-This post comes from Emily of BookPeople’s Teen Press Corps Emily: How do you begin a book? Do you choose a scene, character, or a line of dialog to run with? Libba Bray: That’s a great question. I never have a starting point. I always say it’s like a river. It’s like the game Katamari. You’re a big ball of…
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Andrienne Sits Down with Sonia Manzano
Sonia Manzano is someone who likes to solve problems. Working hard, putting effort into it, and getting a result is what she does. But the thing in which Sonia really prides herself is “connecting through people on Sesame Street,” where she can share her life with others. When Sesame Street was first getting started, Sonia went in for an audition.…
Aaron Hartzler and Willa Discuss WHAT WE SAW
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…
#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…