of the Graveyard? Information for High School • Must read three books (minimum). Two must be from the Bookmarks list provided below. • Students may either do a written response (250 word minimum each) or a visual response to all three books High they read. Visual response may be a piece of artwork (drawing, painting, photograph, graphic art) or a video. School If the student chooses to do a video response, only one video is required based on one of the books read. • Students who read at least three books and complete the response project will receive a completion prize of a voucher for a free book to be redeemed at the Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors on Saturday, September 10. They will also be entered to win a cash prize in one of three categories: written response, illustrated response, video response. They will be judged with middle school entries.

High School List of Books The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh* Just One Day by Gayle Forman* Beloved by Toni Morrison The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh* Just One Year by Gayle Forman* Slam! by Walter Dean Myers I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Just One Night by Gayle Forman* All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Sisters in Sanity by Gayle Forman* The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac* The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Empire Falls by Richard Russo by Michael Chabon The Sixth Extinction by The Archived series by Victoria Schwab* The Hours by Michael Cunningham Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan Will Grayson, Will Grayson Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier by John Green & David Levithan The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver William Cooper’s Town: Power and Persuasion by Jonathan Safran Foer* White Fang by Jack London on the Frontier of the Early American Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer* Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas* Republic by Alan Taylor* If I Stay by Gayle Forman* The Road by Cormac McCarthy The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia: 1772-1832 by Alan Taylor* I Was Here by Gayle Forman* Carry Me Home by Diane McWhorter Where She Went by Gayle Forman* Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mendela * denotes 2016 Festival Author Pulitzer Prize Winner

Discussion Questions – Choose one of the following to answer for each book read: • What was unique about the setting of the book and how did it enhance or take away from the story? • What specific themes did the author emphasize throughout the novel? What do you think he or she is trying to get across to the reader? • Do the characters seem real and believable? Can you relate to their predicaments? To what extent do they remind you of yourself or someone you know? • How do the characters change or evolve throughout the course of the story? What events trigger such changes? • In what ways do the events in the books reveal evidence of the author’s world view? • Did certain parts of the book make you uncomfortable? If so, why did you feel that way? Did this lead to a new understanding or awareness of some aspect of your life you might not have thought about before? • Can you identify similes and metaphors in one of the books? What are examples that you can find? How do they add to the reading experience? • Write a letter to a Festival author (denoted above with a star by the name). Include any questions that you have, parts of the book that you enjoyed, or thoughts you want to share about the book you read. Bookmarks will share these with the authors (and you may even get a response!)

Specific Book Questions 1. In Code Talker, the narrator relays that upon arriving at boarding school, “I remember thinking that they had removed from us everything we owned. But I was wrong. There was still one more thing to be taken.” What was that, and why was it so important? 2. Why do you think Santiago dreams about lions in Old Man and the Sea? 3. Compare the behavior of Lady Blakeney of The Scarlet Pimpernel at the beginning of the novel and after she spies for Chauvelin. What marks the turning point in her behavior towards her husband? 4. Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Everything is Illuminated, has said that he writes about characters and their miscommunications—some characters think they’re saying a lot but they say nothing, and others say nothing but end up saying a lot. Which characters fall into which category? What might Foer be saying about our ability to communicate deep-seated emotions? 5. What was your perception of America’s food industry before reading Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle? How did her book broaden your understanding or change your views on the way food is acquired and consumed? The ability to read well is a fundamental skill that affects the school performance and learning experiences of children and adolescents. Students who are competent readers, as measured by reading tests, are more likely to perform well in other subjects, such as science and math. Children who struggle with reading and reading comprehension also have problems with the spoken word. Students with reading difficulties are less likely to be academically engaged. Reading achievement also predicts the likelihood of graduating from high school and attending college. Reading skills influence students’ well-being as adults. Adults with poor literacy skills find it difficult to function in society, because many basic decision-making skills require reading proficiency. People who are not able to fill out an application because of limited reading or writing skills are likely to have difficulty finding a job or accessing social services. Strong reading skills protect against unemployment in early adulthood, and research has confirmed that performance on adult literacy tests helps explain differences in wages. Statistics also show that the more pre-school aged children are read to, the more likely they are to write their own name, test higher, and have better reading comprehension. Reading begins when children are young, so we offer a list of books below that are perfect for preschool-aged students.

Any book by Sandra Boynton Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson Dump Truck Duck by Megan Bryant The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Home by Carson Ellis Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson I Like Where I Am by Jessica Harper The Peace Book by Todd Parr Alexander, Who’s Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move by Judith Viorst Steam Train, Dream Train by Sherri Duskey Renker The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? by Eric Carle Any book in the Dinosaur vs. series by Bob Shea Any Pout-Pout Fish book by Deborah Diesen* Before John Was a Jazz Giant by Carole Boston Weatherford Waiting by Kevin Henkes * denotes 2016 Festival Author

The above statistics and information are taken from a report about Reading Proficiency through Child Trends Databank. To download the full report, please visit: http://www.childtrends.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/29_Reading_Proficiency.pdf

Family-Friendly Opp0rtunities at the Bookmarks Festival on Saturday, September 10

There are many fun things for families to enjoy at our Festival! Upon arrival, visit the Kids’ Passport table to learn about how children can earn a FREE BOOK for attending author programs and visiting exhibitors in the Children’s Area for hands on activities. A Spanish and English Storytime featuring 2016 author Monica Brown will be held and local sports mascots will make surprise appearances. We encourage you to be on the lookout for Captain Underpants and the Pout Pout Fish (sponsored by Truliant Federal Credit Union), who will be great for photo ops! Please plan to join us! B00kmarks is s0 grateful to our Summer Reading Program Sponsors

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ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

This program is presented with support from Pulitzer NC: The Power of Words, a multifaceted public program presented by the North Carolina Humanities Council, highlights the way Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism, literature, and drama influence our world. The project is part of the Pulitzer Prizes Centennial Campfires Initiative, a joint venture of the Prizes Board and the Federation of State Humanities Council, in celebration of the 2016 centennial of the Prizes.

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Associated Artists Coffee Park ARTS SciWorks The AFAS Group Glenn McNairy Branch, SECCA Greensboro Public Library Biotech Place Wilkes Family YMCA at Wake Forest Innovation Quarter Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts William G. White Family YMCA Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem New Winston Museum Yadkin Family YMCA 2016 B00kmarks Festival Authors with Titles on the Summer Reading List

Renée Ahdieh spent the first few years of her Kate DiCamillo is one of six children’s book life in South Korea before moving to the United authors to have received the Newbery Medal States. A graduate of UNC Chapel Hill, she twice, recognizing her books The Tale of is a member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Despereaux and Flora and Ulysses. From Writers of America. Her debut young adult 2014 - 2016, DiCamillo was the National novel The Wrath and the Dawn was named Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, a Junior Library Guild Selection, a Summer a literary honor presented bi-annually by 2015 Kids’ Indie Next List Top Ten Pick, and the Library of Congress to an author or a Booklist Top Ten First Novel for Young Adults 2015. The much anticipated illustrator who has made a substantial contribution to young people’s sequel is The Rose and the Dagger. literature. DiCamillo’s many books include the Mercy Watson series and Because of Winn-Dixie, which in 2012 was ranked 30th in the top 100 all-time children’s novels by School Library Journal. Her more recent Monica Brown is the author of many books include The Tiger Rising, The Magician’s Elephant, The Miraculous award-winning books, including Pablo Journey of Edward Tulane, and Raymie Nightingale. Presented with Neruda: Poet of the People, winner of the support from Fidelity Investments. Américas Award for Children’s Literature and an Orbis Pictus Honor for Outstanding Nonfiction; Waiting for the Biblioburro, Deborah Diesen is an award-winning a Christopher Award winner; and Marisol children’s book author known for her McDonald Doesn’t Match / Marisol McDonald New York Times bestselling picture book no combina, winner of the International Latino Book Award. Brown’sbooks series The Pout-Pout Fish. The first book are inspired by her Peruvian and Jewish heritages and her desire to bring in this series was selected by TIME diverse stories to children. The recipient of the prestigious Rockefeller magazine as a Top 10 Children’s Book Fellowship on Chicano Cultural Literacies from the Center for Chicano of 2008 and won the 2009 Bank Street Studies at the University of California, Monica is a professor of English title of Best Children’s Book of the Year. at Northern Arizona University. Presented with support from the Presented with support from Forsyth Country Day School. Hispanic League.

Bonnie Doerr is the acclaimed author Joseph Bruchac’s writing draws on of eco-mystery novels, Island Sting his Abenaki ancestry, as he preserves and Stake Out, for middle grade readers. Abenaki culture, language, and traditional For over 30 years, Doerr has taught native skills, spreading a knowledge of reading and writing skills to students. native culture and fostering a desire for Her work has been described as a “teen all to learn about and respect native detective series inspired by Nancy Drew, peoples. He has authored more than the Hardy Boys, and Lassie.” Doerr lives 120 books for adults and children, including in Winston-Salem, NC. The newest book in the series, Tangled Lines, Squanto’s Journey and Crazy Horse’s Vision. Bruchac’s honors include will be released this summer. Presented with support from Piedmont a Rockefeller Humanities fellowship, a National Endowment for the Parent. Arts Writing Fellowship for Poetry, the Cherokee Nation Prose Award, and both the 1998 Writer of the Year Award and the 1998 Storyteller of the Year Award from the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Jonathan Safran Foer is the author of the Storytellers. In 1999, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award novels Everything Is Illuminated, Extremely from the Native Writers Circle of the Americas. Presented by the Loud and Incredibly Close, as well as the University Libraries at UNC Greensboro with support from the nonfiction book Eating Animals. His books Pam & David Sprinkle Children’s Author and Storyteller Series Fund. have won numerous awards and have been translated into 36 languages. His writing has been adapted into major motion pictures and received numerous awards including a National Jewish Book Award. His new novel is Here I Am, out in September. 2016 B00kmarks Festival Authors with Titles on the Summer Reading List

Gayle Forman is an award-winning young Victoria Schwab is the author of many adult author best known for her novel, fantasy books including The Archived series If I Stay, which topped for young adults and the Everyday Angel Young Adult Fiction bestsellers list, won the series and Spirit Animal series for middle 2009 NAIBA Book of the Year Award and the grade readers. Her adult novel, Vicious, 2010 Indie Choice Honor Award, and was debuted to critical praise and reader adapted into a film in 2014. Some of her accolades, and her young adult novel other books include the sequel Where She This Savage Song, the first in the Monsters Went, as well as I Was Here, Just One Day, Just One Year, Just One Night, of Verity series, will be published in July. and Sisters in Sanity. Forman is releasing her new adult novel, Leave Me, this September. She is also a successful journalist whose articles have appeared in publications such as Jane, Seventeen, Glamour, Elle, Alan Taylor, an expert on Colonial America and The New York Times Magazine. and the early U.S. republic, has twice won the Pulitzer Prize. He won in 1996 for William Cooper’s Town: Power and Persuasion on Sarah J. Maas is a New York Times and USA the Frontier of the Early Republic. In 2014, Today international bestselling young adult he won for The Internal Enemy: Slavery and author known especially for her acclaimed War in Virginia, 1772-1832. The Pulitzer Throne of Glass series that she began writing committee called the book an “insightful at age 16. Her books were awarded Kirkus account of why runaway slaves in the colonial era were drawn to the Review’s Best Teen Book, Waterstone’s Teen British side as potential liberators.” Taylor is the Thomas Jefferson Book of the Year Finalist, and Young Adult Memorial Foundation Professor in History at the University of Virginia. Library Services Association Best Fiction His new book American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804, for Young Adults. Maas also has written a new adult book, A Court will be released in September. Presented with support from Pulitzer NC: of Thorns and Roses, which was a New York Times and USA Today The Power of Words, a multifaceted public program presented by the bestseller. The sequel, A Court of Mist and Fury, will be released in North Carolina Humanities Council. May, and the fifth Throne of Glass book will be released in September. Presented with support from Forsyth Family Magazine. Jacqueline Woodson is the author of numerous award-winning books for young Dav Pilkey created his first stories as adult, middle grade, and young readers. comic books while he was in elementary She is best known for Brown Girl Dreaming, school. Since then, in addition to the which won the National Book Award in 2014 Captain Underpants and Ricky Ricotta in the category of Young People’s Literature. series, his books include numerous popular, She received the 2001 Coretta Scott King award-winning books for children, such as Award for Miracle’s Boys and Newbery Honors Dog Breath, winner of the California Young for After Tupac & D Foster, Feathers, and Show Way. For her lifetime Reader Medal; The Paperboy, a Caldecott contribution as a children’s writer, she won the 2005 Margaret Edwards Honor Book; The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, which debuted at Award, and she was the 2014 U.S. nominee for the biennial, international #1 on The New York Times bestseller list; and the Dumb Bunnies series. Hans Christian Anderson Award (becoming one of six finalists). As of He is also the author of The New York Times bestselling The Adventures June 2015, Woodson was named the Young People’s Poet Laureate by of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future. Dog Man, which the Poetry Foundation. Another Brooklyn, her first adult novel in 20 years, will be released just before the Festival, is about a crime-biting will be released in August. Presented with support from WSNC 90.5 FM. canine who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO! Pilkey is the 2016 global ambassador for the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge, an annual national campaign which encourages kids to read.

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