A few friends & teachers have also sent notes letting me know they’ve spotted (and ordered!) Gianna Z. in the September Scholastic ARROW book club flyer, but until one of my 6th grade colleagues stopped by my room with one this week, I hadn’t seen the actual flyer. Then my sister-in-law Linda, who teaches in Rochester, NY posted this photo to her Facebook page yesterday…
I love that it’s in the "Real Kids Like You" section. So often, kids who write to me about Gianna tell me that’s why they like it – because she isn’t super-smart or super-eccentric like a lot of middle grade narrators… she just seems like a regular kid, like them.
And check out that magic marker circle! Made my whole day…