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Visiting Authors
Penn Charter's libraries, Gummere and Trask, welcome visiting authors and illustrators throughout the year. Students hear directly from the authors about their inspiration, process and career path.
Ariel Bernstein OPC '95
Laura Sibson P '18
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 12:30 p.m.
Gummere Library
Lunch provided. RSVP to Judith Hill in person or via email, jhill@penncharter.com.
Penn Charter's Upper School Book Club hosts author Laura Sibson, who will talk with students about her debut young adult novel, The Art of Breaking Things. Laura is a Philadelphia-based writer and one of our Penn Charter family – her son Mitch graduated from PC in 2018. You can learn more about Laura by visiting her website: laurasibson.com.
Laura will talk to students about her path to becoming an author, the process of writing The Art of Breaking Things, and the ins and outs of her writing process, from the initial idea all the way through revisions and beyond.
William Lashner
Thursday, Oct. 24, 11:45 a.m.
Gummere Library
Lunch provided. RSVP to Judith Hill in person or via email, jhill@penncharter.com.
Penn Charter's Middle School Book Club hosts William Lashner, author of Elizabeth Webster and the Court of Uncommon Pleas. Lashner is a former criminal prosecutor with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
Elizabeth Webster is set in the historic streets of Philadelphia, and this riveting middle-grade mystery from New York Times best-selling author William Lashner will have readers banging their gavels and calling for more from the incomparable Elizabeth Webster.