Award- winning children's author, Jane Kurtz, will be the feature speaker at a special holiday event at The Well on Saturday, December 4th from 5:30-7:00pm. Kurtz was selected by American Girl to write books for the 2010 Girl of the Year, Lanie. Raffle tickets will be available to win gift baskets and a Lanie doll by American Girl.
Kurtz is also the cofounder of Ethiopia Reads, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing literacy to Ethiopian children. The organization has opened 46 school libraries in Ethiopia and operates 5 donkey mobile libraries. The event is a benefit to raise money for the next shipment of books. You can learn more about Ethiopia reads at http://www.ethiopiareads.org/. Other books by Jane Kurtz will also be availble for purchase and autographing. Girls, mothers and doll-lovers are invited!
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