'Milo' author @ Bialik

On Monday November 1, Alan Silberberg, author of Pond Scum and numerous YTV and DisneyChannel tv shows, introduced his new book, Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze to the Secondary 1 students of Bialik High School.  Alan demonstrated how his illustrations for Milo are used to highlight emotions that the character, a 13 year-old whose mother has died, and who has been moved from house to house and school to school ever since, cannot express on his own.  His comical illustrations introduce readers to Milo's grade 7 friends, his family and his teachers, in a warm and funny way that our Grade 7 students found appealing, especially when they found out that Milo's story is based on the author's own experiences.  Our students asked many questions about writing, about getting published, and whether or not Alan had met some of their favorite tv stars.  You can find more information on Alan Silberberg at:  silberbooks.com