Last week, students had the opportunity to meet author Christine Soontornvat, a three-time Newbery Honoree, thanks to a grant from the East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation. In 2021, Soontornvat became the first author ever to receive Newbery Honors for both fiction and nonfiction in the same year.
Working together, the Foundation and EGR Friends of the Library sponsored Soontornvat's visit, which included an evening talk at the library open to our whole community.
Thanks to the Foundation, Soontornvat visited all three elementary schools and shared her work and process with extremely enthusiastic groups of students. Thank you, Foundation donors, for making this amazing opportunity available to our students!
