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Home Author Archive Dear Reader Notes Get KidBuzz Info Laura Pedersen Dear Librarian: When I was growing up most families went on a long car trip in the summer, usually to visit relatives. The routine was pretty much the same — Dad spent hours packing the trunk or roof of the car, Mom made sandwiches to eat along the way, and kids sat in the back alternatively playing and arguing with each other. We played games such as License Plate Bingo, Twenty Questions and Counting Cows. We fought about whether someone purposely or accidentally poked another person or else who was taking up more than their allotment of space, and stopped only when Dad threatened to turn around and go home. I wrote UNPLUGGED because I wondered if with all the newfangled devices that occupy and entertain us it's still possible to play old-fashioned games and spend time talking (and arguing) with our families to create these cherished memories. Email tilbury@tilburyhouse.com for a chance to win a signed copy. Cheers, Laura Pedersen www.LauraPedersenBooks.com Unplugged / Laura Pedersen / Tilbury House Price: $16.95 / ISBN: 978-0884483373 / Published: September, 2012 Ages 7-11 / Children's Book Laura Pedersen is one of our featured authors this week. Click here to view her reader comments and feel free to use them in your newsletters. TOP OF PAGE BACK TO MAIN LIBRARIAN PAGE © Copyright 2005 by AuthorBuzz