| Book Bound members celebrate Michelle's Highlights publication at the Cheesecake Factory on a break from the '04 fall conference in Birmingham! Pictured L to R are: Robyn Hood Black, Paula Puckett, John Witkowski, Denise L. Carleton, Michelle's hubby, Michelle Pate, and Donna H. Bowman. |
| Former Book Bounder, Michelle Pate wearing the prestigious and sought after Book Bound "Crown of Success" for Watermelon Fever featured in the July '04 issue of Highlights. |
| Donna with author and Southern Breeze RA, Jo Kittinger at the Swap Shop held in Cumming in November '04. Donna's articles are regularly featured in the Dawson Community News. Donna became Jo's Co-RA in 2006! |
| Robyn and Jo Kittinger at the book signing session of the Southern Breeze Fall Conference in Birmingham, AL in September '04. Robyn's Rookie Reader Sir Mike was released September '05! |
| Donna displays her "front page" article on Hurricane Katrina in the Dawson Community News, September '05. |
| Denise and Katrice (K.D.) at the '05 Springmingle in Jackson, Miss. Denise's poem What Kind of Ball Is It? is to be featured in the June 2006 issue of Ladybug and her article and activities, The Three R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle in the 2010 issue of Hopscotch for Girls. |
| Heather at one of her many "Crownings." Heather has had articles in The Forsyth Herald and in Up In Cumming. Heather's poem Fly Fishing was acquired in October '06 by Cricket Magazine Group for publication in Babybug. |
| Book Bounders at Robyn's very first autograph party of her book, Sir Mike (published in '05). Pictured L to R are Robyn Hood Black, Helen Sawyer, Paula Puckett, Heather Kolich, Denise L. Carleton, K.D. Graham and Donna H. Bowman. |
| Book Bounders, (L to R): Donna Bowman, Robyn Hood Black and Heather Kolich, pictured with author, Carmen Deedy, at the Children's Book Festival on April 12, 2005, sponsored and hosted by The Georgia Center for the Book and the Dekalb County Public Library. |
| Donna's September '05 "Crowning" for her articles published in the Dawson Community News. |
| Paula and Denise attended the 37th Annual GA Book Awards at UGA in Athens in April '06. This event attended by UGA students, media specialists and educators is a wonderful opportunity for writers to rub elbows with award winning authors and to uncover a considerable amount of ideas! Paula (left) and Denise (right) are pictured with Karen Hesse (center), author of Out of the Dust, winner of the Newbery Medal. |
| Denise attended a "Picture Books on the Porch" workshop presented by local Georgia writers, Diane Z. Shore and Melanie Jones at Taylor Hall, a historic home in Hawkinsville, GA in March '06. Pictured are: (back row L to R) Denise, David, Ly, Mauriel, Melanie; (front row L to R) Jackie, Nancy, Diane and Verna (thank you for hosting us!) and seated in front is Sidney. |
| Denise wore the "Crown of Success" at Book Bound's June '06 meeting for the publication of her piece, What Kind of Ball Is It? in the June 2006 issue of Ladybug magazine. |
| Heather, Robyn and Paula had a wonderful time at the "Hall Reads Together" event in Hall County in September '06. Pictured are (L to R): Michael Austin, Tony Crunk, Paula Puckett, Robyn Hood Black, Heather Kolich and Gail Karwoski. |
| At their September '06 meeting, Book Bounders surprised Katrice (K.D.) with a bridal shower! She married her sweetheart in October '06! Congratulations! |
| At their November '06 meeting, Bookbounders crowned Robyn for acquisition of her story, The Dinner Bucket by Highlights for Children and acquisition of her poem, Gray Fox by Cricket Magazine Group for publication in Spider magazine. |
| In April, Book Bounders went on a field trip to the Emory Carlos Museum. Fellow author and docent, Vicky Alvear Shecter, gave us a special private tour of this special treasure right here in Atlanta! Pictured L to R are: Robyn Hood Black, K.D. Graham Denise Carleton, Donna Bowman, Paula Puckett and Heather Kolich. Book Bounders were not only having fun, but were working as well. Below is the group attending a private critique session with Editorial Coach, Jen Weiss Handler. |
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