Come see me at NCTE on Friday!

I'm heading to Las Vegas! I'm joining acclaimed authors Steve Brezenoff, Adrian Fogelin, and award-winning moderator, author Joan Kaywell, for a panel discussing homelessness and poverty in teen lit at 2:30 pm and will be signing at the HarperCollins booth #522 at 5:30!

YOUNG READERS IN AN UNCERTAIN ECONOMY
Level:	Teacher Education, Secondary (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Topic of Interest:	Literature
Description:	Lower-income families and the struggles they face can be a hard-to-find topic in secondary literature. Children need books that they can relate to, and characters they can see themselves in. This panel of award-winning authors and educators will discuss fiction books for young readers that feature families coping with poverty, homelessness, and the current uncertain economy.
Participant(s):	Speaker: Steve Brezenoff author, Lerner Publishing Group, Minneapolis, Minnesota - Speaker: Holly Cupala author, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, New York - Speaker: Joan Kaywell University of South Florida, Tampa - Making Lemonade When Life Sends You Lemons

Location:	Grand Ballroom Room 121, Level One, MGM Grand
Time:	Friday 11/16 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

 
Then stop by the HarperCollins booth #522 at 5:30 to say hello and get a signed copy of DON'T BREATHE A WORD. I hope to see you!