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5TH GRADE GIRLS PUBLISH A BOOK!!!
July 1st, 2007
Monday through Thursday, for 2006-2007 school year, ten fifth grade girls from all around New York City came together 40 minutes before the start of the school to embrace the opportunity to express the problems kids face in there everyday lives by publishing a book. DEAL WITH IT! Powerful Words from Smart, Young Women is a collection of narratives, memoirs, and poetry put together in one book. Ten girls, known as The Extended Day Girls, and two teachers, Stacey Shubitz and Christina L. Rodriguez, devoted their time to share their life experiences with young children through the written word.
These young ladies were in Class 5-310 at P.S.171 in East Harlem where they came together with a lot of determination to write this book. The Girls "hope you enjoy reading it as much as they enjoy writing it." Dimitres Pantelidis, Principal of P.S.171 feels, "the book displays the true value of collaboration."
DEAL WITH IT! Powerful Words from Smart, Young Women is written by The Extended Day Girls with Stacey Shubitz and Christina L. Rodriguez. It is sold at over 200 online retailers, including Amazon.com, BN.com, and Xlibris.com.
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| TEN GIRLS + TWO TEACHERS __________________ ONE BOOK P.S. 171 Students Publish A Book!
April 30th, 2007
Every weekday morning at 8:00 a.m., ten fifth grade girls, also known as The Extended Day Girls, came together from various parts of the NY Metropolitan Area to write a book on the tough stuff kids go through every day. Common preteen issues, such as sibling rivalry, divorce, illness and coping with loss, are discussed throughout the book.
The book, DEAL WITH IT! Powerful Words from Smart, Young Women, is a collection of essays, narratives, letters, memoirs, poetry, and interviews that are meant to give comfort to children all over the world who are dealing with tough situations. The Extended Day Girls wrote this book to let kids know they are not alone in what they go through.
These talented young authors are students at P.S. 171, which is located in the East Harlem Section of Manhattan. All of the girls are students in Class 5-310 taught by Stacey Shubitz.
If you enjoy reading, then don’t miss out on the opportunity to read this collection of powerful words from smart, young women!
DEAL WITH IT! Powerful Words from Smart, Young Women, written by The Extended Day Girls with Stacey Shubitz and Christina L. Rodriguez, will be sold at Amazon.com, BN.com, Borders.com and 200 other online retailers. The book, published by Xlibris, and will be available in mid-June 2007. # # # # #
Contact: Alicia Grimes, Tyla Leach, Allandra Washington, 5th Grade Students, P.S. 171
Tel.: 212.860.5801
Fax: 212.860.6079
E-mail: theextendeddaygirls@gmail.com | TEN GIRLS AND TWO TEACHERS PUBLISH A BOOK
June 25th, 2007
Everyday Monday-Thursday ten fifth grade girls from different backgrounds came together with teachers from all over New York City from to write what is now DEAL WITH IT! Powerful Words from Smart, Young Women. The Extended Day Girls came to school 40 minutes earlier than their classmates to write many different pieces, such as memoirs, letters to friends, stories about sibling rivalry, and poems to describe where they’re from, to incorporate into DEAL WITH IT!
The Extended Day Girls worked hard on their writing pieces, which is now available for the world to read. None of the girls will get any money off of this endeavor (all money goes to their school’s visiting authors fund). All they want is to see their writing in the world so it can show kids what young girls can accomplish.
The girls have experienced so much not only as fifth graders, but as authors. The Extended Day Girls have grown together as friends and have become a family. Sharing their dreams, goals and stories among 12 of them; they were never scared to tell each other their life stories, which hold true pieces of their hearts.
Come see for yourself by coming to the Hue-Man Bookstore and Café in Harlem on Saturday, June 30th at 4:00 p.m. where the girls will be introducing their amazing book by reading, holding a Q&A Session and a book signing.
DEAL WITH IT! Powerful Words from Smart, Young Women is written by The Extended Day Girls with Stacey Shubitz and Christina L. Rodriguez. It will be sold at over 200 online retailers, including Amazon.com, BN.com, and Xlibris.com.
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Contact: Samara Serrano and Amanda Sevilla |
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