Children's Author Visits Lyndon

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Created on Friday, 21 September 2012 15:47

Written by Brian Stone

LYNDON - In an event hosted by the Cobleigh Library, some local students were able to meet an award winning author. Paul Fleischman visited the Lyndon Institute Town House Thursday evening to close out the first day of his three day book tour across the state. Fleischman's tour comes shortly after his new novella, "Bull Run," was chosen as the 2012 Vermont Reads Selection.  

Based on the Battle at Bull Run, Fleischman's inspiration for the 16 voice story of the Civil War actually came from another battle.

"Wandering through an old bookstore in Albuquerque, New Mexico, I came across a pamphlet on Shilo, not Bull Run, but Shilo," said Fleischman, "and that put the thought in my head of doing a multi-voice book about a civil war battle. I chose Bull Run because it was the first big battle of the war." 

This was Fleischman's second time being chosen as the Vermont Reads selection. His book "Seedfolks" was largely successful as the 2005 selection.