Alief ISD's Taylor High School is happy to invite teens and avid readers to TeenBookCon [2] on Saturday, April 10th! TeenBookCon is geared towards connecting teen readers to authors and illustrators and allow teens to listen first-hand about the experiences of published authors and the writing industry! This is also a great opportunity for parents, librarians, teachers, and other teen literacy advocates to participate and encourage teens to read.
The convention will begin at 10:30am and runs until 4:00pm. Admission is free; however, bring money for food, books, and other merchandise. Check out the schedule [2] for the full list of activities, panel discussions, and locations.
The keynote speaker for TeenBookCon is Sharon Draper [3] and other visiting authors include Elizabeth Eulberg [4], Beth Fantaskey [5], Gayle Forman [6], Marjetta Geerling [6], Paula Morris [7], Judson Roberts [8], Jon Skovron [9], and Cynthia Leitich Smith [10].
Also attending are the following graphic novelists: Shawn and Matt Fillbach [11], Jimmy Gownley [12], Terry Moore [13], and George O'Connor [14].
For more details, please visit here [15].
When: Saturday, April 10th
Where:
Taylor High School 7555 Howell Sugar Land Road Houston TX 77083Time: 10:30am - 4:00pm
Contact Information: teenbookcon[at]gmail[dot]com
Links:
[1] http://www.hcpl.net/users/veronica-g
[2] http://www.teenbookcon.org/Schedule.html
[3] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=sharon%20draper&index=.GH
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[5] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=beth%20fantaskey&index=.GH
[6] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=gayle%20forman&index=.GH
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[8] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=judson%20roberts&index=.GH
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[10] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=cynthia%20leitich%20smith&index=.GH
[11] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=fillbach%20brothers&index=.GH
[12] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=jimmy%20gownley&index=.GH
[13] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=terry%20moore%20graphic&index=.GH
[14] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=george%20oconnor%20fiction&index=.GH
[15] http://www.teenbookcon.org/Home.php
[16] http://www.hcpl.net/taxonomy/term/31
[17] http://www.hcpl.net/category/topical/graphic-novels
[18] http://www.hcpl.net/category/genres/teens