Whether or not it wins, this has already been good fortune for me. The nomination led to Hanaford Elementary in East Greenwich, Rhode Island inviting me to speak for two days (six student sessions, one teacher session).
They sold a lot of books:
They also held a contest related to my background:
The winner received a signed copy of one of my books. This was especially sweet because she happened to be one of the students who had not already bought a book.I was then further honored to be invited to three other schools in the Ocean State (Wheeler in Providence; Elmhurst and Hathaway in Portsmouth). Each visit was wonderful in its own way. Elmhurst even had balloons:
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