Yesterday it was my privilege to speak to three public school fourth grade classes in my hometown.  They asked some great questions about the Underground Railroad and writing, like:

Q. How much would a $1,000 dollar fine levied against abolitionists in 1840 come out to in today's money?

A. Approximately $30,000!

Q. Is there still slavery today?

A. Sadly, yes, even right here in Ohio.  A boy named Zach Hunter is trying to do something about the problem.  You can read more about him and become a modern-day abolitionist.  This is his MySpace page, headquarters for Loose Change to Loosen Chains: http://www.myspace.com/lc2lc   Zach has a book out, too.  You can read an article about him here: http://www.christiantoday.com/article/meet.zach.hunter.the.teenage.abolitionist/9640.htm  

Here are some of the kids I talked to.  Maggie is the girl to whom I gave away a book in Latchkey one day.  She told her teacher, and now the teacher is reading the book to Maggie's class.  From there it developed into a talk for sixty kids.  Word of mouth really is the best way for others to learn about your books!  And here's a God thing:  Maggie is the girl with the flash halo. :-)

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