I’m in Stockton, CA today and tomorrow visiting two schools a day. The public library got an NEA grant to promote reading. Their theme? THE BIG READ featuring “The Call of the Wild.” Something I’m familiar with, in fact, and in fiction.

Today I was with librarians Suzy Daveluy and Alicia Reynolds. This morning I spoke to 8th graders at Ripona K-8 school in Ripon, CA. This afternoon I spoke at Escalon High School in Escalon, CA.