PAMKA's 2018 "Enchanted Forest" Book Fair was a Resounding Success!

PAMKA's 2018 "Enchanted Forest", the largest Scholastic Book Fair in the country, has once again been a truly resounding success. Led by Tri-Campus Chairs Erica Amsinger and Becki Hirsh, our magnificent PAMKA volunteers transformed spaces and organized events that brought a sense of adventure to the MKA community.

Derrick Barnes helped kick of the Book Fair at our Sunday Event when he inspired an audience of children and adults with his newest award-winning book, Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (View Photos). MKA faculty member Yesenia Ravelo-Rodriguez did double duty, presenting to both our middle school students and our youngest cougars at the primary school while Amy Bass engaged our upper school students. Students at the primary school enjoyed wonderfully interactive presentations by Jerry Pallotta, Rafael Lopez, and Mac Barnett. Erin Entrada Kelly, Varian Johnson, and Rita Williams Garcia motivated our middle school students to believe in their abilities, always dream big, and keep writing.

As always, thanks go out to Scholastic for their support, especially Judy Newman (a former MKA parent) and Carol Levine, and to the parents on all three campuses that dedicate so much of their time to make this remarkable event possible.