Laurie Halse Anderson

Our 5th annual TeenBookCon is going to be the best yet! This nationally recognized event is a great opportunity for teens and other fans of YA literature to interact with a variety of authors and graphic novelists. The fantastic librarians and educators who make up the executive committee are working hard to make this a day you will never forget. Once you see this line-up of rock stars, you will start making your plans to attend. For a schedule of the event, visit teenbookcon.org Where: Alief Taylor High School, 7555 Howell Sugar Land Road, Houston, TX 77083 When: Saturday, April 26, 9:30 – 5:00 We will have 28 authors and graphic novelists attending the festival this year: Keynote Speaker: Lauri Halse Anderson - The Impossible Knife of Memory Closing Speaker: Matt de la Peña - The Living Authors Charles Benoit - Cold Calls Ann Brashares - The Here and Now Cecil Castellucci - Tin Star Svetlana Chmakova - Witch & Wizard: The Manga, Vol. 3 Melissa de la Cruz - The Ring and the Crown Bree Despain - Into the Dark Book #1: The Shadow Prince Elizabeth Eulberg - Better Off Friends Shannon Hale - Dangerous Jenny Han - To All The Boys I've Loved Before Rachel Hawkins - Rebel Belle April Henry - The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die Brendan Kiely - The Gospel of Winter Emery Lord - Open Road Summer Sarah Mlynowski - Don't Even Think About It Lauren Myracle - TTYL Trent Reedy - Divided we fall Jason Reynolds - When I was the Greates Eliot Schrefer - Threatened Victoria Schwab - The Unbound (An Archived Novel) Victoria Scott - Fire & Flood Tess Sharpe - Far From You Jillian Tamaki - This One Summer Mariko Tamaki - Skim Laini Taylor - Dreams of Gods & Monsters Len Vlahos - The Scar Boys John Corey Whayley - Noggin Mini Grant Contest The author who sells the most books through Blue Willow Bookshop to people who will NOT be able to attend the festival will have a mini grant named for them that will be awarded to a librarian, selected at random, who attends TeenBookCon. Get a signed copy from one of your favorite authors and help a librarian get a mini grant! Ordering If you can't attend the event and want a PERSONALIZED copy shipped to you, you may call the store or add the appropriate book to your cart on our website. Payment type must be "CreditCard." To place an international order, please email orders@bluewillowbookshop.com to obtain shipping details and to have items shipped to you. Staff will respond within 24-48 hours. In order to ensure fulfillment the deadline for web orders is 5:00 p.m. Thursday April 24.

Location: Street: Alief Taylor High School Additional: 7555 Howell Sugar Land Road City: Houston, Province: Texas Postal Code: 77083 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Join our very own bookseller Robin in a livley discussion of The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson. Irreverents, intellectuals and instigators welcome.

Shelf Awareness (01/07/2014):

In this psychologically suspenseful novel, Laurie Halse Anderson's (Speak) 17-year-old heroine bravely copes in a household where her father battles PTSD and addiction.Homeschooled for the past five years, Hayley Kincain enters public high school as a senior. Her observations reflect the teen's finely honed skills at reading her surroundings. "High school is where the zombification process becomes deadly," she thinks, after 24 days at Belmont. Hayley is sent to detention after attempting to correct her history teacher, and winds up in the guidance counselor's office because they can't get hold of Hayley's father--who's jobless again. After his two tours in Iraq and two in Afghanistan, Hayley watches the "superhero who made the world safe" slowly self-destruct.Anderson reveals Hayley's father's fragile emotional state little by little. Brief italicized chapters intermittently interject his memories around Hayley's first-person narrative. These add substance to the teen's insights into her father and dimension to her experience of him. Hayley becomes attracted to smart, persistent classmate Finn and comes to understand how much effort it takes to make a relationship work. Anderson delicately balances the slow-building optimism that arises from Hayley and Finn's evolution through the course of the book with weightier themes of neglect and abandonment resulting from the addicts in their lives (Finn's sister also battles addiction). The author creates a parallel between a parent and child both attempting to shut out the past in order to move forward, and characters authentic enough to pull off the build-up to her climactic denouement.

Location: Street: 55 Haywood St City: Asheville, Province: North Carolina Postal Code: 28801 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Laurie Halse Anderson will Speak about and sign her new book, The Impossible Knife of Memory, on Saturday, January 11th at *4:00pm*.

About the book: For five years, Hayley and her father, Andy, have been on the road as he struggles to escape the demons that have tortured him since his return from Iraq. Now they are back in the town where he grew up. Perhaps Hayley can have a normal life, put aside her own painful memories, even have a relationship with Finn. Will being back home help Andy’s PTSD, or will his memories drag him to the edge of hell? The Impossible Knife of Memory is Laurie Halse Anderson at her finest: compelling, surprising, and impossible to put down.

This is a FREE teen event, open to everyone!

Location: Street: 1107 Pearl St City: Boulder, Province: Colorado Postal Code: 80302 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Laurie Halse Anderson We are so pleased to welcome back Laurie Halse Anderson, award-winning author for young readers, with her exciting sequel to Chains. Now available in paperback, Forge follows runaway slaves during the American Revolution and tells a thrilling tale of their barriers to freedom. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 at 7:00 p.m. Anderson's Bookshop Naperville

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

Be a part of this wonderful outreach as readers all across the country spread the joy of reading by giving away half a million free books. Givers across the USA will spend the evening handing out free books to their selected recipients in non-traditional locations, with a focus on books for low and non-readers. With books like The Hunger Games, Wintergirls, Little Bee, Ender’s Game, The Kite Runner, A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Stand and many more, lucky recipients will not be disappointed.

Givers are invited to join us at Mysterious Galaxy for our World Book Night wrap-up and Reflection Mixer on Monday April 30th.

On the day of WBN April 23rd we will have reliable staff available to answer any questions you might have about distribution.

Location: Street: Throughout San Diego, Redondo Beach ... and the World , (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Venue: Left Bank Books - Downtown | Her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda is friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops. She practically stops talking altogether, but through her work on an art project, she is finally able to face what really happened at that terrible party: she was raped by an upperclassman. This utterly believable heroine Speaks for many a disenfranchised teenager while demonstrating the importance of Speaking up for oneself.

Location: Street: Left Bank Books - Downtown Additional: 321 N. 10th City: Saint Louis, Province: Missouri Postal Code: 63101 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Laurie Halse Anderson reads from Forge.

The two-time National Book Award finalist (“Speak” and “Chains”) talks with Maureen Johnson (“13 Little Blue Envelopes”) about the compelling novels that have earned her numerous awards and fans of all ages. Her latest release, “Forge” (the sequel to “Chains”) is a gripping story filled with plot twists and unforgettable characters. Ages 10 - 15. (thaliatheater)… (more)