David Lee Morgan, Jr. teaches English and Creative Writing at Washington High School in Massillon. He will discuss how teachers can activate students to love reading and writing, especially in today’s digital classroom. Grades: Elementary and middle school grades 3-8 Purchase David Lee Morgan, Jr.'s signed books HERE! Massillon Tigers: 15 for 15 (ages 13+) Read more

4:00-4:30 Keynote lecture from author, former children's book editor, and current library director Judy Carey Nevin about the importance of children's picture books for literacy and education. 4:30-5:00 Round-table with authors who will present their new books and ways to use them for lessons, discussions, and projects. Grades: Pre-K to 2nd grade Purchase signed books HERE! Judy Read more

4:00-4:30 Keynote lecture from illustrator Will Hillenbrand on "How to Revise and Shape Ideas" 4:30-5:00 Librarians, teachers, and parents of students K-12 can discover ways to use Ohio authors' books for teaching and share ideas for supporting literacy and reading projects. Purchase signed books HERE! Dave Szalay Lindsay Ward Jeffrey Ebbeler Michael Armstrong VIEWING INFORMATION: Read more

4:00-4:30 Keynote lecture from non-fiction author Mary Kay Carson about "Working with Non-Fiction." 4:30-5:00 Round-table with authors who will present their new books and ways to use them for lessons, discussions, and projects. Grades: Elementary and middle school grades 3-6 Purchase signed books HERE! Lisa Amstutz Kerrie Logan Hollihan Scott Longert Nancy Roe Pimm VIEWING Read more

4:00-4:30 Keynote lecture from author Shelley Pearsall on her "One Book, One Day" program where your school or reading group can read an entire book together in one school day. 4:30-5:00 Round-table with middle-grade authors who will present their new books and ways to use them for lessons, discussions, and projects. Grades: Middle school grades 5-8 Read more

4:00-4:30 Keynote lecture from author and former National Teacher of the Year Sharon Draper on engaging students and teens for success as readers and writers. 4:30-5:00 Round-table with YA authors who will present their new books and ways to use them for lessons, discussions, and projects. Grades: Middle school and High school, grades 6-10 Purchase signed books Read more