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Young Adult Books

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    June 23, 2011

    Rappers And R&B Stars Who Would Make Great Tween Authors

    Beanie Sigel will NOT be asked to illustrate 50's book.​So did you hear the one where 50 Cent writes a young-adult book about bullying called Playground? No, this one is not a joke. Apparently, 50 wants to explores his inner tween and examine the negative effects of bullying on young people be ... More >>

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    May 26, 2011

    Chills & Thrills Teen Book Tour

    Beanie Sigel will NOT be asked to illustrate 50's book.​So did you hear the one where 50 Cent writes a young-adult book about bullying called Playground? No, this one is not a joke. Apparently, 50 wants to explores his inner tween and examine the negative effects of bullying on young people be ... More >>

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    February 10, 2011

    Lisa McMann: Cryer's Cross

    Beanie Sigel will NOT be asked to illustrate 50's book.​So did you hear the one where 50 Cent writes a young-adult book about bullying called Playground? No, this one is not a joke. Apparently, 50 wants to explores his inner tween and examine the negative effects of bullying on young people be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Harry Potter Fans Take on Bullying

    Is this a wizard-movie poster or an indie-rock publicity shot?​Say what you will about fervent Harry Potter fans who are above legal drinking age, but many of them want to use the characters and plotlines in JK Rowling's series to make the world a better place.While they're counting down the month ... More >>

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    January 13, 2011

    Ellen Schreiber: Once in a Full Moon

    Is this a wizard-movie poster or an indie-rock publicity shot?​Say what you will about fervent Harry Potter fans who are above legal drinking age, but many of them want to use the characters and plotlines in JK Rowling's series to make the world a better place.While they're counting down the month ... More >>

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    November 11, 2010

    Kathy Reichs: Virals

    Is this a wizard-movie poster or an indie-rock publicity shot?​Say what you will about fervent Harry Potter fans who are above legal drinking age, but many of them want to use the characters and plotlines in JK Rowling's series to make the world a better place.While they're counting down the month ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Ellen Hopkins: Young Adult Author Gets Uninvited To Book Festival, Igniting Protests

    Ellen Hopkins: Humble doesn't want you​The Teen Lit Fest in Humble is a huge deal for renowned writers of young adult fiction and the kids they're writing for. Which is why it's a huge deal that half of the authors have dropped out of the January 2011 festival. It all started when an Humble ISD l ... More >>

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    June 10, 2010

    Tera Lynn Childs: Forgive My Fins

    Finding a prom dress for a mermaid might be a little difficult

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    February 18, 2010

    Ally Carter: Heist Society

    This much fun should be a crime

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    John Connolly Takes A Kid To The Gates Of Hell, Just For The Fun Of It

    ​John Connolly, the Dublin-born author of Every Dead Thing and The Killing Kind, is in Houston today to promote The Gates, his new young adult title. While many of his adult novels are dark thrillers featuring ex-cop Charlie Parker, The Gates is a horror story with touches of comedy that featu ... More >>

  • Film

    October 22, 2009

    One Vampire Movie That Really Sucks

    Cirque du Freak tries to get in on the trend. Fails.

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    And So It Begins: Do You Know Where Your Children Are? (Updated With Speech Analysis)

    It's too late, parents....Unless you filled out the proper paperwork offering definitive proof you're a right-wing radical blinded by Fox News, your kid is being subjected to the amazing hypnotic power of Barack Obama at this moment.You can watch here, if you dare.Will you recognize your kids when t ... More >>

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    April 16, 2009

    InPrint: Bill Bryson

    The author of I’m a Stranger Here Myself pays a visit to Houston

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    November 6, 2008
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    October 9, 2008

    Jon Scieszka

    The author of The Stinky Cheese Man explains why all men are knuckleheads

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    November 8, 2007

    Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

    The Blue Willow Bookshop presents a reading of Peter and the Secret of Rundoon

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    May 4, 2006

    She's All NYC Now

    The Blue Willow Bookshop presents a reading of Peter and the Secret of Rundoon

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2005

    Sophomore and the City

    A Houston teen cracks the NYC elite in The Rise and Fall of a 10th-Grade Social Climber

  • Calendar

    June 19, 2003

    Sleepy Muggles

    The Blue Willow Bookshop hosts a Harry Potter read-a-thon

  • News

    July 13, 2000

    Midnight Fire

    When kids and parents press for the hottest book ever, Potter's world turns Harried

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