This November, Newton Public Schools’ Creative Arts & Sciences program is celebrating the importance of books in our children’s lives with an AuthorFest, including visits from authors and illustrators to schools across the district to talk about the writing and illustrating process.

Lincoln-Eliot is excited to welcome author Marika McCoola this coming Friday, November 8th, to speak to our 4th and 5th graders!

And we are also looking forward to welcoming author/illustrator Jef Czekaj on Tuesday, November 19th, for our K-3 students!

Books by Jef and Marika can be ordered through Newtonville Books by clicking the book covers in this online form or by calling (617) 244-6619 — if you order or call by Monday, November 4th, and let them know your student is at Lincoln-Eliot, we will try to get them signed by the author and delivered to the school in time for the events.  (Or if you pick them up at the bookstore and send them in with your students on the day of the visit, we will ask the authors if they can sign the books then!)

And this coming Wednesday, November 6th, everyone is invited to join all 25+ authors and illustrators at the CAS Authorfest Book Sale and Signing Event, held at the Zervas Elementary School Library from 3:15 – 5:30pm.  Click here for a list of participating authors and their books!

Newtonville Books will be at the event with books for sale, but no purchase is necessary to attend.

It is the intention of Newton Public Schools that no student is denied participation in school-sponsored activities due to inability to pay.  A limited number of scholarships have been set aside to assist families with book purchases; please contact Stacey Moriarty at
moriartys@newton.k12.ma.us for financial assistance with the book sale.

For more details, see the AuthorFest flyer or visit CAS on Facebook.

*CAS AuthorFest is made possible by a grant from the Newton Schools Foundation, a contribution from The Village Bank in Auburndale, and your generous contributions to our PTO.  20% of proceeds from the book sale will go to Creative Arts and Sciences.