November 9, 2011

Marcus and the Amazons: Teens/ Tweens Program @ MBFI 2011



I will be reading from Marcus and the Amazons as a part of the teens/tweens program. The kickoff for the program begins on Sunday, Nov. 13, with young-adult novelist Christopher Paolini, who will discuss his latest book, the fourth and final installment of the Inheritance cycle. This author presentation is free with a ticket, which can be obtained on the Fair site. Chapman Center (Building 3, second floor).  

Student Literary Encounters

On Thursday and Friday, Nov. 17 – 18, the Fair will host hundreds of students from local elementary, middle and high schools. They arrive from Miami-Dade and Broward county schools to listen to and meet their favorite authors and illustrators, and to be introduced to new works of fiction or nonfiction that they may otherwise not have been exposed to. Free. For reservations, please contact Nicole Swift at Nicole.swift@mdc.edu.

Saturday, Nov. 19

All will be held in Room 1164 (Building 1, first floor), unless otherwise noted
Teens
10 a.m. – John Connolly, The Infernals; Conor McCreery, Kill Shakespeare; D.J. MacHale, The Black; and Jeff HirschThe Eleventh Plague  
Tweens
11:30 a.m. – Linda UrbanHound Dog True; Tom AnglebergerDarth Paper Strikes BackAn Origami Yoda Book and Debbie Levy, The Year of GoodbyesA True Story of Friendship, Family and Farewells
Teens
12:30 p.m. – Sara DessenWhat Happened to Goodbye?;Colleen HouckTiger’s Voyage and Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie, authors of the Damned series
Tweens
12:30 p.m. – Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, The Bridge to Never Land (Starcatchers), in the Chapman Center (Building 3, second floor)
Tweens
1:30 p.m. – Dan SantatSidekicks; Stephanie Leduc, Titi Krapouti & Cie 
Tweens
2:30 p.m. – Jonathan AuxierPeter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes; Matt PhelanAround the WorldThierry LabrosseAb Irato
Teens
3:30 p.m. Gene Luen YangLevel Up; Vera BrosgolAnya’s Ghost; Cyril PedrosaTrois Ombres (in French with interpretation)
Teens
5 p.m. Andrew SmithStick; Ellen HopkinsPerfect and M.K. ReedAmericus
Teens
5 p.m. Mireya Mayor, Pink Boots and a Machete: My Journey from NFL Cheerleader to National Geographic Explorer, in the Chapman Center (Building 3, second floor)
Sunday, Nov. 20
Tweens
11 a.m. – Geoffrey PhilpMarcus and the Amazons; Henry ColeA Nest for Celeste
Teens
Noon – Jessica MartinezVirtuosity; Cristina GarciaDreams of Significant Girls
Tweens
1 p.m. – Jon Scieszka, SPHDZ Book 3
Teens
2 p.m. – Danielle JosephPure Red; Jennifer KnightBlood on the Moon 

The Fair will take place November 13 – 20, at the college’s Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami. Free parking is available in the Building 7 garage (500 N.E. Second Ave). The popular Street Fair runs Friday, November 18 through Sunday, November 20, featuring more than 200 exhibitors from around the country. This year, the Fair will celebrate the literature and culture of China. 


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