Join Edgar Award-winning authors Margaret Peterson Haddix and Natalie Richards to hear about writing mysteries for kids and teens.
Tuesday, August 5 | 6 p.m.
Hilliard Branch | 4500 Hickory Chase Way
5:30 p.m. | Book sale and giveaway
6 p.m. | Author Talk
7 p.m. | Book signing and Meet & Greet
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm near Washington Court House, Ohio. She has written 50 books for kids and teens, including Running Out of Time; Uprising; The School for Whatnots; the Greystone Secrets series; the Shadow Children series; the Missing series; The Mysteries of Trash and Treasure series; and The Palace Chronicles. She also wrote Into the Gauntlet, the tenth book in the 39 Clues series. Her books have been honored with New York Times bestseller status, an Edgar Allan Poe Award for best juvenile mystery; the International Reading Association’s Children’s Book Award; American Library Association Best Book and Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers notations; and numerous state reader’s choice awards. They have also been translated into more than twenty different languages.
Haddix and her husband, Doug, now live in Columbus, Ohio. They are the parents of two grown kids.
Natalie D. Richards writes page-turning Young Adult thrillers and Middle Grade adventure novels. She is the author of two New York Times Bestsellers, Five Total Strangers and Seven Dirty Secrets, as well as 49 Miles Alone, a Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award Winner and nine additional novels.
Natalie’s debut middle grade adventure, 15 Secrets to Survival, was hailed as, “a teamwork oriented update of ‘Hatchet,’” by School Library Journal, “exciting and revelatory,” by Kirkus Reviews. Survive This Safari, was called “An entertaining, puzzle-filled adventure for animal lovers," by Kirkus Reviews.
When she isn’t shopping a manuscript or writing, she can most likely be found wading through the huge stacks of dog-eared paperback books that have taken over her bedroom. Natalie currently lives in Ohio with her three children and (very) large dog, Wookie.
EVENT DETAILS
The event is free and open to the public. Registration is requested.
Book giveaway will be available to kids and teens, courtesy of Battelle, while supplies last. Margaret and Natalie's books will be sold by Cover to Cover Children's Books.
Columbus Metropolitan Library offers events and programs for customers of all ages. Battelle’s generous gift to the Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation helps make it possible for the library to host additional author talks and programs for kids and teens that encourage a lifelong love of reading. Our goal is to host diverse, nationally recognized authors at programs that are free and open to all.
Margaret Peterson Haddix and Natalie Richards' visit is brought to you in part by Cover to Cover Children's Books.
AGE GROUP: | K - 12th grade | Adults | 7 - 11 years | 12 - 17 years |
EVENT TYPE: | Authors at the Library | Author Visit |
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