“Elisa Stone Leahy’s visit to our school was a great success! Her presentation resonated with our scholars in meaningful ways and the ones who participated in small group workshops with her were lucky to have great discussions and some practice with their writing ideas and skills. My scholars can’t wait for her next book, which are the words every librarian loves to hear. If you have the opportunity to book Elisa Stone Leahy, I highly recommend it!” — Megan McGonigle, Librarian, Columbus Gifted Academy & Gifted and Talented District Library

“The presentation was very engaging and cool to listen to. She explained everything well and she deserves to be successful in her writing endeavors.” — Zin (Student)

“My favorite part of yesterday was the author lunch because I had a lot of fun sharing my story with a real author. the rest of it was also amazing!” — Henry (Student)

“I really enjoyed the interactive and engaging parts of Leahy’s presentation, such as when she asked for volunteers to get on the stage or when she asked questions to the whole crowd. I also appreciate the time she took to make her slides look nice.” — Clementine (Student)

“I really enjoyed the author visit. The author talked about her writing process and what it felt like to write the stories and create worlds, and I completely related to it. She talked about how she used the writing to express herself and as a creative outlet for her ideas. I really enjoyed her advice about developing strong characters.” — Djuna (Student)

“We can’t say enough about Elisa Stone Leahy’s visit to our Middle School. From her meticulous preparation beforehand to her interactive presentation and thoughtfully prepared writers’ workshop, it was a fantastic experience! Elisa knows how to keep middle schoolers engaged—for an entire hour! Many teachers popped in to watch and ended up staying for the whole presentation. They were blown away by how engaging it was and declared it was our best author visit ever. We are already looking forward to the next book.” — Marianne Crowley, 8th Grade English/Language Arts and Humanities at Wellington School

“Elisa Stone Leahy provides such an exceptional, inclusive author visit that does not disappoint! Whether engaging with students or staff, she has the ability to transcend her audience into the world that she creates for them. She is not only a masterful storyteller in the pages of a book, but in real life, too. She breathes fresh life into the traditional author/book talk in the most captivating of ways; as a result, every audience member feels connected and invested in what Stone-Leahy has to share. Furthermore, she not only takes the time, but she makes the time, to provide personal writing sessions with students. Even students that are not innately creative writers, they find themselves excitedly crafting characters and storylines that they are eager to bring to life, too. Simply said, Elisa Stone Leahy is the gold standard when it comes to author visits! The icing on the cake is that she has the most real, relevant book to share with students. Her timely exploration of Wendy’s world in which secrets are explored and exposed is relatable and responsive to the world in which today’s teens live. Readers will not only find a friend in Wendy and her own allies, but they will a friend and ally in Stone Leahy, too.” — Lauren Noble, Gifted Intervention Specialist, Dominion Middle School & Ridgeview Middle School