Join the Book Bin for an author event with Connie King Leonard and her book, Sleeping in My Jeans, as well as Chris Hawkins, the Homeless Ed Family Outreach Coordinator of the Corvallis School District.
Sleeping in My Jeans tells the story of sixteen-year-old Mattie Rollins, who is homeless. Stuck living in the family’s beloved, beat-up station wagon with her mom and little sister, she is forced to grow up fast in a cold, new world. Spending her days struggling through high school and her nights afraid of what lurks outside the car, she still has hope for their future... until her mom disappears.
Stranded on the street with no money, a dying cell phone, and a frightened kid sister, Mattie must find the strength to locate her mom and bring her family back together, no matter the cost.
Connie King Leonard is a writer of books for children and teens. She holds degrees from Minot State University and the University of Oregon and has taught elementary and middle school. She is a member of SCBWI as well as Willamette Writers, and in 2008, won the Kay Snow award for children’s writing with Too Much Glue, Gertie. Connie lives in Milwaukie, Oregon with her husband Bob.