Thank you: An Open Letter to the Association of Booksellers for Children

Dear Indie Booksellers,

I have been thinking all day about what I could write that might possibly express how truly grateful I feel about THE BRILLIANT FALL OF GIANNA Z. winning the E.B. White Read Aloud Award at BEA last night.

First, I thought I'd say thanks for all that you do -- for authors and teachers and librarians, for families like mine and kids like my students -- every day.  You cheer for our books, help our kids grow into young adults, help our young adults find their places ...