Patricia Polacco can certainly tell a very exciting story. I love a book she wrote called Meteor! So when I saw that she coming to our library, I decided to meet her. At the library, she told us something about her life and then read us part of her book.
Patricia was born in Lansing, Michigan, and grew up in Oakland, California. When she was a little girl, she often stayed with her grandparents who lived in Union City, Michigan. One summer day, a meteorite fell from the sky, right into her grandparents' backyard! Before that, her grandparents had lived a very quiet on their farm. Now things were different. They had so much to do. People came to see the meteorite. The university came to study it and analyze it. Her grandparents had never talked to so many people in their lives! Everything changed.
As you can guess, no one the town ever seen a meteor before! They were confused and didn't know what to do. Everyone had a different idea about what to do with it. Some people thought it would bring them luck if they touched it.