Dashka Slater: The Wild Season, with Summer Laurie
About this Event
We can't wait to celebrate the launch of The Wild Season: The Remarkable True Story of a Rabbit Rescue, with local author Dashka Slater and Bookshop West Portal's new Mother-Daughter book club leader, Summer Laurie! Join us and support a story that takes place right here on the West Side of San Francisco in Golden Gate Heights Park. The Wild Season is perfect for Grades 5 and up. You don't have to be a kid to enjoy this charming true story!
This event is FREE to attend. Seating is first-come, first-served. (RSVPs are optional, but encouraged for our planning purposes.)
You don't need to have read the book beforehand to enjoy the event, but we do recommend reserving your copy ahead of time:
About the Book:
When four abandoned bunnies turn up in a San Francisco city park, the community rallies to save them in award-winning, bestselling author Dashka Slater's unforgettable middle grade nonfiction debut.
No one knows how a bunch of pet rabbits ended up in a San Francisco park--but one thing is clear: they don't belong. Predators are circling, and if they aren't rescued soon, the park itself will be overrun. From the moment they're spotted, the countdown begins.
Join a cast of kids hiding out in forts, keen-eyed teenagers surveying the park, rabbit experts setting traps, and scores of neighbors willing to do anything to help as they rally together in pursuit of rabbits.
For fans of Candace Fleming, this exceptional true story comes to life in a beautifully illustrated book, which includes a fun feature that animates a running rabbit when you flip through the pages, as well as behind-the-scenes bonus material.
About the Author:
Dashka Slater is the New York Times bestselling author of fifteen books for children, teenagers, and adults, including the award-winning nonfiction titles Accountable and The 57 Bus as well as the beloved Escargot picture book series. A Pushcart Prize nominee and the recipient of a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, Dashka is a frequent speaker at schools, conferences, colleges, and universities. She lives in Oakland, California, and teaches at the University of San Francisco's MFA Program in Writing for Young Readers.
About the Conversation Partner:
Born, raised, and rooted in the Bay Area, Summer Laurie has spent her professional career frolicking in children’s books--first as a kids book editor and ten years later adding bookseller to her bio. In 2008, she held her first monthly Mother-Daughter book club meeting and has kept it going ever since. She whole-heartedly believes that all humans should be reading middle-grade novels for the honesty, the heart, the humor, the hijinks, the healthy dose of wonder, and especially for the hopefulness.
Agenda
🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Buy the book, browse the shelves, snag your seat!
🕑: 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Hear from the author + Q&A
🕑: 08:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Signing Line - Get your copy personalized by the author
Where is it happening?
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