WALDAMEER MYSTERY FILES AT SCHOOL

"The Harbor Creek School District was excited to have author David Gorman join us for an entire day.  He traveled to Klein, Clark, and Rolling Ridge Elementary to talk with hundreds of excited kids.  The students learned so much about the history of Waldameer Park and the background around the Waldameer Mystery Files book series.  Mr. Gorman played a fun game with them and answered all of their questions.  He was our guest speaker that same night for the 4th grade student author celebration where he discussed overcoming obstacles to pursue your passions to over 300 students and families.  David Gorman was very easy to work with and we look forward to additional visits in the future."

- Mr. Young, Elementary Library & Technology Teacher, 

Clark, Klein, & Rolling Ridge Elementary

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"Grandview Elementary School loved having Mr. David Gorman visit on March 2nd- Read Across America Day!  Mr. Gorman arrived early so he could set up and greet the children as they entered the building.  He spoke to our primary and intermediate students separately with two interactive presentations. The students loved learning about Mr. Gorman’s amazing books, getting a sneak peek of the new book trailer, playing a Waldameer guessing game, and asking their own questions at the end! During that same evening, Mr. Gorman came to Grandview’s Barnes & Noble Bookfair and got to have a meet and greet with our students. He signed books for them and interacted with families for over 2 hours. It was so much fun hosting Mr. Gorman at Grandview and we hope he will come back for a visit again in the future!"

- Mrs. Burdick, Title 1 Reading Specialist, Grandview ES

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"My second-grade class loves reading The Waldameer Mystery Series. We just started the 3rd book. Mr. Gorman's visit was the highlight of our year! We can't wait for our field trip to Waldameer in the spring!"

- Mrs. Goss, 2nd Grade Teacher, St. Jude School

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"Mr. Gorman was a pleasure to work with! We asked him to come speak at our school as a kick-off event for our SWPBIS system this school year; he adjusted his presentation to accommodate The Westlake Way and discuss the 3 R's (Respect, Responsible, Resilient) with our students! Mr. Gorman was highly engaging - our students truly enjoyed learning about Waldameer and his fabulous books! We hope to have Mr. Gorman visit again next year!"

- Ms. McCaughtry, Assistant Principal, Westlake MS

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"I checked out Mr. Gorman's first novel from the local library, and it was our family read-aloud before bedtime. We moved quickly through the chapters because my son was always eager to move through the twisting plot to get to the exciting resolution. Having this personal experience with my own child led me to reach out to Mr. Gorman about planning a district-wide Title I event where our students would be offered a copy of his novel. Mr. Gorman put together a video for our students and families that brought his book together with the other components of our event. We have heard nothing except compliments about the event and found that Mr. Gorman was easy to communicate with and very quick with his shipments and creation of media."

- Ms. DeFrances, Reading Teacher, Cambridge Springs ES