Author's Day
Thank you to our Boyce PTO for generously supporting our library and sponsoring Author’s Day!
The Boyce Library is hosting an author visit with Cristina Rouvalis and Lydia Wayman, authors of Snoopers & Sneakers, on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. Students will attend during Team Time in the Boyce theater.
This is a fantastic opportunity for students to hear directly from the authors about their writing process, the inspiration behind their stories, and their journeys as authors.
About the authors
Cristina Rouvalis is an award-winning Pittsburgh-based journalist with a talent for distilling facts about real people into lively features and profiles. Her favorite local stories include one for the Smithsonian on the mad search to find a replacement for Mr. Rogers’ iconic cardigan sweaters and a profile in Pittsburgh Magazine on the doctor behind the Mr. Yuk sticker.
Lydia Wayman is a writer, editor, and autistic advocate whose writing has appeared in a wide range of online and printed publications. She also presents at events and conferences, serves on boards and committees, and works with organizations to develop courses and training programs.
About Snoopers& Sneakers
Jane is a wiz at facts and numbers, but she’s clueless when it comes to other kids. Her autism and all-consuming love of cats make her a target for bullies. She’s nothing like Ashley. Ashley is bubbly and excitable and has always been best friends with the queen bee of Monroe Elementary. When Ashley refuses to lie to keep her best friend out of serious trouble, she loses her seat at the popular table–and her whole identity along with it.
The one thing Jane and Ashley have in common is the best teacher in the world, Miss DiMicco. When Miss DiMicco is arrested after being accused of stealing at a school fundraiser, and a miserable sub takes her place, the girls form an unlikely alliance to clear their teacher’s name. As they butt heads over cats, makeup, and the rules of sixth grade, the girls fight to get their teacher back and to keep their friendship from falling apart.