On Wednesday, March 7, 2018 noted children’s and young adult author Kimberly Brubaker Bradley will speak in Carrington Auditorium from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Her 2016 book, The War That Saved My Life, her seventeenth published book, was a Newbery Honor Book. The novel is set in 1939 in London and the surrounding countryside, as children are sent out into the country to avoid German bombs. Amazon notes, “This #1 New York Times bestseller is an exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War II. For fans of Counting by 7s and Sarah, Plain and Tall.”

This event is free of charge and open to the public.