Laura Resau

Join acclaimed authors Amy Kathleen Ryan, Todd Mitchell, and Laura Resau for a fun, informal discussion of their young adult books, writing processes, and journeys to publication. About the books: The Jade Notebook (book 3 in the Indigo Notebook series) Zeeta and her mom have spent years traveling the ... (more)globe and soaking up everything each new culture has to offer. Now they've settled in Mazunte, Mexico, where Zeeta's true love, Wendell, has an internship photographing rare sea turtles. At first glance, Zeeta feels sure that Mazunte is paradise. And she is determined to make Mazunte her home...for good. But as she and Wendell dig deeper to unearth her elusive father's past, Zeeta finds that paradise has its dark side. The Secret to Lying When James gets into an academy for gifted students, he decides to leave his past behind. In a boarding school full of nerds and geeks, being cool is easy. All it takes is a few pranks to invent a new James: fighter, rebel, punk. Everyone’s impressed, except for "Ice Queen" Ellie Frost and the mysterious ghost44, an IM presence who sees through his new identity. As he’s drawn deeper into his lies, James begins to wonder: What’s the price for being the coolest guy around? Glow The Empyrean is the only home 15-year-old Waverly has ever known. Part of the first generation to be conceived in deep space, she and her boyfriend Kieran will be pioneers of New Earth. Waverly knows she must marry young in order to have children who can carry on the mission, and Kieran, the captain-to-be, has everything Waverly could want in a husband. But Waverly’s dreams are interrupted by a violent betrayal by the Empyrean's sister ship, the New Horizon. This event is FREE and open to all!

With a background in cultural anthropology and ESL-teaching, Laura Resau has lived and traveled in Latin America and Europe - experiences that inspired her books for young people. Her latest novel, The Queen of Water (cowritten with María Virginia Farinango) was praised as "riveting tale... by turns ... (more)heartbreaking, infuriating and ultimately inspiring " in a starred review by Kirkus. Her previous novels - Star in the Forest, The Ruby Notebook, The Indigo Notebook, Red Glass, and What the Moon Saw - have garnered many starred reviews and awards, including the IRA YA Fiction Award, the Américas Award, and a spot on Oprah's Kids' Book List. Acclaimed for its sensitive treatment of immigration issues, Resau's writing has been called "vibrant, large-hearted" (Publishers' Weekly) and "powerful, magical" (Booklist). Resau lives with her husband and young son in Colorado. She donates a portion of her royalties to indigenous rights organizations in Latin America.

Mother/Teen Daughter Book Group meets the first Monday of the month at 7pm to discuss books. No registration necessary. Teens in 7th and 8th grades welcome.

Old Firehouse Books is thrilled to have Laura Resau here for our book fair to benefit Fort Collins Reads. She will be signing "Red Glass", newly out in paperback, and discussing her work.

This presentation recognizes "U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States". The 2007 honorees are author Pat Mora and illustrator ... (more)Rafael Lopez for the picture book Yum! Mmmm! Que Rico!: AAmerica's Sproutings, and author Laura Resau for the YA novel Red Glass. A continental breakfast at 9:30am will precede the ceremony, which takes place in the James Madison Building. Free, but reservations are required. 202-707-2013.