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North Hill Branch Library Fall Author Series

Award-winning author Sharon Dennis Wyeth on "Writing Home"

Join us for a special evening with award-winning author Sharon Dennis Wyeth as she shares her recent books "Evette, The River and Me" and "Juneteenth Our Day of Freedom," with Q&A and book signing.

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Award-winning writer Sharon Dennis Wyeth often draws on childhood memories to inspire her work as a children's author. Some of these memories are of home-- neighborhoods she lived in or the outdoor environments where she felt at home with nature. "Most of us think of 'home' as the place we live," writes Ms. Wyeth. "But 'home' can also be a beloved place we left behind. There are certain places where we feel 'at home,' even if we don't live there. When I was a child, I felt 'at home' in my neighborhood Public Library." 

Hear how the theme of home helped inspire the author as she shares her recent books "Evette, The River and Me" and "Juneteenth Our Day of Freedom," and her classroom classic "Something Beautiful," now entering its 25th year. A Q&A and book signing will follow Ms. Wyeth's talk.

Author Bio:

Sharon Dennis Wyeth is an award-winning African American children's author of over fifty books.

Her American Girl World by Us book "Evette, The River and Me" was a recipient of the 2021 Good Housekeeping Best Toy Award and was featured in Smithsonian magazine and The Washington Post and in segments on CNN, NBC4, Fox5DC, and other prestigious platforms.

School Library Journal commended her 2022 non-fiction early-reader, "Juneteenth Our Day of Freedom" (also an Author Audiobook).

In 2023, her picture book "Something Beautiful," a Parents magazine Best Book of the Year and an Author Audiobook, will celebrate its 25th anniversary in print.

Ms. Wyeth graduated from Harvard University and received her MFA in Creative Writing from Hunter College. She is an Associate Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at Hollins University and a member of the Cave Canem fellowship of African American poets. She is a recipient of an NAACP Education Award. Ms. Wyeth has visited countless schools, libraries, and universities throughout the U.S. and abroad, encouraging avid readers and fearless writers. www.sharondenniswyeth.com

This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of North Hill Branch Library.

Place a hold on one of Ms. Wyeth's books here.

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