Kate Messner

New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein (Mr. Lemoncello and the Titanium Ticket) joins two debut standouts, Jessica Kim (Stand Up, Yumi Chung!) and Janae Marks (From the Desk of Zoe Washington), to discuss how their characters face their fears—whether that be a death-defying scavenger hunt, telling jokes on stage, or finding the truth about your dad—and discover the courage to pursue their dreams when life-changing obstacles stand in the way. Moderated by award-winning author Kate Messner (Chirp). (karenb)… (mer)

Author Meetups are fast-paced, high-energy sessions that offer you a chance to meet 10 established and up-and-coming authors in a small-group session.

Middle Grade Author Meetups include:
Don Brown
Marie Miranda Cruz
Gale Galligan
Veera Hiranandani
Kate Messner
Heather L. Montgomery
Patricia Newman
Gayle E. Pitman
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Kashmira Sheth (g33kgrrl)… (mer)

Kate Messner

A pencil with All the Answers? That’s what I’m talking about! In All the Answers, that’s the amazing capability found in young Ava’s pencil. Meet author Kate Messner with her newest children’s book.

• This is an in-store event. To receive a number for the signing line purchase a copy of All the Answers from Anderson's Bookshop. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28 at 7:00 PM Anderson's Bookshop Naperville | 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville

Location: Street: Anderson's Bookshop Naperville Additional: 123 W Jefferson Ave City: Naperville, Province: Illinois Postal Code: 60540 Country: United States (tillagd från IndieBound)… (mer)

Participants should be prepared to do their own writing in this workshop that will be full of ideas for both the classroom and teachers’ own writing interests.

Both Kate and Jo have a lot of great materials posted online about writing and educators who write. Here are some starting points: Kate Messner's Blog Kate's Teachers Write! site (virtual writing summer camp) Jo Knowles' Blog Jo's recent series of guest blog posts at Inside a Dog Jo on Dorothy's List

Location: Street: 77 Main St Additional: City: Montpelier, Province: Vermont Postal Code: 05602 Country: United States (tillagd från IndieBound)… (mer)

This event will be held at Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck, NY.

The League of Extraordinary Readers is a monthly author event series for kids ages 8-12 (and those who are kids at heart). Come to the bookstore to meet your favorite children's book authors, with giveaways, snacks and fun at every event!

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Pre-order signed books here!

KATE MESSNER is the award-winning author of more than a dozen current and forthcoming books for young readers, including The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z., Sugar and Ice, Eye of the Storm, Capture the Flag, the Marty McGuire chapter book series. In her latest Middle Grade novel Wake Up Missing (Bloomsbury) we meet Quentin, a middle school football star from Chicago, Sarah, an Upstate New York girls' hockey team stand-out, Ben, a horse lover from the Pacific Northwest, and Cat, an artistic bird watcher from California. The four have nothing in common except for the head injuries that land them in an elite brain-science center in the Florida Everglades. It's known as the best in the world, but as days pass, the kids begin to suspect that they are subjects in an experiment that goes far beyond treating concussions....and threatens their very identities. They'll have to overcome their injuries - and their differences - to escape, or risk losing themselves forever. Kate lives on Lake Champlain with her husband and two kids. When she’s not reading or writing, she loves hiking, kayaking, biking, and watching thunderstorms over the lake. Follow Kate on Twitter @KateMessner

MARY G. THOMPSON is the author of WUFTOOM and her latest middle grade novel Escape from the Pipe Men! (Clarion Books). In the book thirteen-year-old Ryan Hawthorn has spent his life on display as a human exhibit in the multi-eyed Pipe Men’s intergalactic zoo. When his father is accidentally poisoned, it’s up to Ryan and his seven-year-old sister, Becky, to scour the universe for the antidote. Mary was raised in Cottage Grove and Eugene, OR. She was a practicing attorney for more than 7 years, including almost 5 years in the U.S. Navy, before moving to New York to write full time. She received her BA from Boston University, her JD from the University of Oregon, and her MFA in Writing for Children from The New School.

Orange Prize-winner VALERIE MARTIN is the author of nine acclaimed adult novels, including Property, Mary Reilly and The Confessions of Edward Day. ANTON & CECIL: CATS AT SEA is a swashbuckling story of two very different cat brothers and their adventures. Cecil and Anton are as different in personality as they are in looks. Cecil, stocky and black with white patches, thirsts for seafaring adventure as he roams the docks of his harborside home, taking day trips on fishing boats when the chance comes along. Slim, gray Anton prefers listening to the sailors’ shanties at the town saloon, venturing to port only for the day’s catch. But one day when Anton goes to port, he’s taken to be a ratter on a ship bound for the high seas. Knowing little of the wide open ocean that lies beyond the harbor, Cecil boards another ship in hopes of finding Anton. But what begins as a rescue mission turns into a pair of high-seas adventures, with thrills and danger bubbling under every wave. Valerie Martin and co-author Lisa Martin present a colorful cast of characters, rich historical detail, and lyrical storytelling that will delight fans of such classic animal adventures as The Wind in the Willows, Stuart Little, and Poppy.

AMY HERRICK remembers being embarrassingly skinny and tall. In addition, when she was with strangers, she was burningly shy. Being at home or with friends was much easier for her. Then she was talkative and even bossy. She used her vivid imagination to frighten her pals with ghost stories and tales of the dragons who lived down in the laundry room. It was when she was around eight years old that she discovered writing. This was a magical discovery. A pen, a piece of paper, and pulling whole stories and worlds into being, like a magician pulling a rabbit out of an empty hat! In her latest novel Time Fetch Edward picks up what he thinks is a rock. He doesn’t know it is a sleeping Time Fetch—and touching it will release its foragers too soon and alter the entire fabric of time and space. Soon the bell rings to end class just as it has begun. Buses race down streets, too far behind schedule to stop for passengers. Buildings and sidewalks begin to disappear as the whole fabric of the universe starts to unravel.

Location: Street: 6422 Montgomery St., Suite 6 City: Rhinebeck, Province: New York Postal Code: 12572-0482 Country: United States (tillagd från IndieBound)… (mer)

Snow Story Time

Sunday, February 5, 11:30 a.m.

Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner

Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow is a secret world of squirrels and snowshoe hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many other animals who live through the winter, safe and warm. Join us on a cross country ski trip through the winter woods to discover the secret world of animals living under the snow.

Location: Street: 1010 El Camino Real City: Menlo Park, Province: California Postal Code: 94025-4349 Country: United States (tillagd från IndieBound)… (mer)