Richard Peck, Newbery Award Winner and author of Season of Gifts, and Chuck Galey, illustrator of numerous books including Jazz Cats, came by the store the other day. Richard signed some of his books that we had on hand, but it was just so much fun to meet him.
Meeting authors is one of my favorite parts of this job. When Kami and Margie came to sign their bestseller Beautiful Creatures (We still have SIGNED COPIES!!!), I got to sit down to dinner with them and pick their brains. So much fun!!
We actually have a whole bunch of young adult and children’s book authors coming this spring and for each one, I get so nervous about meeting them. I mean, these people made it! They got their books published! And I revert back to the shy little girl I used to be. Here are some of our Oz events coming up:
Tuesday, February 23 @ 5:00 – Leaving 
Gee’s Bend by Irene Latham. This book is set 1932 in Gee’s Bend, Alabama, when the main character, Ludelphia Bennett is only 10. Her mother is pregnant and when the baby comes early, her mother gets sick. Ludelphia decides that she will brave the river to get to the town of Camden where the closest doctor lives. Along the way, she works on a quilt made with pieces of fabric she finds along the way. “Every quilt has a story,” Ludelphia’s mom says, and Ludelphia’s quilt will tell her story. This book is absolutely precious and perfect for kids from 4th grade to 6th grade. The voice of Ludelphia is simply and perfectly written. This book is also a great way to introduce a young adult to the quilting culture of Gee’s Bend.
Tuesday, March 2 @ 5:00 – Hex Hall 
by Rachel Hawkins. On our glorious snow day last Friday, I devoured this well written book and immediately fell in love with Sophie and her world. Sophie is a 15 year old witch, born to a warlock dad and human mom, she has lived a pretty normal life. That is until she tries to help a friend at prom with a love spell that goes horribly wrong. Her dad sentences her to Hecate Hall (fondly nicknamed Hex Hall), a school for witches, shapeshifters, and fairies who have threatened their kind by showing their magic to humans. Bored and angry, she is determined not to like Hex Hall, but everything is not as it seems here, like the ghost that keeps appearing to Sophie and the girl that was suspiciously killed last year. A mix of Percy Jackson and Libba Bray’s A Great and Terrible Beauty, girls (and boys) from 6th grade and up will be clamoring for more–this book is only the first in the series. Come get your book and meet the author on its release date!!
More signings that are coming soon! More on them closer to their signing dates!
Saturday, March 6 @ STORYTIME (10:00) – Growing Patterns by Sarah Campbell.
Saturday, March 13 @ 12:00 – The Weeb Book by Robert Maxwell.
Saturday, April 3 @ STORYTIME (10:30) and again at 12:00 – Flying Lessons by Gilbert Ford.
Thursday, April 8 @ 5:00 – Undead Much by Stacey Jay.
Saturday, April 10 @ 1:00 – Princess for Hire by Lindsey Leavitt.
Tuesday, April 13 @ 5:00 – Warriors: Fading Echoes (Omen of the Stars, Book 2) by Erin Hunter
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