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Author Website: http://www.torreymaldonado.com/
Novel: Secret Saturdays (Penguin Group USA), an American Library Association Quick Pick
Author Address: Brooklyn, NY, USA
Genres: contemporary realistic fiction, humor, inspirational, multicultural
Presentations: I'm a teacher & author. I've taught for nearly 10 years & approach my 13th year as a trained group-facilitator & Conflict Resolution specialist. I know how key it is to introduce riveting, amazing speakers to my classes. With that in mind, my Skype Sessions are aimed to leave groups & persons feeling electrified, more informed, & more empowered. As a former reluctant reader, I love sharing: 1. the strategies that navigated me to being an ALA Quick Pick author & 2. the tools I use to engage avid readers & excite reluctant readers. I'm regularly invited to speak on on my novel's themes: The struggle to be the real you; Friends; Family; Bullying; School-life; Benefits/power of reading & writing; The emotional lives of teens; Turning boys into better men; Being bi-racial or multi-ethnic; & Being second or first generation American.
Audiences: 5th - 12th grade, educators, parents, book clubs, group therapy
Available Times: Flexible
No recording of Skype Sessions without permission from the author.
No Cost Meet the Author Visit: 20 minutes
In-Depth Visit Length: 4560 minutesminutes
In-Depth Visit Cost: $ 100
Prerequisites:
1. Click here for reviews
None2. Click here to watch Torrey Maldonado read from "Secret Saturdays" at the NYC Teen Authors Festival, New York Public Library. Joining him on the panel are celebrated YA authors Ellen Hopkins, Barry Lyga, Matt de la Pena, Michael Northrop, and Leila Sales
3. Click here free teacher and book club resources and a Discussion Guide
Contact Information: nycspeaks@gmail.com
Affiliations: Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
