Book Reading & Signing
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READING AND SIGNING
In Celebration of Black History Month
Barbara Summers, editor of OPEN THE UNUSUAL DOOR: TRUE LIFE STORIES OF CHALLENGE, ADVENTURE, AND SUCCESS BY BLACK AMERICANS, a new young adult anthology
BRING A YOUNG PERSON!
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2005
2:00 pm
Bank Street Bookstore
Broadway & 112th Street
New York, NY 10025
212-678-1654
http://www.blogger.com/www.opentheunusualdoor.com
Come hear inspiring stories of successful African Americans, share your story of success and learn how to enter the Open The Unusual Door Essay Contest for a chance to win cash prizes! Bring the young people in your life to experience the world of books!
Barbara Summers, educator, former model and author of Black and Beautiful: How Women of Color Changed the Fashion Industry, is sponsoring an Open the Unusual Door Essay contest for youth ages 13+ to spark excitement about reading and writing. A first, second and third prize of $500, $300, and $200, respectively, will be awarded to the most compelling and best written essays by young people from ages 13 to 18. For more information and contest guidelines, visit http://www.blogger.com/www.opentheunusualdoor.com.
Open The Unusual Door: True Life Stories of Challenge, Adventure, & Success by Black Americans is a magnificent collection of sixteen autobiographical essays from a diverse group of prolific African-Americans including Queen Latifah, Derek Jeter and Colin Powell. Contributors share stories of how they turned chance into triumph, made a comeback, or in some cases, learned how to survive. Through these true life stories teens will find the power within to recognize that when one door closes, another one opens.
READING AND SIGNING
In Celebration of Black History Month
Barbara Summers, editor of OPEN THE UNUSUAL DOOR: TRUE LIFE STORIES OF CHALLENGE, ADVENTURE, AND SUCCESS BY BLACK AMERICANS, a new young adult anthology
BRING A YOUNG PERSON!
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2005
2:00 pm
Bank Street Bookstore
Broadway & 112th Street
New York, NY 10025
212-678-1654
http://www.blogger.com/www.opentheunusualdoor.com
Come hear inspiring stories of successful African Americans, share your story of success and learn how to enter the Open The Unusual Door Essay Contest for a chance to win cash prizes! Bring the young people in your life to experience the world of books!
Barbara Summers, educator, former model and author of Black and Beautiful: How Women of Color Changed the Fashion Industry, is sponsoring an Open the Unusual Door Essay contest for youth ages 13+ to spark excitement about reading and writing. A first, second and third prize of $500, $300, and $200, respectively, will be awarded to the most compelling and best written essays by young people from ages 13 to 18. For more information and contest guidelines, visit http://www.blogger.com/www.opentheunusualdoor.com.
Open The Unusual Door: True Life Stories of Challenge, Adventure, & Success by Black Americans is a magnificent collection of sixteen autobiographical essays from a diverse group of prolific African-Americans including Queen Latifah, Derek Jeter and Colin Powell. Contributors share stories of how they turned chance into triumph, made a comeback, or in some cases, learned how to survive. Through these true life stories teens will find the power within to recognize that when one door closes, another one opens.
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