From Home School to Public School with Veera Hiranandani

<p>This week’s Story Seeds collaboration follows Veera Hiranandani, author of the Newbery Honor winning novel <i>The Night Diary</i>, and 10 year old creative rockstar Willa! </p><p>Veera Hiranandani helps Willa grow this story seed about:</p><p><i>A girl and her mom live in the middle of the woods in a small cottage. She's never gone to school but she's learned all her school subjects through her surroundings. Suddenly, they were beginning to lose money, so her mom decides that she needs to get a job, and her daughter needs to go to a real school. This is a huge change for her, and she has to find a way to fit in in her new school.</i></p><p>Follow Veera and Willa's Story Seeds adventure with host Betsy Bird as they: </p><ul><li>Meet in person and go on a tour of Willa’s school, The Blue School, in downtown New York City</li><li>Brainstorm ideas for Willa’s story seed and compare notes about their school experiences</li><li>Chat about the importance of names and what it feels like to ...