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Elementary Visits
Read-alouds, big dreams, feelings, vocabulary, creativity, and confidence-building conversations.
Author visits
Bring a real author, real story, and real literacy energy into the room.
Sheressa Jackson delivers warm, student-centered visits that connect books with imagination, resilience, writing, identity, and the courage to dream bigger.
The visit experience
More than a reading. A literacy moment students remember.
Visits can be tailored for elementary classrooms, high school writing units, libraries, youth programs, family literacy nights, festivals, and community events.
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Read-aloud and author talk
Students hear the story, the purpose behind it, and how books come to life.
Students hear the story, the purpose behind it, and how books come to life.
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Q&A and writing connection
Students practice asking better questions, making meaning, and connecting stories to their own lives.
Students practice asking better questions, making meaning, and connecting stories to their own lives.
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Optional activity support
Prompts, worksheets, coloring pages, reflection questions, or book-based activities can support the visit.
Prompts, worksheets, coloring pages, reflection questions, or book-based activities can support the visit.
“Your visit was an absolute success and added immense value to our current unit. I was incredibly impressed by how deeply the students engaged with you. Seeing them entirely present, with no phones in sight, and eagerly asking follow-up questions was a testament to how much your story resonated with them.”— Jacqueline Birruete Soto, 10th Grade Teacher
Perfect for
Schools, libraries, festivals, and community literacy spaces.
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Writing Units
Author process, interviewing, narrative writing, theme, resilience, and real-world storytelling.
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Family Literacy Events
Book-centered moments for parents, children, caregivers, churches, nonprofits, and community programs.