Albuquerque: Teacher Appreciation Events @ Bookworks, Authors, Sale!

While they initially were NOT going to allow homeschoolers a chance to get the same discounts as teachers they have decided that they will allow us. BUT you MUST bring your NM State PED confirmation sheet that you printed out when you registered with the state AND a photo ID or you will not get the discount. They used to allow homeschoolers to just say they were homeschooling but they feel that perhaps they might have been taken advantage of in some cases so now they require ID which is really not a big deal. They are a great book store and will special order things you are looking for if you do not find it there, believe me they have gone to great lengths for my family when we needed a special book that was hard to find at the price we needed. That and they are one of our great local bookstores and I always believe in supporting the local stores when I can! I will send another announcement as it gets closer their actual Teacher Days and it will be on our calendar! Have fun homeschooling, Tabitha
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Fall Kids and Educators Events at Bookworks



Hello kids, parents, and educators!
It is almost the start of a new school year, and Bookworks is celebrating with a whole slate of great authors in the fall.

Pam Munoz Ryan, Jon Scieszka, and educational activist Jonathan Kozol will be here in September, and October will start with a bang with Alice Walker and her new children's book, and end up with a wonderful teen novel by Sherman Alexie.

Please note! As all of these events are over a month away, they are subject to change. Please be sure to check back at www.bkwrks.com, call the store, or stay tuned for more emails to make sure dates and times are correct!!

Read on for more!

Sincerely,

Maggie Bunting
Bookworks
4022 Rio Grande NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 344-8139
www.bkwrks.com
Teacher Appreciation Day
3 pm Sunday, Sept 16
With Special Guest
Robert Wilder
Tales from the Teacher's Lounge

Attention Teachers! Our teacher appreciation day in the spring was so successful, we're holding another one in the fall to welcome you back to school, with kickoff author Robert Wilder and his hilarious new chronicle of years of teaching!

You can look forward to special teacher discounts, ideas on how Bookworks can help you use books in your classroom, FOOD, and more! The event will start with a talk by Robert Wilder and a signing of his new book, then teachers get 35% off EVERYTHING in the store until 7:30 pm that day!
7 pm Monday, Sept 24
Pam Munoz Ryan
Paint the Wind

Paint the Wind
This Battle of the Books favorite author has a new book out that will delight preteens.

This story of a girl and her horse is certain to be a fall favorite! Come meet this charming author at Bookworks.

7 pm Tuesday, Sept 25
OFFSITE, Venue TBA
Jonathan Kozol
Letters to a Young Teacher

In this wry and observant new book, writer and educational activist Kozol gives his thoughts on a variety of issues facing American education Letters to a Young Teachertoday.

In the form of letters to Francesca, a first year teacher at an inner city school, he encourages teachers young and old to make education in this country the best it can be.
Time TBA, Friday, Sept 28
Jon Scieszka
Cowboy and Octopus


Cowboy and OctopusFrom the author/illustrator team of the Caldecott Award winning The Stinky Cheese Man comes a new story of an unlikely friendship.

Peanut butter and jelly. Frog and Toad. Cowboy and...Octopus? Meet the newest dynamic duo to be a part of kids' lives! Cowboy and Octopus are very different, but they become great friends anyway in this sweet and funny story!
If you are a teacher or parent and your school/class is interested in attending this event at Bookworks the morning of Sept 28, please call Maggie at 344-8139 or email at events@bkwrks.com to make arrangements!

7 pm Monday, Oct 1
OFFSITE, Venue TBA
Alice Walker
Why War is Never a Good Idea
why war
The Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Color Purple has a new children's book that teaches a wonderful thing--peace.

Meet Ms. Walker and get this new book and her other classics signed!

7 pm Wednesday, Oct 24
OFFSITE, Venue TBA
Sherman Alexie
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Absolutely True DiaryThis new teen novel by Native American author Alexie is a hilarious and poignant read based on the author's own life.

The story of a teenage boy and his struggles to get a good education while remaining true to his roots is classic Alexie, and the author himself is as charming as he is funny. If you missed him last time he was here, make sure to see him this time around!

Maggie Bunting
4022 Rio Grande NW
in the Flying Star Plaza
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107
(505) 344-8139
www.bkwrks.com