Colorado Teen Book Con Comes To Littleton High School

LITTLETON, CO – Get ready for the march of the young readers in Littleton. The Tattered Cover Bookstore will host an event for young readers and they authors they love at the 2018 Colorado Teen Book Con, which takes place all day Saturday, Nov. 3, at Littleton High School.

More than 20 Young Adult authors will meet and greet their fans, ages 13-20, who get in FREE from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at 199 East Littleton Blvd, Littleton.

The event features a keynote speaker, author panels, a writing event and a special panel with three literary agents. Plus, a big author signing at the end of the day and food trucks.

The keynote speaker will be NY Times best-selling author Jason Reynolds, whose spoken-word poem For Every One was performed at the Kennedy Center for the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Washington DC-based Reynolds has taken on the personal author challenge of writing "non-boring books" that will entice young men and boys to read.

Panels of young-adult authors will enjoy lively conversation across the school building with the following panels:

Romance and Young Love:

• Lisa Brown Roberts (Spies, Lies, and Allies) - MODERATOR
• Cynthia Leitich Smith (Hearts Unbroken)
• Kasie West (Listen to Your Heart)
• Stephanie Kate Strohm (Love a la Mode)
• Tiffany Schmidt (Bookish Boyfriends)

Job and Family

• Emily France (Zen and Gone) - MODERATOR
• Aly Novak (Paper Hearts)
• Amy Spalding (Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles)
• Dana L. Davis (Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now)
• Emily X. R. Pan (The Astonishing Color of After)

Emotions and feelings

• R. Alan Brooks (The Burning Metronome - graphic novel) - MODERATOR

• Mark Oshiro (Anger is a Gift)

• Parker Peevyhouse (The Echo Room)

• Will Walton (I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain)

The Internet and Tech

• Kimberly Reid (Prettyboy Must Die) - MODERATOR
• Erin Jade Lange (The Chaos of Now)

• Katharine McGee (The Towering Sky (Thousandth Floor #3))

• Mary H. K. Choi (Emergency Contact)

Fantasy Worlds

• Colleen Oakes (War of the Cards - Queen of Hearts #3) - MODERATOR
• Jessica Cluess (A Sorrow Fierce and Falling (Kingdom on Fire, Book 3))
• Julie Kagawa (Shadow of the Fox)
• Natalie C. Parker (Seafire)
• Tracy Banghart (Grace & Fury)

Even though the event is meant exclusively for teens, the Tattered Cover is looking for educator volunteersfrom Metro Denver who might want to attend and help with light event work such as work at the welcome desk or work as a room minder. The conference also wants to encourage adult chaperones who sponsor teen writing clubs, or other groups of teens to register as well.

Food Trucks from the following restaurants will be in attendance:

• California Wrap Runner: MENU
• Chibby Wibbitz Sliderz n Bites: MENU
• Farm to Table: MENU
• Mac 'N Noodles: MENU
• Rocky Mountain Cheesery: MENU
• Skadi's Food Truck: MENU

Events are free, but you must register. Please check out the Tattered Cover Colorado Teen Book Con page here.

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