Carole Boston Weatherford: "Grind: An Ode to Skateboarding"
About this Event
Try an ollie; take to the air. Jump and land; show off your flair. This rhythmic ode to skateboarding revealed through vivid graphic art beckons readers to hop on and spin round and round, cause you're sure to be Olympics bound!
About the Author:
Carole Boston Weatherford is a New York Times bestselling author of 60-plus books including the Caldecott Honor book Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, for which she was also awarded the Coretta Scott King Author Award and a Sibert Honor; the Newbery Honor winner Box; and the Caldecott Honor winners Freedom in Congo Square, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Moses. She won a Coretta Scott King Author Honor for Becoming Billie Holiday. Weatherford teaches composition and children's literature at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. Visit cbweatherford.com.
About the Program:
- Doors will open to registered attendees at 10am.
- All registered in person attendees will receive a free copy of the book while supplies last.
- Free street parking is available along Falls Road and 37th Street. Bike parking is available at the building.
Where is it happening?
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