{"id":669,"date":"2014-05-19T19:07:30","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T19:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=669"},"modified":"2016-04-10T00:14:16","modified_gmt":"2016-04-10T07:14:16","slug":"teen-book-festival-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2014\/teen-book-festival-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen Book Festival — photos, recap, & thank yous"},"content":{"rendered":"

On April 26, nearly 150 guests gathered at Central Library to meet, get books signed, and hear 20 YA and middle grade authors speak at the 2014 Pasadena Teen Book Festival. \u00a0Teens, Bridge to Books, and YA Book Council volunteers managed registration, setup, and book signing lines as guests poured through the auditorium, Great Hall, West Patio, and the Story Room. \u00a0All attendees received tote bags (designed by Alethea Allarey, a co-founder of Bridge to Books). \u00a0Vroman’s Bookstore handle books sales for us.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Katie Ferguson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Authors<\/h2>\n

\"Keynote<\/a><\/p>\n

Special guest:\u00a0Andrew Smith<\/a><\/b>, author of\u00a0Grasshopper Jungle<\/i><\/div>\n
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Speaking Authors<\/b><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\"Tracy<\/a>
\nTracy Holczer<\/a><\/b>
\nThe Secret Hum\u00a0<\/i>
\nof a Daisy<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Ann<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n
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\"Allen<\/a><\/div>\n
Allen Zadoff<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n
Boy Nobody<\/i><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Signing only<\/b><\/p>\n


\n<\/a><\/b>\"Laurisa<\/a>\"Maurene<\/a><\/div>\n
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Schedule of events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Photo by Alfonso Huerta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

11:30 am
\nVroman\u2019s book sale table opens<\/strong>
\nCheck-in begins<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Photo by Alfonso Huerta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

12:00 pm \u2013 Auditorium
\nWelcome & Announcements<\/strong>
\n12:10 pm \u2013 Auditorium
\nAndrew Smith, author of Grasshopper Jungle<\/strong>
\nKeynote speech, followed by a conversation\u00a0with Aaron Hartzler, author of Rapture Practice<\/p>\n

12:50 pm \u2013 Story Hour Room
\nAndrew Smith signing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Photo by Katie Ferguson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

12:50 pm \u2013 Auditorium
\nYA in Real Life<\/strong><\/span>: \u00a0Amy Spalding (Ink Is Thicker Than Water), moderator Jesse Andrews (Me and Earl and The Dying Girl), Carrie Arcos (There Will Come a Time), Aaron Hartzler (Rapture Practice), Ann Redisch Stampler (Afterparty)<\/p>\n

1:40 pm \u2013 West Patio YA in Real Life panel signing with Maurene Goo (Since You Asked\u2026) and\u00a0Laurisa White Reyes (The Last Enchanter)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Photo by Alfonso Huerta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1:40 pm \u2013 Auditorium
\nThrills & Chills<\/span><\/strong>: \u00a0Gretchen McNeil (3:59), moderator,\u00a0Catherine Linka (A Girl Called Fearless),\u00a0Lissa Price (Enders),\u00a0Sarah Skilton (High & Dry),\u00a0Carol Tanzman (Circle of Silence)<\/p>\n

2:30 pm \u2013 West Patio
\nThrills & Chills and Middle Grade Authors panels signing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Photo by Alfonso Huerta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2:30 pm \u2013 Auditorium
\nWhat\u2019s Your Superpower?<\/span><\/strong>: \u00a0Margaret Stohl (Icons), moderator,\u00a0Katherine Ewell (Dear Killer),\u00a0Elizabeth Ross (Belle Epoque),\u00a0Amy Tintera (Reboot),\u00a0Allen Zadoff (Boy Nobody\/The Unknown Assassin)<\/p>\n

3:15 pm \u2013 West Patio
\nWhat\u2019s Your Superpower? panel signing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Photo by Katie Ferguson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3:15 pm \u2013 Auditorium
\nMiddle Grade Authors<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0Alyson Beecher moderator (from Bridge to Books),\u00a0Tracy Holczer (The Secret Hum of a Daisy),\u00a0Kristen Kittscher (The Wig in the Window),\u00a0Frances Sackett (The Misadventures of the Magician\u2019s Dog),\u00a0Rachel Searles (The Lost Planet),\u00a0Holly Goldberg Sloan (Counting by 7s),\u00a0Lisa Yee (Warp Speed)<\/p>\n

3:55 pm \u2013 Auditorium
\nClosing announcements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Thanks to the excellent publicity efforts by our partner Bridge to Books, the social media coverage was impressive. Check it out!<\/h3>\n