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Teen Book Festival 2011 |
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On Saturday, May 14, 2011, Miss Weaver attended the Fourth Annual Teen Book Festival 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. Be on the lookout in the Library for pictures and autographs of all the authors at this year's event! This year's event featured the following young adult authors:
James L. Barry (Warriors Series, Warriors Ravenpaw's Path Series) http://jlbarry.com
Charles Benoit (You) http://charlesbenoit.com/
Josh Berk (The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin) http://joshberkbooks.com
Heather Brewer (Chronicles of Vladimir Tod) http://www.heatherbrewer.com
Ally Carter (I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You, Heist Society) http://www.allycarter.com
Selene Castrovilla (The Girl Next Door, Saved by the Music) http://selenecastrovilla.com
Svetlana Chmakova (Dramacon Series, Nightschool) http://www.svetlania.com/
Mark Crilley (Miki Falls Series, Brody's Ghost 1 & 2) http://markcrilley.com/
Melissa de la Cruz (Blue Bloods Series, Angels on Sunset Blvd.) http://www.melissa-delacruz.com/
Shannon Delany (13 to Life Series) http://www.shannondelany.com
Carl Deuker (Night Hoops, Payback Time) http://members.authorsguild.net/carldeuker/
Kathleen Duey (Resurrection of Magic Series) http://www.kathleenduey.com/
Garrett Freymann-Weyr (My Heartbeat, Stay With Me) http://freymann-weyr.com/
Julie Halpern (Get Well Soon, Into the Wild Nerd Yonder) http://juliehalpern.com/
Rachel Hawkins (Hex Hall Series) http://www.rachel-hawkins.com/
Ellen Hopkins (Burned, Crank, Glass, Identical, Impulse, Tricks, Fallout) http://www.ellenhopkins.com/
Patrick Jones (Nailed, Cheated, Things Change) http://www.connectingya.com/
Melissa Kantor (If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince?, The Breakup Bible) http://melissakantor.com/
Jackie Morse Kessler (Hunger, Rage) http://www.jackiemorsekessler.com/
A.S. (Amy) King (The Dust of 100 Dogs, Please Ignore Vera Dietz) http://as-king.com
Eric Luper (Big Slick, Bug Boy) http://www.ericluper.com
Torrey Maldonado (Secret Saturdays) http://torreymaldonado.com/
Shari Maurer (Change of Heart) http://www.sharimaurer.com/
Elizabeth Scott (Bloom, Grace, Living Dead Girl) http://elizabethwrites.com/
Jon Skovron (Struts & Frets) http://jonskovron.com/
Charles R. Smith, Jr. (Chameleon, Hoop Kings, Twelve Rounds to Glory) http://www.charlesrsmithjr.com/
Terry Trueman (7 Days at the Hot Corner, Hurricane!, Inside Out, No Right Turn, Stuck in Neutral, Cruise Control) http://www.terrytrueman.com/
Past authors that have appeared at this event have included Laurie Halse Anderson, Jenny Han, Tim Green, Daphne Grab, Robin Brande, Matt de la Pena, Daniel Kirk, E. Lockhart, Lisa McMann, Alyson Noel, Vivan Vande Velde, David Leviathan, Kenneth Oppel, Linda Sue Park, Chris Van Etten, Sara Zarr, Todd Strasser, Cecil Castellucci, Tamora Pierce, Nancy Werlin, Alex Flinn, Brent Hartinger, and Jeff Kinney.
Who is coming next year??? Check out the TBF website for updates! www.tbflive.org
Plans are in the works for Teen Book Festival 2012....next year's event will be Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Nazareth College. Stayed tuned for more details about how you can attend this free event!!
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large view A.S. King, Jackie Morse Kessler and Heather Brewer answer questions about Bullying/Body Image |
large view Julie Halpern, Garret Freymann-Weyr and Melissa Kantor speak with fans |
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large view Svetlana Chmakova, Mark Crilley, Melissa de la Cruz & Shannon Delany greet fans |
large view Heather Brewer and Ally Carter sign books and greet fans |
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large view James L. Barry, Charles Benoit and Josh Berk sign items for fans |
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