The Spokane Moms
Denette Hill, Susan McBurney, Lisa Layera Brunkan and the Fund Our Future Washington Initiative

Frank McCourt, author of
'Tis; a Memoir,
published by Scribner

So wrote Frank McCourt in Angela's Ashes, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize (1997) and the National Book Critics Circle Award (1996). Following this memoir of his impoverished childhood in Depression-era Limerick, Ireland, McCourt went on to write 'Tis, which focuses on his life as a new immigrant in America. 'Tis has been referred to as one of the great immigrant stories of our times.

In Teacher Man, McCourt details the challenges he faced as an English teacher at Stuyvesant High School in New York City.

Most recently (2007), McCourt wrote a children's Christmas picture book, Angela and the Baby Jesus, inspired by one ofhis mother's childhood experiences. Six-year-old Angela steals the Baby Jesus from the crèche at the church, so afraid is she that the cold will endanger him.

Join your colleagues to attend the Friday night dinner on October 10, 2008 in the Oregon Ballroom. Hearing Frank McCourt's stories and thoughts first-hand will be a grand way to highlight your evening. You may order extra banquet tickets for family, friends or colleagues who might wish to hear Mr. McCourt. You might also want to attend McCourt's concurrent session and/or book signing on Friday.