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TTBF14: Texas Throwdown Game Show

Reported by: Adrienne, Em, & Haley, Teen Press Corps ~ Six authors. Two teams. Bring. It. On.   Frank Portman, Joelle Charbonneau, Jason Reynolds, Paolo Bacigalupi, Marie Lu, and Simmone Howell first divided up into teams and chose their team names: the Beautiful Bastards (Joelle, Jason, Marie) vs the Grim Bastards (Frank, Paolo, Simmone). Round one pitted the musicians against…

#TTBF14 Panel Talk: Get Your Adrenaline Pumping!

~Post by the BookPeople Teen Press Corps This panel at #TTBF14 is sure to get the adrenaline pumping. Five great authors will be talking about their heart-racing, tension-filled, and packed-with-drama books. Don’t miss it! (We won’t.) ___________________________________________________________ Paolo Bacigalupi Paolo Bacigalupi is the 2011 Micheal L. Printz Award winner for his debut young adult novel, Ship Breaker. The sequel to…

#TTBF14 Panel Talk: Growing Up and Other Natural Disasters

~Post by Kendall of the BookPeople Teen Press Corps ______________________ Andrew Smith Andrew Smith is the award-winning author of several Young Adult novels, including the critically acclaimed Winger and The Marbury Lens. He is a native-born Californian who spent most of his formative years traveling the world. He has published numerous short stories and articles. He lives in Southern California.…

#TTBF Panel Talk: Come On, Feel The Noise!

~ Post by Adrienne & Miriam of the BookPeople Teen Press Corps, who are both very excited for the Come On, Feel the Noise Panel at #TTBF14! __________________________________________________ Len Vlahos Len Vlahos, author of The Scar Boys, is coming to Austin! I remember when I first read the book. I was shocked at how fluid, gripping, and touching his writing…