{"id":5262,"date":"2017-10-25T14:58:59","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T14:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=5262"},"modified":"2024-09-01T15:58:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T15:58:15","slug":"invite-marsha-american-venues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/invite-marsha-american-venues\/","title":{"rendered":"Invite Marsha — USA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Virtual Visits: Absolutely!<\/strong> $500 per 30 to 60 minute session. Multiple classes from the same school are welcome to participate as long as they\u2019re in the same grade range. That said, students have a richer experience when there are fewer participants.<\/p>\n

In person?\u00a0<\/strong>Let’s talk.<\/p>\n

Marsha is an experienced and passionate presenter who tailors each presentation to the group in front of her. She can do up to four 45 to 60 minute presentations in the same school or area in a day. As the author of picture books, middle grade novels, narrative non-fiction and YA novels, she routinely presents to an entire school over the course of a day. She also loves speaking to adult groups, family literacy events and she loves loves loves giving writing workshops.<\/p>\n

Presentations about the current war in Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since the war began, Marsha has been speaking to students, giving them historical context about the war by referencing her WWII novels and her Holodomor novel and picture book. For the past two years, she has been writing a trilogy titled, Kidnapped from Ukraine<\/strong><\/em>, set during the current war. Book one, Under Attack<\/strong><\/em>, will be published on January 7, 2025. Book two, Standoff<\/strong><\/em>, will be published in the fall of 2025, and book three, Still Alive<\/strong><\/em> will be published in the fall of 2026.<\/p>\n

Kidnapped From Ukraine: Under Attack:<\/strong>\u00a0Book one of Marsha’s newest trilogy, releases in January 2025. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Set during the current war in Ukraine, this story follows twelve-year-old Dariia, who is separated from her father and twin sister Rada on the first day of the war when their Mariupol apartment building is bombed. As the Russian army encircles the city, Dariia and her mom are captured and separated. Dariia is sent to live with a Russian family. As the war rages around them, the sisters and their family must overcome unimaginable hardships. But they will learn how powerful hope is in the face of disaster.<\/p>\n

Presentations by grade:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marsha is an extremely flexible presenter. No two groups are ever the same and no two of her presentations are ever the same. She likes to have a conversation with the audience rather than stand up there like a talking head. For most presentations, she works in why she thought kids\u2019 books were evil when she was a kid herself, and how she finally learned to read. Marsha talks about why she writes on topics that have been ignored by others and why she considers herself a librarian\/detective.<\/p>\n

Here is an example of her themes by grade:<\/p>\n

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Kindergarten to 2: Marsha offers two 30 minute storytelling sessions using When Mama Goes To Work <\/strong>in order to halve the group size and to let your youngest students go back to their class before they get too squirmy.<\/p>\n

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