We are excited to have three amazing kids' authors coming to the Andover Bookstore for a fantastic afternoon of reading, signing, and kid-friendly conversation! Jennifer Richard Jacobson, Gregory Mone, and Ben H. Winters are all highly-regarded writers for children, as well as favorites of the Andover Bookstore staff!
Jennifer Richard Jacobson will read from Small as an Elephant, winner of the Gold Fiction Award from Parents’ Choice. Ever since Jack can remember, his mom has been unpredictable, sometimes loving and fun, other times caught in a whirlwind of energy and "spinning" wildly until it's over. But Jack never thought his mom would take off during the night and leave him at a campground in Acadia National Park, with no way to reach her and barely enough money for food. Any other kid would report his mom gone, but Jack knows by now that he needs to figure things out for himself — starting with how to get from the backwoods of Maine to his home in Boston before DSS catches on. With nothing but a small toy elephant to keep him company, Jack begins the long journey south, a journey that will test his wits and his loyalties — and his trust that he may be part of a larger herd after all.
Gregory Mone will read from Dangerous Waters: An Adventure on the Titanic. A stowaway, a stolen book, a murderous villain: an adventure on the most famous shipwreck in history. The great ocean liner Titanic is preparing to cross the Atlantic. On board is a sinister thief bent on stealing a rare book that may be the key to unlocking infinite treasure, a wealthy academic traveling home to America with his rare book collection, and Patrick Waters, a twelve-year-old Irish boy who is certain that his job as a steward on the unsinkable ship will be the adventure of a lifetime. Disguises, capers, and danger abound as the ship makes its way toward that fateful iceberg where Patrick will have to summon all his wits in order to survive.
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Ben H. Winters will read from The Mystery of the Missing Everything. Bethesda Fielding and her sort-of sidekick Tenny Boyer are back! There's been a shocking crime at Mary Todd Lincoln Middle School, and only Bethesda can solve it. If she can. But she's having trouble. Plus, everyone is sort of mad at her. Also, there's a whole subplot about a video where a kid dressed in a bear suit falls down some stairs. This sequel to The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman is full of puzzles, thrills, and laughs.
