June 25, 2007...6:46 pm
At ALA Annual in Washington D.C. - Day 5
Today we started out fairly early in my own opinion. We went down stairs to have some very good breakfast that thuroughly filled us up. After that we had to lug what seemed like thousands of pounds of books to the post office just to have to wait in line for 15 min. and have to pay a ton to get them sent home. then we started our day at the confrence.
While me and kayla went off to the exhibit hall to look around for some more good books and some authors to sign our books Kelly and Otrell went to here some people make speeches and then stood in line to get there books signed by the amazing Judy Blume!
Tess and Kayla were very excited to meet one their favorite authors of all time!
Holly Black!!! She was very nice and sign all of our books of which there were many. Tess and Kayla got a picture of them being with Holly but were unable to post it do to technical problems.
While they were doing that Otrel and Kelly tried to see Julie Andrews speak but even after waitting they were to late and the show was completely full so they were not able to see her preform. They then went off to see other shows for most of the rest of the day.
Tess and Kayla went to a near by café for lunch, but they had some difficulties: Tess’s frozen sandwhich that she had given to them to warm up had taken around 15 min. because they had forgotten about it. But that was nothing compared to what happened to Kayla. She had to wait for up to 45 min. until they finaly gave her her sandwhich. They then found a spot on the stairs leading to the confrence to read all of their new books
The group met up again at around 3pm to get some books signed and then started of their long trek home. Soon after they got back Kelly dressed up very nicely and went off to meet one of her favorite authors.
In the future Otrel, Tess, and Kayla are planing to go to the printz award (were Tess was very sad to find ou that the singer Prince would not be preforming) at the confrence and meet kelly there and then head home for and simple night of book reading.
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