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Black Children’s Stories Matter: The Evolution of Children’s Literature

Join Creative Writing Coach and Literary Consultant Marita Golden for “Creative Conversations with Marita” on June 12 at noon on Facebook Live. Caroline Brewer, author of “Darius Daniels: Game On!” and “Barack Obama A Hip Hop Tale of a King’s Dream,” and author Leslie C. Youngblood will be featured.
We’ll discuss the growing popularity of narratives for young people that focus on the lives of Black children.
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Darius Daniels Game On! Book Tasting Party Saturday, February 1

 

You asked for it and here it is! The DC Darius Daniels: Game On! Book Tasting Party, featuring the Music and Poetry of a One-of-a-Kind Novel, Saturday, February 1.

Features: Inter-active singing, dancing, rapping, clapping, and toe-tapping to songs and raps straight out of the novel; Reading from the book and background on chosen excerpts; Q and A, with brief discussion about how the book is one-of-a-kind (more than 10 forms of poetry) and a handheld revolution, plus a trivia game; Hors d’ourves and dessert-tasting of food from and inspired by the novel!

Purchase Books & Have them Autographed
Vocalist Karen Wilson-Ama’Echefu & Drummer Angel Bethea will get the party started.

NOTE: Two programs on this day (Choose One)
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
RSVPs a must * Seating is limited! * Email me from the Contact Me page for an invitation and to learn how you can bring a Book Tasting Party to your school, library, or community. This party kicks off our international tour! We’d love for you to be a part of it!

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Author Night

The University Club of Washington, D.C. invites you to

The 30th Annual Meet the
Author Night & Book Fair

Wednesday, December 4, 2019  •  5:30-8:00 p.m.
The University Club of Washington, DC
1135 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036

Author Caroline Brewer

Meet Caroline Brewer and dozens of other talented authors at this amazing event. You’ll find great gifts for book lovers of all ages and get a jump on your holiday shopping. 

Free and Open to the Public

For a complete list of authors attending, click here.

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Let’s Hear it from the Boys about Darius Daniels: Game On!

I walked into a room of five boys and five men yesterday afternoon, more than exhausted from two weeks of working around the clock to finish edits to my new children’s novel, Darius Daniels: Game On! I had been excitedly anticipating this day, though, for six weeks. And now it had arrived.
 
The boys were watching television and playing on their phones and I was about to interrupt with conversations about books and literacy. For a moment, it gave me pause. They had never met me, hadn’t heard of me until maybe a week prior, and weren’t sure what to expect. I knew next to nothing of them, either, except that they were members of a new mentoring program offered by Faith Focused Ministries, headed by a dear family friend, Minister Curtis Head. They were from ages 6 to 13 and live in suburban Maryland.
 
I began by asking them questions about the book, based on the poster. Then about reading, based on a my poem Why I Read, and then we read several pages of Darius Daniels: Game On!
 
Here’s what they had to say:
 
“It was a really smart book and you wrote all the pages by yourself and it was really impressive!” – Marco, 2nd grader
“I think the book was very detailed and creative.” – Olamide, 3rd grade
“This book is good so far because of the rhythm.” – Bryce, 7th grader, who also was inspired to write a poem after reciting Why I Read with the other boys and me.
“I don’t usually read books without pictures. But I wanna read this book! I think it’s gonna be very good.” – Zion, 1st grader, who confidently read a page of the 4th grade level book out loud.
“The book was really good and entertaining and I loved it!” -John, 8th grader, who said earlier in the day that he didn’t really like to read.
 
These young men are the reason this book and the Hungry Readers campaign exist. They are proof that there’s no reason we should continue to allow 30 million children in America each year to read below grade level. Our children are hungry to read, to write, to learn, to live vibrantly and abundantly. All they need is for us to bring experiences to them, fearlessly, with love and devotion.
 
PLEASE go to www.carolinebrewerbooks.com to register for the campaign, be first to receive chances to win books, hear new music from the book’s soundtrack, and learn about other exciting opportunities! And please set your calendars for November 1, 2019 to buy copies of Darius Daniels: Game On! for yourself and others, like these brilliant young men! My deepest thanks to Minister Curtis and his team for the commitment they’ve made to these wonderful young men and to all of you!