Sharon Robinson
webcast
Teens & Children Pavilion
1:20-1:50 pm
Book Signing
2-3 pm
Sharon Robinson, daughter of legendary baseball hero Jackie Robinson, is the author of several books for young readers, including Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America (2004) and her newest book, Safe at Home (Scholastic, 2006), a novel. As an educational consultant for Major League Baseball, she oversees school and community-based education programs such as Breaking Barriers, In Sport, In Life, a national character education program designed to empower students with strategies to help them face obstacles in their lives. The program has reached more than 9 million children across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. Ms. Robinson divides her time between New York and Florida.