Teen Thursday

2.) “Let’s get pizza” is probably the right answer. “The zombie apocalypse has started? Let’s get pizza”

3.) Never give yourself a home perm 2 days before prom. Only one side will actually get permed. You will regret it.

4.) When someone says no offense, the next thing they say will probably be the most offensive thing you have heard. You will want to punch that person in the lungs.

5.) Don’t punch people in the lungs”

The list covers the silly, while still definitely good advice like:

“13.) Don’t drop acid and go see alien”

To the very personal such as:

“19.) There may be a time when you feel broken; when you feel as if you’re separated from all the good things in life and all those who are happy and that life isn’t worth living, but that isn’t true. Life will get better. 3 weeks after I graduated high school, I was in an awful accident (my face was crushed and I lost my left eye). When the summer was over, I went to college. While there, I felt more and more despair, until I hit rock bottom. I reached for my bottle of Demerol, but I also grabbed my notebook and I started to write. And I kept writing every day. It was writing that saved my life.”

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Emily snagged an awesome interview with Libba.

“E: If you were a character in Beauty Queens, what do you think you would do when the plane crashed?
LB:  Cried for a while, try to find a source of water, then lead a sing-a-long.

E: When will the second Diviners book come out?
LB:  It’s supposed to come out spring of 2012, but it will probably come out in the fall of 2014.

E: What do you have against unicorns?
LB: They are filthy and they cheat at poker. They taste very good in a sandwich, though.

E: Who has had the greatest impact on your writing?
LB: My mom, who was a high school English teacher. She took me to the library all the time and gave me my love of literature.”
Click Here to read the full interview.

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Emily was was busy reporting, she caught a great interview with Ally Carter, author of Heist Society and The Gallagher Girls series.

“E: Which of your characters do you think you are most like?

AC: Cammie, because I spent the most time with her, so more of me is in her.

E: Would you rather attend The Gallagher Academy or be a part of Kat’s family?

AC: I’d want to go to the academy, but I wouldn’t want to do field work. I’d rather be in the lab, like Liz.

E: If the Gallagher series were to become a movie, who would you want to play Cammie?

AC: It changes almost every day, but for now it’s Morgan Saylor.”

Click here to read the full interview.

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Check out the full festival coverage here. There are lots of great interviews, photos, videos, and panel coverage from this years fest. We can’t wait for next year’s Austin Teen Book Festival! Thank you to all those who attended, volunteered, and of course to our amazing Teen Press Corps for all their hard work.