Teen Reads For Spring!

On Saturday, May 19th, @BooksofWonder is thrilled to welcome 7 authors of page-turning novels for teen readers to an event that features fantasy, mystery, a traveling circus, thrillers, and some extreme situations. Joining us for this exciting afternoon as debut author, HANNAH BARNABY, pulls the curtains back on Wonder Show, a menagerie of human curiosities and misfits guaranteed to astound and amaze; JENNIFER HUBBARD steals our breath with Try Not to Breath, a riveting story about a teenage boy who attempted suicide and now finds a new chance at life when he meets an energetic new girl; BRIAN JAMES shares Life Is But a Dream, the intense, compelling story of a teen girl with schizophrenia; the team of debut authors STACY KRAMER and VALERIE THOMAS take us for a ride with From What I Remember, the crazy tale of four classmates and a trip south of the border; DANIEL NAYERI shares Another Jekyll, Another Hyde revisiting Jekyll and Hyde as a current-day cautionary tale laced with a heady dose of paranormal intrigue; and ROBIN WASSERMAN introduces a teen whose dream romance turns overnight into a nightmare of a mystery in The Book of Blood and Shadow. Join us beginning at noon for this event packed with great teen novels. The authors will present their books, answer questions from the audience, and sign copies of all their great titles. Ages 12 and up. Saturday, May 19th, 12-2pm.

 Sunday, May 20th, @BooksofWonder welcomes back one of our favorite little picture book ballerinas and the two wonderful picture book creators who brought her to life. Join us as Talluah takes the stage  for the release party for her second book and we are all invited to the…

Tallulah’s Solo

Launch Party

Books of Wonder is thrilled to welcome back author MARILYN SINGER and illustrator ALEXANDRA BOIGER for the launch party of Tallulah’s Solo, their second book together about this young ballerina. Last year Books of Wonder hosted the launch for Tallulah’s Tutu, and we all got to meet a headstrong little ballerina that wanted things just her way. Now Tallulah is back, sure she will have a solo at her dance school’s upcoming performance. But Tallulah may be in for some surprises as things don’t go quite they way she expects. Beginning at 1pm, bring your young ballerinas to a launch party for Tallulah’s Solo and to meet and share an afternoon with two special picture book creators. MARILYN SINGER and ALEXANDRA BOIGER will read their new book, take questions from the audience, and sign copies of their wonderful books. Light refreshments will be served, plus one or two fun surprises! Ages 3-6. Sunday, May 20th, 1-3pm.      

Next Saturday @booksofwonder, be sure to join us as 8 gifted authors of new chapter books for middle grade readers present their…

Great Middle Grade Reads

Books of Wonder is thrilled to invite your middle grade readers to meet and hear from 8 wonderful authors who will spend the afternoon sharing their new books for this spring. Beginning at noon we welcome back author LAURIE CALKHOVEN for the Michael at the Invasion of France 1943, the third book in her Boys of Wartime series; author LISA GRAFF shares her fun-filled battle of wits and willpower, Double Dog Dare; former New York Times Magazine and Life magazine picture editor and children’s book author PETER HOWE introduces his new tale from the underworld Warriors of the Black Shroud; cartoonist and author AMY IGNATOW presents The Rocky Road Trip of Lydia Goldblatt & Julie Graham-Chang the fourth book in her rollicking The Popularity Papers series; best-selling author MICHELLE KNUDSEN shares The Princess of Trelian her thrilling fantasy follow-up to the Dragon of Trelian; New York Times best-selling author of over 60 books for young readers GORDON KORMON presents Showoff the fourth book in his Swindle series; author, illustrator, and cartoonist TRAVIS NICHOLS rocks out with Matthew Meets the Man a rock and roll dream and the lighthearted story of chasing that dream; and best-selling author and illustrator MICHAEL REX shares Fangbone! Third-Grade Barbarian and The Egg of Misery the first two volume in his new, fun-filled series. Starting at noon these great authors will talk about their new books, take questions from fans, and then sign copies of all their wonderful titles. Ages 8-12. Saturday, May 12th, Noon-2pm. 

Tonight  AMY PLUM  @AmyPlumOhlala joins @BooksofWonder and we invite teen readers to share in the release of the second book in her acclaimed trilogy. You won’t want to miss the…

Until I Die 

    Launch Party !   

 Books of Wonder is overjoyed to host the launch party for international best-selling author AMY PLUM. Heady with romance and rife with danger, Until I Die, the second book of the Die For Me trilogy, follows Vincent and Kate as they each search for a solution to their plight, pursuing their quest from the glamorous streets of Paris to the city’s squalid underbelly. The battle between good and evil wages on, as the bardia try to overthrow their murderous enemies, the numa, forever. The party begins at 6pm and Amy has invited two of her good friends to be special guests for this great event. Joining us will be 2 debut authors of teen thrillers (who have also signed at Books of Wonder) KRISTI COOK who penned Haven, and  JOCELYN DAVIS author of A Beautiful Dark. There will be refreshments served as AMY PLUM introduces Until I Die, answers questions from the audience, and then all three authors in attendance will sign copies of their books for fans. Ages 12 and up. Tuesday, May 8th, 6-8pm.

                     

Tuesday May 1st, the ocean comes alive and the waves crash as we all get washed out to sea and into the launch of a new teen book by an exciting debut author…

The Vicious Deep

On Tuesday, May 1st, @BooksofWonder is thrilled to welcome debut author  @Zlikeinzorro ZORAIDA CORDOVA as we invite fans of teen fiction to the launch event for a thrilling new book The Vicious Deep. Set on Coney Island we meet Tristan a 16 year old lifeguard whose life get completely turned up side down as he is swept out to sea for 3 days by a sudden storm, and is spit back on shore with no memory of what has happened. Now Tristan dreams of mermaids and an entire world beneath the sea he could never have imagined event existed, and is also shocked to learn his connection to this enchanted and wild world. Beginning at 6pm ZORAIDA CORDOVA will present her new book, answer questions from fans, and sign copies of her debut teen thriller. Ages 12 and up. Tuesday, May 1st, 6-8pm.  

Great Middle Grade Reads @booksofwonder

Starting at noon this Saturday April 28th, Books of Wonder invites middle grade readers to share in the fun and adventure of 6 new books all with middle grade heroes and all presented by their authors. Joining us will be New York Times science reporter and mystery writer BENEDICT CAREY to share his latest whodunit Poison Most Vial; well-known teen author MICHAEL NORTHROPintroducing his debut middle grade novel, Plunked, the story of how sixth grader Jack Mogens must find a way to get back his game after a wild pitch sidelines him; debut author R.J. PALACIO presents Wonder, an uplifting story about a fifth grade boy who has a facial deformity and tries to convince his classmates that he is just like them; MARIE RUTKOSKI enthralls us with book 3 of The Kronos Chronicles: The Jewel of the Kalderash, a whirlwind of action and adventure in which Petra and her friends continue the epic battle to defend the people they love; debut author SARVENAZ TASH introduces The Mapmaker and the Ghost, the non-stop adventure of Goldenrod Moram who takes up the unlikely quest of following in the footsteps of her idols, explorers Lewis & Clark; and MARYROSE WOOD will share the third book in her hilarious and wolfish The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Unseen Ghost, in which the thee incorrigible children are back and there is a family mystery to solve. Bring your middle grade book lovers to this rollicking afternoon event as these great authors will share their books, answer questions from fans, and sign copies of all their wonderful books. Ages 7-10.Saturday April 28th, 12-2pm.

Teen Thrills & Chills @booksofwonder

At 1pm this Sunday, April 29th, teen readers are welcome to hear about some new teen titles with dark twists and turns from their authors. Joining us will beMEAGAN BROTHERS to share Supergirl Mixtapes, which tells of how Maria, a teen from rural South Carolina must learn to adapt to life in NYC as she struggles to deal with a dark family secret that may shatter her exciting new life; authorMARIAH FREDERICKS will present Girl in the Park, a twisted mystery about what happens when teenager Rain ‘s best friend Wendy is found dead in Central Park — the headlines label her a “party girl” but Rain knows better and won’t rest until she finds out the truth; and BARRY LYGA will introduce his new thriller I Hunt Killers, the story of Jasper, a teen boy whose dad is the world’s most infamous serial killer. Now new murders are being commited and Jasper joins the search for the killer, even though he might know more than he lets on. Starting at 1pm these three wonderful authors will thrill us with their new books, answer questions from the audience, and then sign copies of all their great books. Ages 12-15. Sunday, April 29th 1-3pm.   

The Very Fairy Princess:

Here Comes the Flower Girl 

Launch Event!

With Julie Andrews

& Emma Walton Hamilton

 This Tuesday, April 17th, from 4pm to 6pm,@BooksofWonder isthrilled to host the incredibly talented Tony, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning actress and best-selling author JULIE ANDREWS and her daughter, best-selling author EMMA WALTON HAMILTON for the launch of the third book in their New York Times best-selling The Very Fairy Princes series, Here Comes the Flower Girl. In the new story, Gerry, everyone’s favorite fairy princess, is back and she could not be more excited. Gerry is going to be a flower girl at her Aunt Sue’s wedding, and what could be more perfect for a very fairy princess? But when things go terribly wrong with the weather on the big day, its up to Gerry to find a way to save her aunt’s big day! Please join us as this esteemed mother-daughter team sign copies of their new book. At the publisher’s request, the authors will sign one copy of their new book per customer. We regret that for this event, no books may be brought from home. Ages 3-8. 4-6pm.

You can order your copy of Here Comes the Flower Girl as well as their other titles in this delightful series — signed by JULIE ANDREWS and EMMA WALTON HAMILTON — by clicking on the book below or visit our website.

Spring Into The Future!

This Sunday, April15^th Books of Wonder is thrilled to welcome 4 authors 

of thrilling dystopian science fiction for teens from across the country. Joining us from NYC will be New York Times best-selling author LAUREN OLIVER, who will introduce the sequel to her New York Times bestseller Delirium, Pandemonium, an exciting tale of political rebellion and forbidden romance in which teenager Lena must summon defiance and courage to fight to stop love from being considered a dangerous disease.  ANNA CAREY will share Eve, the first book in her new trilogy. Sixteen years after a virus has killed almost everyone on earth, eighteen-year-old Eve escapes from the school where she is being kept like a prisoner, and must learn to navigate the frightening world beyond. TAHEREH MAFI will present her debut novel Shatter Me, about a young girl named Juliette imprisoned for murder because of her mysteriously toxic touch - everyone she makes contact with immediately dies. VERONICA ROSSI will share her debut novel Under the Never Sky, in which Aria, exiled from her home, struggles to survive alone among cannibals and violent storms until she meets Perry, a wild savage who is Aria’s opposite in every way, but might also be her only hope of staying alive. Join us to share in these four thrilling novels set in bleak dystopic futures. Beginning at 1pm the authors will share their books, take questions from the audience, and sign copies of their novels. As a special treat, this panel will be moderated by Sabrina Rojas Weiss, Senior Editor of VH1’s TheFabLife.com. Age 14 and up. 1-3pm.