Scholastic.com: Teachers: Online Activities: ClassroomsCare Author of the Month

Each month, an author shares his or her thoughts about reading and the ClassroomsCare mission—to share the joy of books with America’s neediest children. These author messages for your students are a great way to inspire them to read and get involved.

		Kristiana Gregory has written more than 20 books for middle-school readers. She was an original author in the Dear America series and has written books for the Royal Diary and My America series. She is the creator of the Prairie River series. Her other books include a California trilogy about pirates and mining towns. She was born in California and later moved to New Mexico. She now lives in Idaho with her family, which includes her Golden Retriever, Daisy. You can learn more about Kristiana Gregory at www.kgregorybooks.com

Kristiana Gregory’s ClassroomsCare Reading Playlist *Rascal* by Sterling North *Wildwing* by Phoebe Erickson *Island of the Blue Dolphins* by Scott O'Dell *Farmer Boy* by Laura Ingalls Wilder *The Pink Motel* by Carol Ryrie Brink *Treasure Island* by Robert Louis Stevenson **The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Stuart Little by E.B. White Dove by Robin Lee Graham Maria: A Christmas Story** by Theodore Taylor

A Special Message from Kristiana Gregory Reading is like riding a magic carpet: you can visit any corner of the world, peek in windows, and eavesdrop on conversations...it's a free education that opens your mind and heart. You can make a difference in the world by doing even one small kindness. A thoughtful act or word can inspire the next person to pass it on, then another person doing the same until myriads of people have been touched in a positive way. And it started with you!