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January 2010
Meet the Author: Jane Kurtz
Meet Jane Kurtz, the award-winning author of our Girl of the Year 2010
books! These informal sessions are your chance to meet Ms. Kurtz in
person and have your favorite books signed. Free and open to the
public. For girls ages 8 and up.
Event details by store
* Atlanta: February 28, 2010
* Boston: January 17, 2010
* Chicago: January 1, 2010
* Minneapolis: January 2, 2010
January 2, 2010
In Minneapolis -- American Girl Lunch with Author Jane Kurtz
Those who attend will enjoy a delicious
lunch with Ms. Kurtz, who will share the secrets of her writing process
and explain how she created the stories of our newest Girl of the Year.
All American Girl book fans and aspiring writers are encouraged to stay
for a Q&A session. Reservations required. For girls ages 8 and up.
General Information
* Tickets: $20 per person (gratuity not included)
* Reservations required; call toll-free 877-247-5223.
* For girls ages 8 and up.
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Howard Kurtz's Life of Giving
Author Jane Kurtz's father died on December 18, 2009. His death ended
a lifetime of sacrifice and giving that enriched many people in the
global community. This tribute was published in the Presbytery of the Cascades online publication at: www.cascadespresbytery.org/HaroldKurtz.html.
He will be remembered as "A globe-spanning missionary" and a
"Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship leader." He succumbed to brain cancer
which had been discovered in May of 2009. The article was originally
published in the Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship and is archived here.
More news about Harold Kurtz.
PC(USA)--Presbyterian News Service - Globe Spanning missionary Harold Kurtz dies
Presbytrian Frontier Fellowship - Harold Kurtz
Jane has included some marvelous stories of her father's perseverance,
creative problem solving, and dedication as she spoke of her own
memories of life growing up as the child of missionaries in Ethiopia,
in her book Jane Kurtz and YOU.
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November 1, 2009
Trouble - a folktale from Ethiopia is now available in a bilingual edition. Purchases benefit Ethiopia Reads. Buy it here.
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November 27, 2008
The CNN special aired over Thanksgiving weekend 2008-- the special that honored Yohannes Gebregeorgis (of Ethiopia Reads as one of the CNN's top ten heroes of the year. Here are some notes and pictures from the CNN broadcast event.
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October 2008
Catch Jane's Guest three-part blog entry as a guest blogger for Eyes on Books -- My Magical Confusing Ethiopian-American Childhood
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Originally published at Topix.com
Monmouth, IL
Thursday Oct 9
Jane Kurtz Speaks at Warren County Public Library
Jane Kurtz , award winning author of over twenty five books for
children and young adults, spoke at the Warren County Public Library on
Tuesday, October 7th about “THE POWER OF READING AND WRITING TO CHANGE
US FROM THE INSIDE OUT” The Monmouth College graduate talked about how
books set her parents (both also Monmouth College students) on an
amazing path of international travel, shaped her own life, shaped the
lives of her siblings, and helped her to support the first children's
libraries in Ethiopia. Go to Ethiopia Reads for more information on this project.
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October 12, 2008
Jane Kurtz is a charter member of the board of Ethiopia Readsand
its efforts to spread literacy through out Ethiopia -- her
childhood home. Yohannes Gebregeorgis is one of the major forces
in those efforts and now lives, again in Ethiopia where the project is
growing each day. Ethiopia Reads is
beginning to yield wide support -- please become one of those support
pillars.
And for the first time ever a children's librarian -- Yohannes Gebregeorgis -- has been
nominated as one of CNN's top 10 Heroes. Voting is going on
now. Check out these sites.
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6604432.html?industryid=47062
and information about the original announcement from Ethiopia Reads on my blog at: http://mcbookwords.blogspot.com/
Friday, October 10, 2008
2008 CNN Heroes - Yohannes Gebregeorgis
Take a moment today to VOTE -- it means over $100,000 for the literacy project in Ethiopia.
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August 18, 2008
FEMA Offers Tips for Iowa Schools in dealing with floods and features Jane's River Friendly, River Wild -- a book she wrote after experiencing the devasation in her own hometown of North Forks during the Red River Flood of 1997.
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August 8, 2008
Jane's Johnny Appleseed book is NOW available in paperback from Scholastic's Seesaw Book Club - September 2008 flyer. $2.00 -- then visit the book page for a plethora of ideas for using that book in the classroom
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August 1, 2008
Join in a book discussion about Jane's Trouble. August 2008 -- Eyes on Books: I Heart Jane Kurtz
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July 15, 2008
Readers' scripts for two of Jane's books are being made available for downloading.
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