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UPCOMING EVENTS!
Star Wars Reads Day
Saturday, Oct 6 at 12PM
Calling all Wookies, Vaders, Leias, Skywalkers, & Storm Troopers!
Celebrate Star Wars Reads Day with BookPeople!
Across the country today people are gathering to celebrate reading and Star Wars. We’ll be joining in with our own Star Wars party! Dress up as your favorite Star Wars character and join us as the local chapter of the 501st Legion patrols our second floor and poses for pictures. Make Star Wars origami, make your own Yoda bookmark, take a trivia quiz, enjoy complimentary pizza, giveaways, enter a raffle and more!
This is also the day we’ll open registration for Clone Wars Camp! Scheduled for June 10th-14th, 2013, Clone Wars Camp is geared for Initiates and Younglings ages 9-16. For more info, visit the camp website.
Rick Riordan Parking Lot Party
The Mark of Athena
Monday, Oct 8 at 2PM
We’re thrilled to welcome Rick Riordan back to BookPeople with his latest book, The Mark of Athena! All are welcome to join us in a big celebration out in our parking lot where Rick will give a special presentation and we’ll enjoy fun games and activities. We’ll have awesome giveaway
s and food available for purchase from Austin’s Pizza and other local vendors. The party is free to attend, no tickets are necessary.
Copies of The Mark of Athena pre-signed by Rick Riordan will be available for purchase. There will be no formal signing at this event. If you cannot attend the event, you can place an order for a signed copy. We ship internationally.
We will be giving away 1,000 t-shirts at the party on October 8th! T-shirts are available only at the event to people who purchase a copy of The Mark of Athena from BookPeople. T-shirts are first come, first serve at the party. You must present a BookPeople receipt for the purchase of a copy of The Mark of Athena in order to receive the t-shirt. (One t-shirt per copy of Mark of Athena purchased from BookPeople. T-shirts cannot be shipped or held.)
Lois Lowry
Son
Monday, Oct 15 at 6PM
To say we’re excited to welcome Lois Lowry to the store is an understatement – we are honored to have the opportunity
ity to host not only one of our favorite authors, but a veritable literary legend. The Giver has been a formative book for many of us and we are highly anticipating the final volume in The Giver quartet, Son.
The speaking portion of this event is free and open to the public. Tickets are required for the signing portion of the event and are available only with the purchase of a copy of Son from BookPeople. We are currently accepting pre-orders for Son that include a ticket for the signing line at this event. Pre-orders must be pre-paid via our website, www.bookpeople.com. Books and tickets will be available to pick up as of October 2nd, the day Son goes on sale nationwide.
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NEW BOOKS WE LOVE!
Cinderella by Jane Ray
Recommended for ages 4&up
Jane Ray’s layered cut-paper artwork elegantly retells the time-honored tale of a scullery maid turned royalty. Six meticulously detailed tableaux include a shabby kitchen, a gorgeous nightscape in a magical garden, and a sparkling ballroom filled with nobles, as well as Cinderella’s iconic gilded pumpkin coach. Side panels unfold to reveal the story’s text and evoke an evening at the theater. Little girls who dream of fairy godmothers will adore this unique portrayal of the world’s most famous princess — no glass slippers required.
The Sandman by William Joyce
Recommended for ages 3&up
One foggy night, the Man in the Moon has a startling thought: When the moon is less than full and bright, who will keep children safe at night? He needs a backup plan! Or a backup Guardian, as it were. His keen eye falls upon a sleepy little fellow living on a sleepy little island who is a sweet-dreamer extraordinaire. Since good dreams always trump bad ones, this means Pitch, the Nightmare King, will be further thwarted in his nefarious quest to terrorize children. So Sanderson Mansnoozie seems the perfect choice. But there are two problems. Firstly, given that Sandy has never had a bad dream, how can MiM convince him how important this new role is to the happy-being of children everywhere? And secondly, how can MiM keep this snoozy ally awake long enough to help?
The Diviners by Libba Bray
Recommended for ages 13&up
Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City–and she is pos-i-toot-ly thrilled. New York is the city of speakeasies, shopping, and movie palaces! Soon enough, Evie is running with glamorous Ziegfield girls and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is Evie has to live with her Uncle Will, curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult–also known as “The Museum of the Creepy Crawlies.”
When a rash of occult-based murders comes to light, Evie and her uncle are right in the thick of the investigation. And through it all, Evie has a secret: a mysterious power that could help catch the killer–if he doesn’t catch her first.
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