WEDNESDAY, June 22nd at 7pm: The Conclusion of RAYMIE NIGHTINGALE

"Oh My Gosh!"  

What will happen next when the three Rancheros set out to right more wrongs, do more good, and possibly SOMEDAY actually have a baton twirling lesson!

Raymie Clarke and her newest friends Louisiana Elefante, and Beverly Tapinski have unintentionally set out on a journey together - on the way they find friendship, faith, and more inner strength than they thought they had.

Join Caledonia for the exciting conclusion of award-winning author Kate DiCamillo's newest adventure.  Presented live in voice.

NOTE: The session will go about 15 or 20 minutes beyond the hour. But it will be worth it!
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WEDNESDAY, June 15th at 7pm: More from RAYMIE NIGHTINGALE

There's a reason why author Kate DiCamillo is known as "Kate the Great."  Everything from her early chapter book featuring a talking pig name "Mercy Watson," to a heroic mouse named "Despereaux," Elephants that change the world, and a squirrel given super powers by being sucked through a vacuum cleaner - DiCamillo's combination of whimsy, imagination and emotional accessibility connects with readers of every age.

Caledonia continues her newest adventure, where a ten year old girl sets out with a plan to win her father's attention and get him to come home.  Along the way, she discovers friendship, her own courage, and the true nature of love.

Live in voice.
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WEDNESDAY, June 8th at 7PM: More from RAYMIE NIGHTINGALE

"Perhaps the sincerest aim of any fairy­ tale is not to introduce young readers to the quixotic pleasures of magic and fantasy but rather to initiate all readers into life’s unspeakable verities: Parents desert families, orphaned children often go hungry, and even the most loyal beloveds are capable of astonishing acts of betrayal. Early on in Kate DiCamillo’s captivating new novel, “Raymie Nightingale,” we learn about an older woman who regularly feeds a bevy of swans, seeming “like something out of a fairy tale.” Ten-year-old Raymie Clarke, an anxious heroine, considers the possibility that it’s “a fairy tale that hadn’t been told yet.” That’s an irresistible promise to begin a novel with, and DiCamillo is up to the challenge. With its short, vibrant chapters and clear, gentle prose, this triumphant and necessary book conjures the enchantments of childhood without shying away from the fraught realities of abandonment, abuse and neglect..."

~ From the NYTimes Book Review by Amber Dermot

Caledonia continues this award winning book tonight, live in voice.

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WEDNESDAY, June 1st at 7:00pm: RAYMIE NIGHTINGALE Begins!

Raymie Clarke has come to realize that everything, absolutely everything, depends on her. And she has a plan. If Raymie can win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition, then her father, who left town two days ago with a dental hygienist, will see Raymie's picture in the paper and (maybe) come home. To win, not only does Raymie have to do good deeds and learn how to twirl a baton; she also has to contend with the wispy, frequently fainting Louisiana Elefante, who has a show-business background, and the fiery, stubborn Beverly Tapinski, who’s determined to sabotage the contest. But as the competition approaches, loneliness, loss, and unanswerable questions draw the three girls into an unlikely friendship — and challenge each of them to come to the rescue in unexpected ways.

Caledonia Skytower begins Kate DiCamillo's newest tale, Live in voice.

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