Get ready for another totally exciting

TEEN TIME SURPRISE!!!
3:00-5:00



Join us today for another super special surprise teen time! Come find out what we're up to! You certainly don't want to miss you!

Marissa Doyle

is one of our Teen Book Festival authors! She has written:

Bewitching Season
Betraying Season

Some fun facts about Marissa are...

*She has two pet rabbits named Saffron and Asuka

*She has twins who have separate birthdays!

*In college she majored in History and Archaeology

*She grew up in Massachusetts and spent a lot of time on Cape Cod; she loves the water

For more information about Marissa Doyle and her books, visit her TBF page:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=57

and her personal site:
http://www.marissadoyle.com/index.php

TEEN TIME!

Today from 3:00-5:00

we will either be playing

Dance Dance Revolution

or

Wii!

It's sure to be a fun time! Hope to see you there!

It's time for TEEN TIME!

Today from 3:00-5:00 we will be playing either...

Dance Dance Revolution

or...

Wii!




Don't miss out! It's going to be a blast! See you there!

Don't pass up the chance to meet author

Matt de la Peña



at this year's Teen Book Festival!!!

Matt is the author of several great books geared towards teens:

We Were Here
Mexican White Boy
Ball Don't Lie

Some fun facts about Matt and his books are:

*Ball Don't Lie will soon be a major motion picture. Some people you may have heard of in it are... Ludacris and Nick Cannon! Make sure you read it before the movie comes out!

*He wasn't a major "reader" until college, when he read The Color Purple, by Alice Walker

*His dream car is a black Honda Accord

*When he was younger he had a dog named Peanut

*He has a MFA (Master of Fine Arts) degree in Creative Writing from San Diego State University

*He got his undergraduate degree from the University of the Pacific; there he received a full athletic scholarship for basketball

*Right now, he lives in Brooklyn, NY and teaches Creative Writing

To learn more about Matt de la Peña visit his Teen Book Festival page:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=21
or his personal page:
http://www.mattdelapena.com/

Join us TODAY for TEEN TIME!

This afternoon from 3:00-5:00 for a super special...

SURPRISE!





Come find out what exciting thing we have planned for you! We're sure you will NOT want to miss out on this one! We hope to see you all there!

Are you ready to meet

Kay Cassidy

at this year's Teen Book Festival?!?

Kay is the author of a new series called

The Cinderella Society

The first book comes out on April 13th, 2010... so get ready! Kay is also the author of two very popular blogs for teen girls.

Living Your Five
and
The You 2.0

Some interesting facts about Kay Cassidy are...

*She loves makeovers!

*She was a cheerleader in high school! When she wasn't cheering she was doing gymnastics, diving, track, and volleyball!

*In college she was in a Sorority

*She has an M.B.A. degree (a Master of Business Administration)

*She loves breaking the stereotypes of cheerleaders/sorority girls/businesspeople

*Kay is a major believer in living your dreams. She believes life is too short to be doing something that you don't like, or doing something because it's what somebody else wants you to do. She wants everyone to go out and be the person who they want to be!

To learn more about Kay and her upcoming book visit her TBF page:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=70
and her very interesting personal website:
http://www.kaycassidy.com/

Bake Sale Success!

We raised $75.00 at the bake sale we held on Wednesday, January 27th!

The money we raised is going to towards a bus to bring us to the Teen Book Festival in May! Thank you to everyone who contributed to the bake sale, and thanks to all who bought our delicious deserts!!!


Just so you know... we are planning another bake sale for March!
Check back for details!

Are you ready for some

TEEN TIME!?

We hope so! Join us today
(February 3rd)
from 3:00-5:00 for...

Charades!




Woo hoo! It's sure to be a fun time! Hope to see you all there!

Get to know Teen Book Festival Author

Robin Brande



Some books for Teens by Robin are...

Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature
Fat Cat

Some fun facts about Robin Brande:

*When she was about 17, she went through a "Victorian Era" phase. She wore long dresses that went to the floor and gloves whenever she went somewhere.

*She was in the Broadway musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee!

*She is (or has been at some point) a lawyer, a Sunday School teacher, a Girl Scout Leader, an insurance salesperson, community college instructor, a wilderness first responder and even more!

*She loves dogs!

*Right after high school her first job was a waitress at a lunch counter in a drug store; she was not impressed by the way the food was prepared there though (it was gross!)

To learn more about Robin Brande and to get ready for the Teen Book Festival, check out her page on the TBF website:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=19

and her personal web-page (which as a LOT of fun stuff):
http://robinbrande.com/