Texas Book Festival Children's and YA Panels

Texas Book Festival is October 24 and 25, 2014!  

I am delighted to announce that I will be presenting LITTLE GREEN MEN AT THE MERCURY INN on the panel "Capers, Cons, and Catastrophes," (Sunday, at 130-230 in Cap. Ext. E2.026) with Varian Johnson and Jennifer Ziegler!  (There may be mayhem :-)).

Below are the other panels featuring children's and YA authors.  

Note that there's also ongoing programming throughout both days in the Children's Activity Tent and the Read Me a Story Tent!  For the complete (official) schedule and late changes, click here.

SATURDAY

10-1045
Grandfather Gandhi
Location: Family Life Center (1300 Lavaca)
Authors:
Arun Gandhi
Bethany Hegedus

10-1045

Choose Wisely

Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.026

Authors:

Lauren Miller

Trent Reedy

Stephen Graham Jones

Moderator:

Vanessa Lee

10-11

YA and not so Y.A.

Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.012

Authors:

Claudia Gray

Melissa de la Cruz

11-1145

Looks Can Be Deceiving

Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.026

Authors:

Michelle Knudsen

Steve Brezenoff

Moderator:

Sean Petrie

12-1

#WeNeedDiverseBooks

Location: The Sanctuary at First United Methodist Church (1201 Lavaca, enter from Lavaca St.)

Authors:

Tim Tingle

Jacqueline Woodson

Andrea Davis Pinkney

Pat Mora

Diane Gonzales Bertrand

Moderator:

Don Tate

12-1

Tomás Rivera Award

 Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.026

Authors:

Susan Goldman Rubin

Duncan Tonatiuh

Moderator:

Jesse Gainer

12-1

Guys Read: True Stories

Location: Family Life Center (1300 Lavaca)

Authors:

Jon Scieszka

Nathan Hale

1215-1

Hazardous Tales

Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.016

Authors:

Nathan Hale

1215-115

Survival 101

Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.026

Authors:

Lindsay Cummings

Rick Yancey

Dayna Lorentz

Moderator:

Sarah Pitre

115-215
Do You Believe in Magic?
Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.026
Authors:
Natalie Lloyd
Annie Barrows
Nikki Loftin

230-330
Adventure is Out There
Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.026
Authors:
Michael Fry
P. J. Hoover
S.S. Taylor

230-330

Poetry for YA

Location: Family Life Center (1300 Lavaca)

Authors:

Jacqueline Woodson

Isabel Quintero

K. A. Holt

245-330

Frank Einstein

Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.026

Authors:

Jon Scieszka

345-430

Katherine Applegate

Location: Family Life Center (1300 Lavaca)

Authors:

Katherine Applegate

345-445

Eyes on the Prize

Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.026

Authors:

Deborah Wiles

Duncan Tonatiuh

London Ladd

Moderator:

Sharon O'Neal

SUNDAY

11-12 Sun

Beginning, Middle, End: A Trio of Trilogies

Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.026

Authors:

Adam Gidwitz

Edward Carey

Deron Hicks

1215-115
Design Decisions: Children's Illustrators At Work
Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.028
Authors:
Patrick McDonnell

Lane Smith
Tad Carpenter
Divya Srinivasan
Carolyn Dee Flores

130-230
Capers, Cons, and Catastrophes
Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.026
Authors:
Jennifer Ziegler
Greg Leitich Smith
Varian Johnson

130-230

Unfinished Business

Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.028

Authors:

Meg Wolitzer

Lindsey Lane

Adele Griffin

245-340

Tony DiTerlizzi

Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.028

Authors:

Tony DiTerlizzi

Moderator:

Suzanne Wofford

245-345
Growing Pains
Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.026
Authors:
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Varsha Bajaj
Mariko Tamaki

3-5

At-Risk Summer Movie

Location: Capitol Auditorium Room E1.004

Authors:

e.E. Charlton-Trujillo