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	2012 Northwoods Children's Book Conference Books & Reading Programming Writing Thursday Workshops 12:30 to 3:30 pm "A Mock Caledecott Workshop," experience what the Caldecott Committee does ... with former Committee member Heidi Hammond ... then replicate this programming in your community with young and old "Writing YA Books" Geoff Herbach 5:30 pm Dinner with an Author … for speakers and attendees, including Rob Reid, Ann Angel, Lisa Bullard, Linda Glaser, Geoff Herbach, Lise Lunge-Larsen, Chris Monroe, Margi Preus, Laura Purdie Salas; ffrom 5:30 to 7:30 pm 7:00 to 9:00 pm The Book Bash, sponsored by Redbery Books and Children’s Literature Network, from 7:30 to 10:00 pm; Vendor Exhibits; Book Sales and Signing, Redbery Books, from 8:00 to 10:00 pm; Joan McNeil Make-and-Take: Handmade Books Friday Sessions 8:30 to 10:00 am “Dig into Reading—013 Summer Reading Program,” Patti Sinclair “Getting Boys to Read—Start a Guys Read Book Club!” Joni Kreuser   and David Lane "Mentors for Rent," Lisa Bullard and Laura Purdie Salas 10:00 to 10:30 am Book Sales and Author Signing, Redbery Books; Vendor Exhibits 10:30 to 11:50 am "Middle Grade Gems," Vicki Palmquist “Shhh! Stealth Programming Can Free You!” Marge Loch-Wouters “Writing Nonfiction for Teens” Ann Angel 12:00 to 1:30 pm “Reid's Read-Alouds: Reading Out Loud is Oh-So Valuable,” Rob Reid, Keynote Speaker (lunch 12:00 to 12:30; keynote from 12:30 to 1:30) 1:30 to 2:00 pm Book Sales and Author Signing, Redbery Books; Vendor Exhibits 2:00 to 2:50 pm  “YA Fiction and Nonfiction,” Geoff Herbach and Ann Angel  “As Easy as 1-2-3,” Marge Loch-Wouters “Writing Magazine Articles and Books … about Books,” Rob Reid 3:00 to 4:00 pm A Skype visit with author Karen Cushman, Q&A, discussing our Book Club selection, The Loud Silence of Francine Green