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TITLE: Charles R. Smith Jr.: 2008 National Book Festival
SPEAKER: Charles R. Smith Jr.
EVENT DATE: 09/27/2008
RUNNING TIME: 31 minutes
DESCRIPTION:
Photographer and children's book author Charles R. Smith Jr. appears at the National Book Festival.
Speaker Biography: During his childhood, photographer and children's book author Charles R. Smith Jr. spent many hours with characters in books traveling the world, solving mysteries or living in different times in history. Now he combines his photographic skills with his love of reading, writing and sports in his award-winning books, including "Hoop Queens" and its companion, "Hoop Kings" -- both volumes of his poetry. "Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali" (2007) is winner of a 2008 Coretta Scott King Author Honor and 2008 Norman Sugarman Best Biography Honor. His latest book is "Chameleon" (Candlewick, September 2008). He lives in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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SERIES: National Book Festival 2008