New Yorkers, come on out
November 25, 2006
So if you missed the NYPL events
and
if you want to get all your holiday shopping for people under the age of 18 done in a single early swoop,
please come out to Books of Wonder
December 5th -- New York City
I am reading with some of my favorite teen authors!
5 PM - 7 PM
Books of Wonder on 18th between 5th and 6th
COE BOOTH for Tyrell, a story of a homeless African-American teenager struggling to avoid following in his father's footsteps and ending up in jail;
JOHN GREEN for An Abundance of Katherines, about a washed-up child prodigy who's been dumped by 19 girls named Katherine and this time is determined to get it right;
MAUREEN JOHNSON for Devilish, about a Catholic highschooler who makes a deal with the devil and the friend who risks everything to save her;
E. LOCKHART for The Boy Book, sequel to The Boyfriend List, where Ruby discovers there is life after a boyfriend breakup and the loss of all her best friends for not following The Rules for Dating; and
DAVID LEVITHAN for Wide Awake, a story of two gay teenagers campaigning to keep the first gay Jewish President-elect from being cheated out of his election results.