Patrick Jones!

is another author that will be joining us at the Teen Book Festival this May!



Patrick often writes about themes that teens can relate to, such as: fitting in, relationships, friendship and life struggles. He is the author of:

Chasing Tail Lights
Cheated
Nailed
Stolen Car
Things Change
The Tear Collector

Some fun facts about Patrick are...

*He is the only person who has been on the cover of School Library Journal with their nipples showing.

*He used to be a librarian for teens

*In 2006 he received two lifetime achievement awards; one from the American Library Association, and the other from the Catholic Library Association

*He has been to all fifty states

*It took him nearly 17 years to write his first novel Things Change!

To learn more about Patrick Jones and his novels visit his page on the TBF website:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=60
and his webpage:
http://www.connectingya.com/index.html