Here, as promised, is a picture of me in the dress. I am standing with (left t...

Here, as promised, is a picture of me in the dress.
I am standing with (left to right) Holly McGhee (my agent), Karen Lotz (President and Publisher of Candlewick Press) and Andrea Tompa (my editor).
And here, also, is a link to the speech I gave while wearing the dress: http://www.ala.org/alsc/sites/ala.org.alsc/files/content/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newbery-14.pdf
I can’t tell you what it was like to say these words aloud to that roomful of people.
I can only tell you that I felt lifted up, h...