Description of Each “Good Conversation!” Video Program

Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Join the author of “The Egypt Game” and “Gib Rides Home” for a discussion of her life, work and family. She talks about the nuts and bolts of writing and shows her notebooks and sketches. The author also takes the…

- 20 minutes

Jerry Spinnelli

The author discusses his Newbery Award-winning book “Maniac Magee” and introduces viewers to his pet rat, Daisy.

- 20 minutes

Todd Strasser

This program takes you on an exciting trip to Westchester County, New York where you’ll meet Todd Strasser, author of the popular “Help, I’m Trapped” series of books. He talks about his love of writing and gives tips to the…

- 20 minutes

Theodore Taylor

Theodore Taylor explains how he came to write the bestseller, “The Cay.” He also talks about the start of his writing career, his modern classic “The Trouble with Tuck,” and takes the viewer on a tour of his hometown, Laguna Beach,…

- 20 minutes

Clare Vanderpool

Teachers and students will fall in love with Abilene; a feisty, independent, curious and determined 12-year-old girl. Clare Vanderpool weaves both fiction and fact into “Moon Over Manifest” and students learn about life in America in a small mining town…

- 22 minutes
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