PS 39 Author Visit Program

PS 39's author visit program brings a diverse collection of authors and illustrators  to our school to help our students learn first-hand about the art of writing. Our program is funded by the money raised by our students through our annual spring Read-a-thon hosted in May during National Screen-Free Week.  Each grade level has a visit with an author and receives a signed copy of the book the author shares.

If you are interested in supporting our author visit program and other literacy events, please donate through our Parent Association.

2022-2023 Author Series

Akiko Yabuki

Travis Nichols

Isaac Fitzgerald

Claribel A. Ortega & Rose Bousamra

Sarah Thomas

Maulik Pancholy

2021-2022 Author Series

Ruth Chan

Schelle Williams

Isabel Quintero

Mark Oshiro

Sophie Escabasse

Jules Machias

2020-2021 Author Series

Julie Stamm

Simran Jeet Singh

Daniel Nayeri

Alexandra Davis

Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

Julian Reeve

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2019 -2020 Author Series

Jess Love

Kyle Lukoff

Max Brallier

Rivka Galchen

Torrey Maldonado

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2018- 2019 Author Series

Stephen Savage

Alexandra Penfold

Gabrielle Balkan

Sandra Neil Wallace & Rich Wallace

Korwin Briggs

Karuna Riazi

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2017- 2018 Author Series

Tad Hills

Matt de la Pena

Bryan Collier

Andrea Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney

George O'Connor

Victoria Jamieson