My Journey with Buck
2021
JANUARY
January 29, 2021:
My First Author
Visit
I was so nervous!
"Authors Across Kansas"
January 29, 2021: Delivered Books to the Negro Leagues Musuem
The kindness from everyone at the museum has been amazing!
First Autograph!
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January 31, 2021: Delivery to Watermark Books in Wichita, Kansas
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FEBRUARY
February 3, 2021: World Read Aloud Day with Park University
First Twitter Shout Out!
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February 10, 2021: Interview with KSHB Reporter Melissa Greenstein
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February 11, 2021: Interview with KMBC Reporter Kelly Eckerman and Cara Doyle
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February 14, 2021: First In-Person Author Visit at Green Door Bookstore in Overland Park
February 27, 2021: Read Around the Bases at The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in KCMO
Fun Tweets!
MARCH
March 1, 2021: Read Across America SMSD News
March 17, 2021: KC Star Article
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March 11, 2021: Dropped Books Off at the KC Royals
March 24, 2021: First Royalty Check
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APRIL
April 2, 2021: KC Monarchs Delivery
April 2, 2021: Willa's Books & Vinyls
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April 24, 2021: Independent Bookstore Day: Green Door Books and Bliss Books and Wine
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MAY
May 3, 2021: Zoom with Border Star Elementary KCMO- Pilot “Leader in Me” Project
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May 3, 2021: Zoom with Ms. Bottiger’s 4th Graders in Maryland
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JUNE
May 24, 2021: Salute to Negro Leagues at the K
Kristy Nerstheimer interviewed during the Royals Countdown on Sunday, May 23, 2021
June 12, 2021: Sarasota, FL.
JULY
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June 17, 2021: Mid Continent Library Virtual Author Visit
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July 10, 2021: Book Donation to Nashville Public Library
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AUGUST
August 15, 2021: Slugger’s Birthday Bash at the K
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September 17, 2021: Best Local Author Nominee
SEPTEMBER
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September 25, 2021: Kansas City Kansas Public Library in the Park with Storystroll!
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OCTOBER
October 6, 2021: Invited to #MyBaseballMemories at the NLBM in honor of the anniversary of Buck’s death
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October 6, 2021: Book Delivery to Black Archives
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October 8, 2021: Made it to Amazon!!
https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B09J1Q476C?ref_=pe_1724030_132998070
https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Thing-Story-About-ONeil/dp/1633330532
November 13, 2021: Buck O’Neil’s Birthday Bash at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
NOVEMBER
Favorite Book Review and Tweets
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DECEMBER
December 3, 2021: Interview with Legends Sports in Houston, TX, on Twitch.
December 5, 2021: MLB announces that Buck O’Neil will be inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame!
Celebration at the Negro Leagues Museum
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My Journey with Buck
My Journey with Buck Continues in 2022
JANUARY
January 2022: Best of Kansas City 2021: Winner of the Local Author Award
Illustrator Christian Paniagua received special recognition in New York!
FEBRUARY
February 2, 2022: World Read Aloud Day: Virtual Author Visit with Pirate's Read
February 15, 2022: Interview with Renee James Gilmore from EmpoweringVoices in Sarasota, Florida - aired March 5, 2022. https://www.mysuncoast.com/video/2022/03/05/kansas-city-educator-teaches-great-lesson-about-sarasota-buck-oneil/
February 28, 2022: Virtual with Sarasota Public Schools
Virtual with 3rd graders at Ortiz Elementary in Wichita Public Schools
In-person visit with 3rd and 4th graders at McKinley Elementary School
in Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools
Thanks to Carol Levers, I got to pass out a book to each student present!
Singing Buck's song at the end of each presentation is my favorite part!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eHPYgUgHDgum0PAMy0DzDe7T4Jex6TsA/view?usp=sharing
MARCH
March 18, 2022: An extra special visit to my daughter's 4th grade class at Guadalupe Center Elementary School
APRIL
April 22, 2022: Genius Hour Interview with students from Briarwood Elementary in the Shawnee Mission School District
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13uqPPiJJYWiiJpfYlIO7mCgMkq1DIvBM/view?usp=sharing
MAY
May 6, 2022: All School Visit at Hawthorn Elementary in Parkhill School District - over 400 students!
May 16, 2022: Nativity Parish School Visit in Leawood, Kansas
Third grader, Cole, used
my book for his report!
JUNE
June 2, 2022: Kansas Notable Book Award
(The cover looks so pretty with its new sticker!)
JULY
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July 23, 2022: Interview with KSHB's Dia Wall - On the Road to Cooperstown
July 2022: Cooperstown, New York! Buck O'Neil entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 24, 2022.
AUGUST
August 21, 2022: Interview with Kaye McIntrye for KPR Presents. She tries to interview all Kansas Notable winners. I am a huge NPR fan so this was so exciting! Click to listen: https://kansaspublicradio.org/show/programs-kpr-presents/2022-10-06/kpr-news-kpr-presents-greatest-thing-story-about-buck-oneil
SEPTEMBER
September 24, 2022: Kansas Book Festival in Topeka, Kansas
Governor Kelly’s husband, Ted Daughtey, presented me with the Kansas Notable Award.
OCTOBER
October 19: Promo Video with the Negro Leagues Baseball Musuem for the Buck O’Neil
Education Center - I just love our partnership with the museum!
NOVEMBER
November 19: Author Fair at Mid-Continent Public Library - Always special meeting another Buck fan!
DECEMBER
December 6: The Greatest Thing was included in book donations by Patrick Mahomes for his
‘Read for 15’ initiative.
December 10: Author Fair at Monarch Bookstore where my very first author visit was in 2021
Fan girl moment with Mr. Stinky Feet, Jim Cosgrove!
December 18: Author visit at my church home, Community Christian Church, Kansas City, MO.
December 28: "Mysterious Goings On" Podcast with Alex Greenwood
My Journey with Buck
My Journey with Buck Continues in 2023
FEBRUARY
February 23: I was thrilled to meet Monty, the mascot, from the KC Monarchs at Bonner Springs Library. What a fun author visit!
As I reflect on these past two plus years with Buck O'Neil, I am so grateful. I have met many wonderful people and it has been a thrill to hear their own Buck O'Neil stories. He had a larger-than-life personality, spreading love and kindness everywhere he went. I hope readers take away not only his love for baseball but Buck's immense joy and love of life. Even through the hardest times, he continually poured love into every situation. And I think our world could use a little more of Buck's love. I hope through this journey (and beyond), our children have gotten to know Buck too. I want our children to be inspired by him. And I want them to help keep his memory alive forever. Thank you for all of your support!
Write-fully Yours,
Kristy Nerstheimer, Author