Pam Todd is the author of THE BLIND FAITH HOTEL (Margaret K. McElderry Books, Simon and Schuster, 2008), a coming-of-age novel about 14-year-old Zoe’s struggle to cope when her mother takes her kids away from their father, an Alaskan fisherman, and moves them to a run-down farmhouse she’s inherited in the Midwest. A brush with the law lands Zoe in a work program at a local prairie preserve, where she meets a wild boy who shares her love of untamed places.

"Zoe’s story is so beautifully written, that you find yourself loving her for her devotion to all things wild and wonderful, including her father and Ivy, even while you’re wishing she could face up to a few useful realities. A fascinating reading experience." - Zilpha Keatley Snyder, three-time Newbery Honor Medalist and author of THE EGYPT GAME

AWARDS FOR THE BLIND FAITH HOTEL

• 2009 Great Lakes Booksellers Award
• 2009 Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award
• 2009 Green Earth Book Award
• Illinois Arts Council Grant Recipient

WORKSHOPS

Pamela Todd presents author talks, school visits, and workshops on writing. Cross-curricular presentations include prairie ecology. Information is available on her website, listed below. Here's a sample of her experience:

School Visits and Writing Workshops

• Chicago Public Schools Writing and Literacy Program
• Ragdale Foundation Core Teaching Artist for Middle School and High School
• Off Campus Writers Workshop
• Society of Children Book Writers and Illustrators - Illinois
• Companions Prison Ministry Journaling Program

Conferences and Events

• Union League Club of Chicago
• Illinois State Library
• Midwest Music Educators

Awards and Honors

• Society of Children Books Writers and Illustrators Judy Blume Grant for Contemporary Fiction
• Illinois Arts Council award recipient

Pamela Todd is also the author of PIG AND THE SHRINK (Delacorte, 1999), a funny middle-grade novel about a boy who tries to turn his overweight friend into a science fair project, only to find that his friend has his own ideas about how to live his life.

Contact Information:
Email: pam@pamelatodd.net
Website: http://www.pamelatodd.com