Mary Amato

Writing with Humor & Heart

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June 14, 2012 by Mary Amato Leave a Comment

Thanks for your patience.

https://www.maryamato.com/mary-amato-in-maryland-grant-for-free-author-visit-to-school/

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Minnesota Award for Please Write in This Book

April 25, 2012 by Mary Amato Leave a Comment

Please Write In This BookPlease Write in This Book has won the Maud Hart Lovelace Award for grades 3-5! Thanks to all the Minnesota kids who read and voted in this wonderful contest. Thanks also to the librarians, readings specialists, teachers, and parents who encourage reading every day.

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California Young Readers Medal Nomination

April 9, 2012 by Mary Amato 4 Comments

So excited to learn that Invisible Lines has been nominated in the grades 6-9 for the California Young Readers Medal! CA readers can learn more here.

Invisible Lines

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Patuxent Middle School

April 8, 2012 by Mary Amato Leave a Comment

Reading Night at Patuxent Middle School started off great! Thoughtful organizers reserved me a parking spot! Enjoyed meeting parents, middle schoolers, and staff. Thanks to Susan Gum, reading specialist, for making it all happen.

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My Readers are Awesome

March 26, 2012 by Mary Amato Leave a Comment

Abby drawingThanks to enthusiastic reader Abby H. for drawing this amazing portrait!

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Hempfield (PA) Schools Rock!

March 3, 2012 by Mary Amato Leave a Comment

 

What a great time I had with readers, teachers, and librarians in Hempfield School District. I spoke with kids at Landisville Primary Center, East Petersburg Elementary School, and Landisville Intermediate Center.

Thanks to librarians Laura Brown and Cathy Koenig as well as the PTOs of the schools and the Hempfield Education Foundation for the support for this visit. So many kids have already contacted me to say that they’re inspired to read and write. Hooray!

Aaron’s Books of Lititz, PA did a great job on the book sale. Check them out at http://www.aaronsbooksonline.com/

 

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Thanks to Friends of Murray (UT) Public Library

January 18, 2012 by Mary Amato 1 Comment

Thanks to Friends of Murray Library for purchasing copies of The Naked Mole-Rat Letters for all the book club kids so that they could be prepared for our skype. The skype session was great, and the kids asked fascinating questions.

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Winter/Spring Skype Dates are Now Posted

November 9, 2011 by Mary Amato Leave a Comment

If you’d like to set up a free 15 min skype session with me, take a look at the dates that I’ve posted for Dec-June. Teachers, librarians, and parents of homeschoolers can sign up now! First come, first served.

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AND THE WINNER IS…

October 31, 2011 by Mary Amato Leave a Comment

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Westover Elementary School in Silver Spring, MD has won this year’s drawing for a free author visit. Congratulations to Westover!

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Songwriting Workshop with Mary Amato

June 2, 2011 by Mary Amato 3 Comments

Songwriting Workshops with Mary Amato

For Teens

July 26, 27, 28 (Tues,Wed,Thur) from 2:30-5:00 p.m.

Do you love to write poetry but struggle with song lyrics that really work? Or are you a songwriter that wants to take it up a notch? Each day we’ll experiment with a different writing prompt for a new song. We’ll explore tone, word choice, contrast, symbol, metaphor, irony, and point of view in lyrics as well as play around with musical structures. If you play an instrument, I strongly encourage you to bring it, even if it’s not an instrument that typically accompanies a singer. If you do not play an instrument, no worries! Just bring yourself.

$50.00 for one workshop; $90.00 for two; $120 for three.

You can sign up for just one day or all three.m2dcen

We’ll be doing something different each day.

The workshops will take place in my Silver Spring studio.

 

Mary Amato is an award-winning author and a singer-songwriter. Her next book will be a novel about two teens and the process of songwriting. www.maryamato.com.

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Humor and Heart

I give voice to the funny, sad, messy, and wondrous stories of life, especially the stories of children and young adults. My mission: each book has humor and heart. If you are a teen and/or you're looking for info about my books and music for older readers, please check out my www.thrumsociety.com site.
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