tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299407422024-03-14T00:49:21.564-05:00The Teen SpotNewark Public Library's Teen Spot BlogTeen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.comBlogger220125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-23551164173965172532011-08-04T17:58:00.004-05:002011-08-04T18:02:00.401-05:00<div style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks For a Great Summer Teens!</span></i></b></div><div style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We hope you all had an exciting time going on "Around the World" adventures with us! </span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">(Click the picture above to check out all the fun we had this Summer!!!)</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Teen time will now resume it's regular schedule (every other week) starting on Wednesday, August 17th from 3:00-5:00!</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See you then!</i> </span></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-66235189072236575992011-07-29T00:01:00.000-05:002011-07-29T00:01:01.675-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #999999; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don't miss out on our final Teen Time summer event!</span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday, August 3rd</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #999999;">3:00-5:00</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">We will be exploring... <i><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">RUSSIA</span></b></u></i>!</span></div><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">There will be lots of Russian fun going on this week so be sure to stop by! See you then!</span></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-73273053438043597162011-07-23T09:00:00.000-05:002011-07-23T09:00:02.521-05:00<div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">On Wednesday, July 27th </span></b></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">join us for an exploration of <i><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Italy</span></u></i>! </span></b></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">During Teen Time~3:00-5:00 </span></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.map-of-italy.net/images/italian-flag.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://www.map-of-italy.net/images/italian-flag.gif" width="200" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Enjoy an Italian snack while playing an exciting trivia game and learn a bit about the history, culture, and language of Italy!</span></b></span></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-32981499301114776602011-07-15T17:00:00.015-05:002011-07-15T17:00:02.468-05:00<div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Teen Time Event:</span></u></b></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Wednesday, July 20th</span></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">3:00-5:00</span></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We will be exploring <span style="font-size: x-large;"><i style="color: black;"><b>China</b></i></span>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/2003/04/24/screen-china.national.flag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/2003/04/24/screen-china.national.flag.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Come have fun and learn a bit about the history, culture, and language of China... and of course have an authentic Chinese snack!</span></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-2916322209411092382011-07-11T12:00:00.000-05:002011-07-11T12:00:05.178-05:00<div style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Do you think you know all there is to know about</span></div><div style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>HARRY POTTER</i>??</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Come test your knowledge and get ready for the release of </span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II</span></u></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> at our <b style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Harry Potter Trivia Event</span></b> on</span></div><div style="color: orange; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Friday, July 15th</span></b></div><div style="color: orange; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">2:00-3:00!</span></b></div><div style="color: orange; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">A magical snack will be provided!</span></i></div><div style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This event is open to grades 3 and up!</span></div><div style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Registration is required.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.clipart-fr.com/en/data/clipart/cartoon/cartoon_291.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="119" src="http://www.clipart-fr.com/en/data/clipart/cartoon/cartoon_291.gif" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://ny.evanced.info/newark/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=457&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&SignupType=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=7/1/2011&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=">Click here to sign up!</a></span></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-8197088273862740722011-07-07T12:00:00.016-05:002011-07-07T12:00:06.592-05:00<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Upcoming Teen Time Event:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="color: red; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">On <u><i>July 13th</i></u> during Teen Time we will be learning a bit about the history, language, foods of...</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: orange; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><i><b>GERMANY</b></i></u>!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: orange; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Join us for a fun filled afternoon!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">3:00pm-5:00pm</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-78768772958549694912011-07-03T13:16:00.001-05:002011-07-03T13:16:00.323-05:00<div style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The NPL will be<span style="color: black;"> </span><b style="color: black;"><u><i>CLOSED</i></u><i> </i></b>on Monday, July 4th in observance of...</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>INDEPENDENCE DAY!</b></span></i></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We will reopen on Tuesday, July 5th and 9:30AM.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.coupons4utah.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/fireworks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://www.coupons4utah.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/fireworks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> <span style="color: red;">We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday!!!</span></span></span></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-71999129880648941352011-06-30T12:58:00.000-05:002011-06-30T12:58:08.200-05:00<div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Summer Reading 2011 is kicking into full gear!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The theme for the Teen program is:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">"You Are Here!" </span></b></i></span></span></span></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Starting on <u>July 6th</u> we will be having some super special Teen Time events! </span></span></span></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Every <u>Wednesday from 3:00-5:00</u> we will be exploring a different part of the world!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first program is July 6th; we will be exploring...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><i><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">JAPAN!</span></span></span></span></b></u></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/flags/large/ja-lgflag.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/flags/large/ja-lgflag.gif" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Keep checking back for more updates! </span></i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span> </span></span></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-43069213429943561352011-06-01T15:56:00.000-05:002011-06-01T15:56:01.198-05:00<div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Summer Reading 2011 Kick-Off Event!</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Monday, June 27th </span></b></u></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Stop by the NPL and tie dye with us!</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Drop in <i>anytime </i>from:</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;">11:00am-3:00pm</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">**Bring a white t-shirt for tie dying and wear old clothes... it can get messy!**</span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also while you're there, you can sign up for the rest of our fun-filled summer programs! </span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="color: red;">*Rain date is Tuesday, June 28th* </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-90623713297634791702011-05-18T16:41:00.000-05:002011-05-18T16:41:12.779-05:00<div style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">On Saturday May 14th, 2011 a group of teens from Newark went to Nazareth College in Rochester to be a part of the Rochester Teen Book Festival (TBF). This free one day event brings together teen readers and authors of popular teen books. </span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Below is just one photo of the teens from Newark. Click on the photo to see the HUGE crowd and some behind the scenes photos of the authors!</span></div><br />
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</span><div style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Save the date...TBF 2012 is scheduled for May 19th, 2012</span></span></b></i></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-68161634796200911512011-05-02T09:00:00.004-05:002011-05-17T12:58:33.283-05:00<div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is it! This Saturday is the Teen Book Festival!!!</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Terry Trueman </span></b></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">will be there right along with us!</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Terry is the author of...</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cruise Control</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stuck in Neutral</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">7 Days at Hot Corner</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hurricane</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Inside Out</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">No Right Turn</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sheehan: Heartbreak and Redemption</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fun facts about Terry:</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Stuck in Neutral</i> won a Printz Honor Award </span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He sometimes still plays records... they remind him of when he was a teenager.</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He first rode a motorcycle straight into the back of a parked station wagon to which his dad said, "Okay, you look ready to go."</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">He thinks <a href="http://api.ning.com/files/S-LjfNtD4hmyAHsSO9otzrFPxdoykG3gU1WbiuUCfm3v6dDIftegJcyt1e3QotWYOLfs0FvqYIXuxnZxPCQzEjIHcGjWL*zO/boots.jpg">Beatle boots</a> are still cool!</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">For more information on Terry and his books visit his <a href="http://www.terrytrueman.com/">fun website</a> and his <a href="http://teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=11">TBF page</a>! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-81035806848257613812011-05-02T09:00:00.002-05:002011-05-02T09:00:08.623-05:00<div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Charles R. Smith Jr.</span></b></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">is going to be at the TBF this year!</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Charles is the author of:</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chameleon</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hoop Kings</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Twelve Rounds to Glory</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Winning Words</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fun facts about Charles:</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He was the youngest student in his class and the only student of color when he started college.</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Charles has sat at the desk in the Oval Office while working alongside a photographer for Time Magazine. Bill Clinton was the subject. </span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He has met all of the 50 greatest NBA players of all time, including Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neill!</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He went to photography school</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">For more info on Charles and his books visit his </span><a href="http://www.charlesrsmithjr.com/index.htm" style="color: #cc0000;">super cool website</a><span style="color: #cc0000;"> and his </span><a href="http://teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=85" style="color: #cc0000;">TBF page</a><span style="color: #cc0000;">!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-87846068681842894202011-04-25T09:00:00.000-05:002011-04-25T09:00:05.492-05:00<div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jon Skovron</span></i></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">is another author that will be joining us at the Teen Book Festival!</span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Jon is the author of</i>:</span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Struts & Frets</span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Fun facts about Jon:</span></i></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He used to work at Studio 54</span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jon only has 9 fingers</span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He is a classically trained Shakespearean actor</span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He does not like anything sweet! This includes candy, chocolate, pastries and all things sweet! </span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jon can play 9 instruments</span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For more information on Jon visit his <a href="http://jonskovron.com/">website </a>or his <a href="http://teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=91">TBF page</a>.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-37223086175714957012011-04-21T09:00:00.001-05:002011-04-21T09:00:04.345-05:00<div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Elizabeth Scott</span></b></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">will be at the Teen Book Festival this year!</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Elizabeth is the author of:</span></i></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unwritten Rule</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stealing Heaven</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Something, Maybe</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Perfect You</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Love You Hate You Miss You</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Living Dead Girl</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Grace</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bloom</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Between Here and Forever (May 2011) </span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Some fun facts about Elizabeth:</span></i></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">* She didn't start writing until she was 27</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">* She wishes she could write poetry</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">* In elementary school she was one of two kids to get an "Unsatisfactory" in handwriting, the other kid was her brother!</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">* <i>Perfect You</i> was the hardest book she had to write!</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">To learn more about Elizabeth,<a href="http://www.elizabethwrites.com/"> visit her website</a> and her <a href="http://teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=96">TBF page</a>!</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-75864683239477759052011-04-18T09:00:00.002-05:002011-04-18T09:00:06.731-05:00<div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><u><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Shari Maurer</span></b></i></u></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">will be at the TBF this year!!! </span></i></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shari is the author of:</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Change of Heart</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fun facts about Shari Maurer:</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">* Shari met her husband when she was 17 while they were at sleep away camp!</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">* Shari's daughter was born with a heart defect (she is okay now), and that inspired her to co-write a nonfiction book for adults dealing with children who have heart defects.</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*She got the idea for writing <i>Change of Heart</i> after she watched an episode of Dr. Oz that was about a teen girl who was in desperate need of a heart transplant.</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">* When she's really depressed she drinks Yoo-Hoo</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*She has traveled to: Indonesia, Italy, Israel, Norway, Holland, Spain, Canada, France, Mexico, England, 6 Caribbean islands plus her honeymoon in Bermuda</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">* Shari used to work for International Sesame Street</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">For more info on Shari and her book, visit her <a href="http://www.sharimaurer.com/">neat website</a> and her <a href="http://teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=98">TBF page</a>!</span></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-49932927505079463122011-04-14T09:30:00.002-05:002011-04-14T09:30:02.290-05:00<div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Teen Book Festival is one month from today!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Saturday, May 14th! For information on attending please contact Dorothy Morehouse!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: #351c75;">Torrey Maldonado</span></span></b></i><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75;">will be there, will you!? </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Torrey is the author of:</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Secret Saturdays</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fun facts about Torrey:</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">*He loves chocolate SO MUCH that when he was in college he would buy nutty chocolate bars and hide them under his bed. He would wake up in the middle of the night, eat one, and then go back so sleep!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Torrey was born and raised in the Red Hook Projects of Brooklyn, NY; the fact that he overcame the violence and poverty living there has greatly affected his writing and his outlook on life.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">*He has taught in the NYC public school system for ten years</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">*On writing <i>Secret Saturdays</i> Torrey states: "I mixed my passion for writing and teaching and made <i>Secret Saturdays</i>, which can help young people better handle tough times and gives them an exciting read."</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*He is very confident that no matter where he is, nobody in a five mile radius could beat him at handball or scrabble!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For more information on Torrey and his book, <a href="http://www.torreymaldonado.com/" style="color: #cc0000;">visit his website</a> and his <a href="http://teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=95" style="color: #cc0000;">TBF page</a>!</span> </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-7613026995655118492011-04-11T09:00:00.003-05:002011-04-12T11:48:55.655-05:00<div style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Teen Book Festival is quickly approaching!</span></div><div style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">TBF will take place on Saturday, May 14th! Many authors will be joining us. Including...</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><i><b>Eric Luper!</b></i></u></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Eric is the author of...</span></span></div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Big Slick</span></span></div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bug Boy</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange;">Seth Baumgartner's Love Manifesto </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Fun facts about Eric:</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">*He is a chiropractor as his day job; he has treated many professional athletes and entertainers! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">*He once worked for two months in southern France restoring a medieval </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">castle </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">*When he was in high school he spent a summer working at a predatory bird rehabilitation center. He treated injured hawks, owls and vultures!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">*Eric has lived in Albany since 1999, but he grew up in Springfield NJ, and lived in Seneca Falls for a while!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">*After 9/11 he volunteered with the American Red Cross to aid injured rescue workers in the recovery efforts</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">To find out more about Eric and his books, visit his <a href="http://www.ericluper.com/home.shtml"><span style="color: orange;">super</span> <span style="color: orange;">cool website</span></a>, and his <a href="http://teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=92" style="color: orange;">TBF page</a>!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</b></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-39839538412491773102011-04-07T09:02:00.000-05:002011-04-07T09:02:00.290-05:00<div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Who else will be at the Teen Book Festival this year?</span></span></div><div style="color: purple; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: purple; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>A.S. King!</b> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Amy is the author of:</span></span></i></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Please Ignore Vera Dietz</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and </i>The Dust of 100 Dogs </span></span></span></div><div style="color: purple; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: purple; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Please Ignore Vera Dietz</u> is a Michael L. Printz Honor Book for 2011!!!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fun facts about A.S. King...</span></span></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">*She lived in Ireland for 10 years teaching adult literacy and writing novels</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Amy as also been a: rare poultry breeder, a pizza delivery driver, a life skills and juggling teacher, photographer, and camp counselor</span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">*She lived without TV for over a decade but now has MANY channels (and still has trouble finding something to watch)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">*She has a celebrity crush on John Stewart from the Daily Show</span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Amy now lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and children</span></span></span></div><div style="color: purple; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: purple; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">*She is a big fan of: corn on the cob, Kurt Vonnegut, nice weather, and fleece socks</span></span></span><br />
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</div></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">For more information on A.S. King and her books, visit her <a href="http://as-king.com/index.php" style="color: purple;">website </a>and her<span style="color: purple;"> </span><a href="http://teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=54" style="color: purple;">TBF page</a><span style="color: purple;">!</span></span></span></span></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-61729298125771151012011-04-04T09:00:00.035-05:002011-04-04T09:00:02.384-05:00<div style="color: red; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jackie Morse Kessler </span></div><div style="color: red; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">will be one of the authors joining us at the Teen Book Festival on May 14th!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jackie's second book <i>Rage</i> is released today!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Her first book is: <i>Hunger</i></span></div><div style="color: red; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: red; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">***A portion of her first book's proceeds go to the <a href="http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/" style="color: black;">National Eating Disorder Association</a> and a portion of her second book's proceeds will go to the organization<span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="http://www.twloha.com/" style="color: black;">To Write Love on Her Arms</a>.***</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fun facts about Jackie:</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: red; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">-She just barely reaches 5 feet tall</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">-Jackie takes Tae Kwon Do lessons</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">-She believes that true love really does prevail... she married the man she had a crush on when she was a teenager!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">-She has never read anything by Jane Austen (with or without zombies)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: red; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">-Jackie grew up in New York City and now lives in Upstate New York</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">-She has a weakness for chocolate and tends to let her cranky cat take over her office chair</span></div><div style="color: red; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">For more information on Jackie visit her<a href="http://www.jackiemorsekessler.com/index.php"> <span style="color: black;">fantastic website</span></a> and her <a href="http://teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=89" style="color: black;">TBF page</a>!!!</span></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-20468403117724632942011-03-28T09:00:00.038-05:002011-03-28T09:00:08.822-05:00<div style="color: magenta; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Melissa Kantor</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">will be at the Teen Book Festival this year! Will you?</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #351c75; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">To sign up to go contact Dorothy Morehouse the Youth Services Librarian @ NPL!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: magenta; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Melissa is the author of...</span></i></div><div style="color: magenta; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Breakup Bible</span></div><div style="color: magenta; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Confessions of a Not-It Girl</span></div><div style="color: magenta; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Darlings are Forever</span></div><div style="color: magenta; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Girlfriend Material</span></div><div style="color: magenta; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince?</span></div><div style="color: magenta; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Amanda Project: Invisible</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #351c75; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Some fun facts about Melissa:</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i> <span style="color: magenta;">*</span></i><span style="color: magenta;">Melissa is a capricorn</span></span><br />
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<div style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">*She considers herself a terrible speller</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<div style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">*Her favorite all-time YA book is <i>It's Okay if You Don't Love Me</i> by Norma Klein</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<div style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">*Melissa's biggest regret from high school is that she spent too much time pretending to like things that the boys she liked enjoyed (such as Motley Crue and the Grateful Dead!)</span></div><div style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">*She was born in New York City in 1970</span></div><div style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75;">For more information about Melissa and her books please visit her </span><a href="http://www.melissakantor.com/" style="color: magenta;">super cool website</a><span style="color: #351c75;">, and her<span style="color: magenta;"> </span></span><a href="http://teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=84" style="color: magenta;">TBF page</a><span style="color: #351c75;">!</span></span></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-46941251665837167572011-03-21T09:00:00.000-05:002011-03-21T09:00:08.432-05:00<div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Who else will be at this year's Teen Book Festival?!!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #f1c232; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Patrick Jones!</span></b></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">Patrick is the author of...</span></b></i></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">Chasing Tail Lights</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">Cheated</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">Nailed</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">Stolen Car</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">The Tear Collector</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">Things Change</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;">*********************************</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #f1c232; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">Fun facts about Patrick Jones...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">*Patrick is the only person to appear on the cover of School Library Journal with nipples showing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #f1c232; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">*Has been to every state and presented at a school or conference</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">*His dream job is to be writing for WWE</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #f1c232; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">*His first book "While Things Change" took 17 years to write</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">*After High School he stayed home in Flint, Michigan and worked at the library while attending the University of Michigan</span></div><div style="color: #f1c232; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">For more info on Patrick and his books, visit his<span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.connectingya.com/" style="color: #38761d;">website</a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, and his </span><a href="http://teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=60" style="color: #38761d;">TBF page</a><span style="color: #f1c232;">!</span></span></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-80951328259013901732011-03-14T09:00:00.000-05:002011-03-14T09:00:11.499-05:00<div style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ellen Hopkins</span></i></div><div style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">will be at this year's Teen Book Festival... will you!?!!?</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The TBF is Saturday, May 14th! If you're interested in going contact Dorothy Morehouse, Youth Services Librarian @ the Newark Public Library!!!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Ellen is the author of</i>:</span></div><div style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Burned</span></div><div style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Crank</span></div><div style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fallout</span></div><div style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Flirtin' With the Monster</span></div><div style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Glass</span></div><div style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Identical</span></div><div style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Impulse</span></div><div style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tricks</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;">She also has a new book coming out on September 13th, 2011 called... </span><u style="color: purple;">Perfect </u></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Interesting </i><i>facts about Ellen...</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*She is nearly always up before dawn </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*She has seen Elvis in his underwear (he wore boxers... seriously!)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Ellen once won a hot ski pants contest!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*She suffered through an abusive relationship for three years before she had the strength to break away; some of her experiences have influced her writing</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;">*Ellen went on to find the love of her life in 1991; they got married and are living happily ever after</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For more information on Ellen and her novels, visit her <a href="http://www.ellenhopkins.com/" style="color: purple;">super cool website</a>, and her <a href="http://teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=5" style="color: purple;">TBF page</a>!!!</span></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-85654385551530018122011-03-07T09:00:00.019-05:002011-03-07T09:00:03.863-05:00<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Rachel Hawkins</span></b> </span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">will be at this year's Teen Book Festival!!!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: purple; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The TBF will be on Saturday, May 14th!</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rachel is the author of...</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Demonglass (just released!)</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and Hex Hall</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: purple; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Fun facts about Rachel:</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">She met Maya Angelou when she was 17... and it totally blew her mind!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">She taught English for 3 years, and misses explaining Macbeth to people</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: magenta; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rachel once worked as a mime in a department store for 3 hours selling makeup... it wasn't a pleasant experience</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">She is hard at work on a brand new trilogy that will begin in Summer 2012 with the first book: Rebel Belle!!!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">For more info on Rachel, visit her <a href="http://readingwritingrachel.blogspot.com/" style="color: #38761d;">blog</a>, and her <a href="http://teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=83" style="color: #38761d;">TBF page</a>!!!</span></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-84069443205937807912011-02-28T09:00:00.001-05:002011-03-02T17:49:12.203-05:00<div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Julie Halpern</span></b></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">will be at this year's Teen Book Festival in May!!!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Julie is the author of:</span></b></div><div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Get Well Soon</span></div><div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Into the Wild Nerd Yonder</span></div><div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don't Stop Now (coming in June 2011)</span></div><div style="color: yellow; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fun facts about Julie Halpern...</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When she graduated college she moved to Australia</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">She was an extra in the movie High Fidelity (you can see her walking behind Jack Black and John Cusack in the scene where they see Lisa Bonet sing)</span></div><div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">She was an intern on the show The Adventures of Pete and Pete</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">She made a movie in college that won third place in the Wisconsin Film Festival; the movie was called "I Wanna be a Freak"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Julie's favorite foods are: cheese pizza, broccoli and spinach casserole, and corn</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">For more info on Julie and her books visit her <a href="http://www.juliehalpern.com/">website</a> and her <a href="http://teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=93">TBF page</a>!</span></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29940742.post-70079509023385422452011-02-22T09:00:00.000-05:002011-02-22T09:00:16.668-05:00<div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Garret Freymann-Weyr</span></span></i></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">will be at the Teen Book Festival with us this year!</span></i></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Garret is the author of...</span></i></span></b></div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">After the Moment</span></i></span></div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Kings are Already Here</span></i></span></div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">My Heartbeat</span></i></span></div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Stay With Me</span></i></span></div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pretty Girls</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Interesting facts about Garret...</span></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Her last name is pronounced Frime-n-wire (rhymes with I'm on fire)</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">When she was younger she never wanted to be a wife... she wanted to be a mistress! To her the hours and clothes seemed much better</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">In her next life she would like to come back as a gay man</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">She enjoyed the Twilight series, and believes that escapism fantasy novels are good for the mind</span></i></span></div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">To learn more about Garret and her novels, visit her <a href="http://www.freymann-weyr.com/home.html">website </a>and her <a href="http://teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=82">TBF page</a>! </span></i></span></div>Teen Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361280981883369838noreply@blogger.com0