Teen Book Festival 2009

large view Opening of Rochester Teen Book Festival large view Authors David Leviathan, David Ozanich, Chris Van Etten and Sara Zarr large view Jack D. Ferraiolo, Sharon Flake, Daphne Grab, Tim Green, Jenny Han, Ellen Hopkins & Ken Oppel large view Matt de la Pena, Geno Salvatore, Terry Trueman and David Leviathan large view Ellen Hopkins talks about her books large view Ellen Hopkins offers a sneak peak at her upcoming novels

On Saturday, April 4, 2009, Miss Weaver and English teacher, Mr. Bessette, attended the Fourth Annual Teen Book Festival that was held at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY.  This festival offered teens, parents, teachers and librarians a chance to connect with some of their favorite authors, listen to them speak and share a love of books.  This year's event featured the following young adult authors:

Robin Brande (Evolution, Me, & Other Freaks of Nature)  http://robinbrande.com/

Michael Buckley (Sistes Grimm Series)  http://www.sistersgrimm.com/

Cinda Williams Chima (Dragon Heir, Warrior Heir, Wizard Heir) http://www.cindachima.com/

Svetlana Chmakova (Dramacon Series, Nightschool) http://www.svetlania.com/

Jack D. Ferraiolo (The Big Splash) http://www.bigsplashbook.com/     http://www.jackferraiolo.com/                                         

Sharon Flake (Bang!, Begging for Change, Money Hungry, The Skin I'm In, Who Am I Without Him?) http://www.sharongflake.com/

Daphne Grab (Alive & Well in Prague, New York) http://www.daphnegrab.com/

Tim Green (Baseball Great, Football Genius, Football Hero) http://www.timgreenbooks.com/

Jenny Han (Shug, The Summer I Turned Pretty) http://www.jennyhanwrites.com/

Ellen Hopkins (Burned, Crank, Glass, Identical, Impulse) http://www.ellenhopkins.com/

Kenneth Oppel (Airborn, Skybreaker, Starclimber, Darkwing, Firewing, Silverwing, Sunwing, Dead Water Zone) http://www.kennethoppel.ca/

Linda Sue Park (Archer's Quest, Keeping Score, Kite Fighters, Project Mulberry, A Single Shard, When My Name Was Keoko) http://www.lspark.com/

Matt de la Pena (Ball Don't Lie, Mexican WhiteBoy) http://www.3stonesback.com/

Geno Salvatore (Stone of Tymora, The Stowaway)

Terry Trueman (7 Days at the Hot Corner, Hurricane!, Inside Out, No Right Turn, Stuck in Neutral, Cruise Control) http://www.terrytrueman.com/

David Van Etten: This is actually 3 authors in one!  Chris Van Etten, David Leviathan & David Ozanich (Likely Story, All that Glitters, Red Carpet Riot)

Davide Leviathan (Are We There Yet?, Boy Meets Boy, How They Met and Other Stories, Realm of Possibility, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, Wide Awake) http://www.davidlevithan.com/

Sara Zarr (Story of A Girl, Sweethearts) http://www.sarazarr.com/

Plans are in the works for Teen Book Festival 2010....authors scheduled to appear include: Laurie Halse Anderson, Ellen Hopkins, Robin Brande, Matt de le Pena, Terry Trueman, E. Lockhart, Patrick Jones, and many more!  This year's event will be Saturday, May 15, 2010 at Nazareth College.  Stayed tuned for more details about how you can attend this free event!!

large view TBF Live Author Posters of "David Van Etten" which is three authors in one	large view TBF Live Author Posters for Jenny Han and Ellen Hopkins	large view TBF Live Posters for Daphne Grab and Tim Green
large view TBF Live Posters for Kenneth Oppel and Linda Sue Park	large view TBF Live Posters for Terry Trueman and Sara Zarr	large view TBF Live Posters for Jack D. Ferraiolo and Sharon Flake
large view TBF Live Poster for Michael Buckley	large view Author Tim Green speaks about his life as an author and promotes his newest book, 'Baseball Great'	large view Matt de la Pena talks about his book, 'Ball Don't Lie' being made into a movie, out June 5th
large view New Author Panel: Jenny Han, Robin Brande, Jack D. Ferraiolo & Daphne Grab	large view David Leviathan, Chris Van Etten & David Ozanich	large view Terry Trueman and Sara Zarr sign autographs for fans
large view Matt de la Pena and Geno Salvatore meet and greet fans	large view Ken Oppel and Linda Sue Park	large view Cinda Williams Chima and Svetlana Chmakova
large view Jenny Han and Ellen Hopkins	large view Jack D. Ferraiolo and Sharon Flake	large view Daphne Grab and Tim Green

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