Nominally for young readers
Debut author Rajani LaRocca reads from her first novel, Midsummer's Mayhem, joined in conversation by Lynda Mullaly Hunt!
Join local author Lee Gjertsen Malone for the launch of Camp Shady Crook: it’s Ocean’s Eleven set in a summer camp as two kids try to one-up each other in a con competition at a camp that isn’t quite what it seems…
Join the mother-daughter author team of Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple for a reading from their new picture book, A Kite for Moon!
Seventeen-year-old internet video star Fit is on a mission to become famous at all costs. She shares her life with her fans through countless videos (always sporting some elaborate tinfoil accessory), and they love her for it. If she goes viral, maybe she can get out of her small casino town and the cramped apartment she shares with her brother and grandpa.
"Witty, stylish panel artwork crackles with funky comic energy....Most pleasing is the market’s atmosphere of warmth and affection."--Publishers Weekly, STARRED review
Richard Scarry’s Busytown gets a Mexican-American makeover in the marketplace of a buzzing border town from Pura Belpré Medal-winning illustrator Raúl the Third.
In this modern fairy tale, a strong, brave maiden is invited to attend the prince’s royal ball, but at the dance, she ends up finding true love in a most surprising place.
“The prince is smart and strong,”
she confided in her mother.
“But if I’m being honest,
I see him as a brother.”
Her mother said, “Just go!
And have a bit of fun.
Join us for a celebration of queer girls in YA, in honor of the 10 year anniversary of acclaimed writer Malinda Lo's Ash! Featuring local authors Rebecca Kim Wells, Sara Farizan, Rory Power, Adrienne Kisner, Molly Booth, and Rebecca Podos reflecting on their experiences publishing queer YA and how representation in young adult literature has changed and grown in the last decade, you won't want to miss this special
Inspiration struck when Momofuku Ando spotted the long lines for a simple bowl of ramen following World War II. Magic Ramen tells the true story behind the creation of one of the world's most popular foods.
A young girl with an eating disorder must find the strength to recover in this moving middle-grade novel from Jen Petro-Roy.
Before she had an eating disorder, twelve-year-old Riley was many things: an aspiring artist, a runner, a sister, and a friend.
