Performances by City Lit Theater Company, Chicago Public Library Teen Volume Readers Theatre Troup
Bughouse Square (Washington Square Park) is located at 901 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, across from the Newberry Library
IN CASE OF RAIN: The event will be held in the Newberry Library, Ruggles Hall, 60 W Walton St.
If you are unable to join us for the Banned Books Week Read-Out! in Chiacgo, IL, but would like to celebrate your freedom to read, check out events in your local library or bookstore. That site will be updated frequently, so check back periodically. To promote your Banned Books Week event on that page, please sign-up here.
Events will take place all throughout the week on ALA Island in Second Life. Check our Banned Books Week in Second Life page for more information.
Excerpt from the ALA website: http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/calendarofevents/index.cfm
It's the greatest force in publishing today, with the power to raise authors from the dead (Leo Tolstoy) or crucify them on the national stage (James Frey). The all-powerful Oprah Book Club is not so much a club as a ruthlessly influential marketing vehicle, with the power to fundamentally alter best-seller lists, Amazon rankings and royalty payments.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1844724,00.html#ixzz0zkFfNsrn
We are so happy to see all the authors and book review bloggers on Twitter...thought we would do a little "Link Love" for the authors appearing at the 7th Annual Orange County Children's Book Festival...the largest children's book festival in the country!
Each year the OC Children’s Book Festival gets better and better and
this year promises to be the best one yet! There is something for everyone that loves books. We invite you to join other families that know reading is the secret to a happy and successful life.
For all you Rachel Vincent fans...a quick reminder:Rachel Vincent Event Schedule Friday, June 25th: 10am-12pm Meijer Highland, IN 10138 Indianapolis Blvd Highland, IN 46322 2pm-4pm Kmart Tinley Park, IL 16300 Harlem Tinley Park, IL 60477 6pm-8pm Walmart Joliet, IL 2424 W. Jefferson St, Joliet, IL, 60436 Saturday, June 26th: 10am-12pm Kmart Naperville, IL 1199 E. Ogden Ave. Naperville, IL 60563 2pm-4pm Kmart Bloomingdale, IL 156 South Gary Ave Bloomingdale, IL 60108 6pm-8pm Walmart Gurnee, IL 6590 Grand Ave Gurnee, IL 60031 Sunday, June 27th: 10am-12pm Kmart Racine, WI 2211 South Green Bay Racine, WI 53406 2pm-4pm Kmart Brookfield, WI 18200 W Bluemound Rd Brookfield, WI 53045 |
The Basilisk's Lair (Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book 2)
By: R. L. LaFevers Illustrations: Kelly Murphy
Ever since, Cassel has carefully built up a façade of normalcy, blending into the crowd. But his façade starts crumbling when he starts sleepwalking, propelled into the night by terrifying dreams about a white cat that wants to tell him something. He's noticing other disturbing things, too, including the strange behavior of his two brothers. They are keeping secrets from him, caught up in a mysterious plot. As Cassel begins to suspect he's part of a huge con game, he also wonders what really happened to Lila. Could she still be alive? To find that out, Cassel will have to out-con the conmen.
Holly Black has created a gripping tale of mobsters and dark magic where a single touch can bring love -- or death -- and your dreams might be more real than your memories.
A Colorado Library System with a great idea to keep teens involved in reading...
On the run from the law . . . in 14th century France
Life as a Templar Knight returning from the Crusades is dull— bread, beans, and lots and lots of walking. But after Martin stumbles upon his lost love (now married—to someone else), things begin to get more interesting very quickly. There’s a vast conspiracy afoot to destroy the Templar Order and steal their treasure. Soon, Martin finds himself one of the only Templars out of prison—and out for revenge!
A swashbuckling story of betrayal, adventure, and an epic swindle, Solomon’s Thieves is the first volume in a trilogy written by Jordan Mechner (the creator of the acclaimed Prince of Persia video games) and illustrated by LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland.
