Books with author Jennifer Kalis

Discover the perfect gift for your Best Friend Forever! How much do best friends really know about each other? The BFF Journal helps girls learn more about their best friend forever (BFF) while sharing their own thoughts and feelings on everything from the latest fashion or the cutest boy in school to their favorite chick flick! Part scrapbook and part journal, this fun activity book is flled with hours of entertainment, and it can also become a keepsake to help girls remember their favorite childhood pastimes for years to come. More than a boring old journal where writing ideas can be elusive, The BFF Journal is filled with colorful prompts, quizzes, and activities that provide girls hours of writing inspiration. Activities & Prompts Include: How would you describe your BFF's personality? Devise a secret greeting Take turns giving each other a makeover. Take a picture or tell about it here. Sister-Friends: Friends come and go, but sisters are forever. Write all about yours and what you love about her most. Ghost Writer: Write a scary story to tell at your next sleepover. Best friends share everything, and now they can share this journal. Girls can share their thoughts on one page and have their BFF express her thoughts on the other. Fun to trade and give as a gift, this little journal will keep girls dreaming, doodling, and imagining together! Anita Wood and Jennifer Kalis are coauthors of Pocketdoodles for Girls. Anita lives in northern Utah. Jennifer lives near Columbus, Ohio.

On Tuesday afternoon, December 7, 1993, Toni Morrison stood before an audience at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. Dressed in a black gown, she began her speech with the words "Once upon a time." She was at the academy to give her Nobel Lecture in Literature. She would be accepting the Nobel Prize, a writer's highest honor. She was the first African-American woman and only the eighth woman ever to be so honored in literature.