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1-24-11 Dear Fern Schumer Chapman, Olmsted Falls Middle School, Olmsted Falls, Ohio When I started reading Is it Night or Day?, I really didn’t care about World War II. After about a quarter into the book, I felt as if I was living with Edith and the things that happened to her. I can relate to Edith in many ways. Edith had many outstanding qualities that I liked. The one ...

Dear Fern, Happy New Year! I hope this finds you well. I wanted to share with you a short essay one of my 8th graders, a boy named Michael, wrote on his mid-year exam.  The students were asked to write a paragraph about their favorite book we've read so far this year.  While a number of students chose Is It Night or Day?, this essay really stood out, and I thought ...

Tea and Talk with Author Fern Schumer Chapman Saturday, November 5 • 2 p.m.-4 p.m. • Aspen Drive Enjoy tea, cakes and conversation with Fern Schumer Chapman, the author of our Everyone Has a Story, What’s Yours? communityread titles! Listen to Fern speak and answer questions about Motherland and Is It Night or Day? as well as tell her latest heartwarming story of how her mother Edith was reunited 72 ...

Currently, I am booking author visits  for the 2011-2012 school year. Please go to my AIVS website for details: http://www.authorsillustrators.com/schumer_chapman/schumer_chapman.htm Download the new Teacher's Guide for Is It Night or Day? here: FinalTeacher'sGuide

Please download the Teacher's Guide here: FinalTeacher'sGuide