For Immediate Release:
May 20, 2005

Contact: Adrienne Verrilli at:
212-819-9770

Washington , DC – T he Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), the National Coalition to Support Sexuality Education (NCSSE), and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library are pleased to bring critically acclaimed authors Chris Crutcher and Robie Harris to Washington , DC for appearances on May 23 and 24.

Chris Crutcher is the author of Whale Talk and The Sledding Hill and Robie Harris is the author of It's Perfectly Normal and It's So Amazing!

Monday, May 23, 2005
An Evening of Readings , Conversation, and Book Signings
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Young Adult Services Division, Room 110
901 G Street, NW
Washington , DC   20001

Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Banned Books and Youth Sexuality: the Authors Speak
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

National Education Association (NEA)
1201 16 th Street, NW , Washington , DC 20036

To RSVP to either event, please contact Adrienne Verrilli at 212-819-9770 or 646-334-3735.

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