Aaron Hartzler’s book What We Saw is inspired by the events of the Steubenville rape case in 2011-2, when two student-athletes were accused and convicted of raping a girl who was passed out at a party. “I never thought I would write an ‘issue book’ but this particular news story really stuck in my mind because my younger sister was…
Category: TTBF 2015
No Risk No Rewards Panel: Risks Were Taken
-This post comes from BookPeople Teen Press Corps members Emma and Sofia The No Risk No Reward panel at #ttbf15 with @_jesse_andrews_ , @cindyponauthor, @davidlevithan and @carrieryanwrites A photo posted by Texas Teen Book Festival (@txteenbookfest) on Sep 26, 2015 at 9:34am PDT Cindy Pon (Serpentine), David Levithan (Another Day), Carrie Ryan (Daughter of Deep Silence), Jessie Andrews (Me…
#TTBF15 Keynote: Sonia Manzano
-This post comes from Adrienne of Emma of BookPeople’s Teen Press Corps Growing up, Sonia Manzano looked to the television to find a better way of life. Her parents were constantly describing “the struggle” of living in the United States, but they also told of how horrible things back home were in Puerto Rico. Sonia felt as though she “was…
LET THE FUN BEGIN (at the Star Wars Game Show)
With the Star Wars theme music playing in the background, the Light and Dark sides prepare for battle. With one team comes a complete set of fan girl cheerleaders, and the other comes fully equipped with Darth Vader and his Stormtrooper. Light and Dark battle through light sabers, intense rounds of Jedi Mind Tricks, and an entertaining duel of “Fluffy…
Willa’s Interview with Jennifer E. Smith
-This post comes from Willa of BookPeople’s Teen Press Corps “I’ve been writing since I was a kid,” Smith said when asked about where she got started. “It’s always been something I want to do, but I never thought it would be something I would be doing professionally. I think I thought of it as being like an astronaut or…