April 24 & 25: LA Times Festival of Books

The LA Times Festival of Books is this weekend, and if you have a way to get up to UCLA, you should definitely check it out. Find the Festival of Books on Facebook or Twitter to find out more!

The following teen authors will be around to talk and autograph books:

Saturday

YA Stage
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11:00 AM
WriteGirl
A Celebration of Words, Women and Girls

12:00 PM
She’s All That: Writing Contemporary Girls
Panelists: Robin Benway, Cherry Cheva, Joanna Philbin
Moderator: Aaron Hartzler

1:00 PM
Boys Will Be Boys: Guys Talk YA
Panelists: Ben Esch, Blake Nelson, Andrew Smith, and Allen Zadoff
Moderator: Cecil Castellucci

2:00 PM
Blood, Fangs, and Temptation: Everything Vampire
Panelists: Heather Brewer, Rachel Caine, Melissa de la Cruz, Richelle Mead
Moderator: Aaron Hartzler

3:00 PM
The InbeTWEENers
Panelists: Cylin Busby, Anna Hays, and Jane Smiley
Moderator: Aaron Hartzler

4:00 PM
LAYAPALOOZA
A live game show for lovers of books for teens and ‘tweens!

Sunday

YA Stage
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11:00 AM
The Power of the Paranormal
Panelists: Kami Garcia, Nancy Holder, and Carol Snow
Moderator: Aaron Hartzler

12:00 PM
LAYAPALOOZA
A live game show for lovers of books for teens and ‘tweens!

1:00 PM
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: Writing Today’s Teens
Panelists: Lisi Harrison, Amy Goldman Koss and Robin Palmer
Moderator: Aaron Hartzler

2:00 PM
Young Adult: Truth and Fiction
Panelists: Cylin Busby, Davida Wills Hurwin, and Sherri L. Smith,
Moderator: Cecil Castellucci

3:00 PM
Making the Magic Happen: Writing Young Adult Fantasy
Panelists: Michael Reisman, Margaret Stohl, Tracy Trivas, and Heather Tomlinson
Moderator: Aaron Hartzler

Gearing up for summer reading...

We're hard at work getting ready for this year's TeenSpace summer reading program: Make Waves @ Your Library, however, we need your help.

That's right: we need YOU to tell US what sorts of prizes you'd like to see for YOUR summer reading program. Don't be shy! You may leave a comment here on the blog, or visit us over at Facebook and drop us a note on our wall.


Make Waves @ Your Library begins Tuesday, June 29th, 2010! Stay tuned to TeenSpace for more information, as well as summer volunteer applications, which will be available May 1st.

Your chance to become a famous author (and win $2500!)

James Patterson is asking for teens to write the “missing” chapter in Fang, a Maximum Ride novel. The prize is $2,500!!! The deadline is May 31st.

For more details, visit James Patterson’s Maximum Ride Website.

Iron Man 2 in less than a month!

Is anybody else eagerly awaiting the return of Tony Stark? I finally saw the trailer for Iron Man 2 this weekend, and it looks fantastic!




And while you wait for opening weekend, might we suggest checking out some Iron Man graphic novels, the first movie, or even Sherlock Holmes for a Robert Downey, Jr. fix?

Under Construction

Hey guys!

Don't mind us; we're just doing some tinkering around here at the Teen Space blog. Everything should be up and running smoothly by the end of the day.

And of course, if you have any suggestions for things you'd like to see here, this would be a good time to share!