Join us for a visit to Deckawoo Drive with everyone&rsquo\;s favorite adventure loving pig\, Mercy Watson! Newbery M edal winning author Kate DiCamillo will be sharing the stories behind the creation of her early chapter book series\, the original Mercy Watson\, an d the follow up series\, Tales from Deckawoo Drive. We will also be celebr ating the publication of Mercy Watson to the Rescue.
\nMercy is self ish and impulsive\, but no matter how much trouble she gets in\, Mr. and M rs. Watson continue to love her and see her in the best possible light. Yo ung readers love to join along in her hilarious adventures\, taking comfor t in the fact that their parents and guardians will love them no matter wh at as well. BYOBT &ndash\; Bring Your Own Buttered Toast!
\nAbout the Author: Kate DiCamillo is the award-winning author of o ver 30 books for children. She served as the 2014-2015 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature\, appointed by the Library of Congress. Sev eral of her books have been turned into movies\, and one was even adapted as an opera. She grew up in Florida and currently lives in Minnesota.
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