AUTHORS IN OUR SCHOOLS
At the RIF NOVA Golden Gala in October 2022, best-selling author David Baldacci and his wife Michelle Baldacci made a generous gift to support RIF of NOVA. The gift has been designated toward a multi-year plan to bring authors and illustrators and their books to several RIF NOVA participating schools. When students meet authors and illustrators, they are excited and inspired to see themselves as creators, too!
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Read! Write! Believe! -- Author Gabriella Aldeman
Author Gabriella Aldeman introduced herself as Ms. Gaby to students at two RIF NOVA-supported schools in November and December 2024 as part of the Authors in Our Schools program. The children were abuzz with curiosity at each of the sessions, wanting to know everything from why she became an author (her mother first suggested it when she was 15), to where she gets her ideas (brainstorming about what you know), to how she comes up with titles (it has to be catchy and memorable!). One student was heard to say after one of the sessions, "I can't wait to tell my mom about this!"