Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | By William Holmes | 86 views
Author Carmen Deedy visited Darlington to share her stories with students in Thatcher Hall. Deedy is an award-winning author of sixteen books for young readers, including "The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!," "Martina the Beautiful Cockroach," "Rita and Ralph’s Rotten Day," and "14 Cows for America," a New York Times Bestseller.
Funny, insightful, and frequently irreverent, her narratives are culled from her childhood as a Cuban refugee in Decatur, Georgia. Deedy is also an accomplished lecturer, having been a guest speaker for the Library of Congress, Columbia University, the TED and TEDx Conference, and the Kennedy Center, among other distinguished venues. An editor, and lifelong advocate for libraries, she previously served on the Advisory Board of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.
Photos by student-photographers Jiahao Luo ('25) and Will Holmes ('27)
