BIG FAT DISASTER named to 2015-2016 Spirit of Texas Reading List!��

Wow! I'm so thrilled and honored that the Young Adult Round Table (YART) of the Texas Library Association (TLA) has named BIG FAT DISASTER to its 2015-2016 Spirit of Texas Reading List!

So...what does this mean? I'll quote from the (AWESOME!) email I received from The Spirit of Texas Reading List committee chair, Rebecca Denham:

"Congratulations! You have been selected as a featured author for the 2015-2016 Spirit of Texas Reading Program -- High School.

The Spirit of Texas Reading Program is a recommended reading list developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table (YART) of the Texas Library Association. The purpose of the list is to encourage students in grades 9-12 to explore a variety of current, quality books from Texas Authors, develop critical reading skills, and to encourage greater interaction between Texas authors, Texas Librarians, and Texas school children. For more information and to see past programs, go to: http://www.txla.org/groups/SpiritofTXHighSchool

The committee has selected Big Fat Disaster as a focus for one of our ready-to-use library programs. You will be highlighted on the YART website and the programming will remain available on the YART website for librarians to use. Our committee will create three programs based on your novel.

To make this project more successful, we ask for some involvement from the author. We would like a short (1-2) minute welcome video from you in which you will introduce yourself to your readers. This video can be as formal or informal as you like; you can use a webcam, cell phone or whatever works for you. The video will be posted on our YouTube channel and linked from our webpage.

You will also be invited to participate in the 2016 Texas Library Association Conference in Houston, April 19-22, 2016, to be featured in the Spirit of Texas Reading Program session."