Meet author Caroline Starr Rose, on Skype Tour December 2011-June 2012 
   

Website:www.carolinestarrrose.com

Author Skype Tour title: MAY B. (Schwartz & Wade, January 10, 2012)

Best for Grades: 4-8

Themes/topics for discussion: Kansas Frontier, dyslexia, survival, poetry, history

Writing Topics: poetry, revision, research, characterization, historical fiction

About the book: May, trapped all alone in a snow-covered sod house, has no way to contact her family. Her struggle to first withstand and then to escape her prison is matched  by tormenting memories of her failures at school. Only a very strong girl will  be able to stand up to both and emerge alive and well.

Available days/times for Skype chats: Weekdays, 10am-2pm MST

Tour Dates: December 2011-June 2012

Number of Books/Visits Available: 10

Email: www.carolinestarrrose.com