Events For Kids & Teens

Yes, you can find information on all our events on our store calendar.  But we want to make sure our younger patrons (and their parents) don't miss out on something special.  Here, you'll find a list of events especially geared to kids of all ages.  Feel free to print out our flyer attached below.  Note that the flyer will change as events occur or are added.  

Upcoming Events

Keep checking!  Authors are most often on tour in the spring and fall.

THURSDAY, May 30 @ 4:30 p.m. - JUNIE B. JONES STUPID SMELLY BUS TOUR
Come on in for a live theatrical performance by "Junie B. and Mr. Woo" (played by actors), followed by a meet & greet and book stamping. Junie will "sign" her new Junie B's Essential Survival Guide to School, and all other new books purchased here.  For ages 5+.  We recommend coming early - this fun performance drew a large crowd the last time it came to town! Signing line ticket event - Junie B. (the actress) will "stamp" books with a special Junie B. stamp after the performance.  Receive a ticket with the purchase from us of any Junie B. title. 

FRIDAY, June 14 @ 7 p.m. - FIERCE READS TOUR with 4 Authors & Singer
Join the action with the Fierce Reads Tour!  Four fantasy and sci-fi authors join us with their new books!  We'll have:

  • Gennifer Albin with Crewel
  • Anna Bank with Of Triton (sequel to Of Poseidon)
  • Leigh Bardugo with Siege & Storm (sequel to Shadow & Bone)
  • Jessica Brody with Unremembered

For ages 12+.  Signing line ticket event - receive a ticket for the signing line with the purchase from us of any of  the authors' titles. 

NC singer/songwriter Jessica Drake also joins us, performing her song as featured in the Fierce Reads trailer! 

Author Emmy Laybourne (Monument 14: Sky on Fire) was originally schedule, but cannot attend.  We will have signed bookplates available. 

WEDNESDAY, June 26 @ 7 p.m. - SARAH DESSEN
NYT best-selling author Sarah Dessen returns with her latest, The Moon and More. It's always a big evening when Sarah visits.  Signing line ticket event: receive a ticket for the signing line with the purchase from us of The Moon and More.   For ages 12+.

FRIDAY, June 28 @ 7 p.m. - WEIRD AL YANKOVIC
Yes, the brilliant song parodist visits Friday, June 28, at 7 p.m. with his latest children's book, My New Teacher and Me! Young Billy returns from Al's When I Grow Up. When the irresistible force of Billy's unrestrained creativity meets the immovable object of Mr. Booth's fixed worldview, one thing is obvious: someone is going to learn a lot this school year! For ages 4+. Signing line ticket event: receive a ticket for the signing line with the purchase from us of My New Teacher and Me! Ages 4+.

SATURDAY, July 20 @ 2 p.m. - TOM ANGLEBERGER & CECE BELL
You may know him best for his best-selling Origami Yoda series. Now Tom Angleberger and Cece Bell, his award-winning author & illustrator spouse, bring us their joint collaboration, Crankee Doodle, on Saturday, July 20, at 2 p.m.  In a comical take on the song “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” this unapologetically silly picture book reveals the story behind that legendary ride to town.  Ages 4+. 

$12.99
ISBN-13: 9780449817834
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Random House Books for Young Readers, 5/2013
Junie B says of school, "I have learned a jillion things that will help you survive at that place. And guess what? NOW I AM GOING TO PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO Y-O-U!!!"

Of Triton (Hardcover)

$17.99
ISBN-13: 9781250003331
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: Feiwel & Friends, 5/2013
Intrigue, humor, and waves of romance.

Siege and Storm (Hardcover)

$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780805094602
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 6/2013
Darkness never dies.

Unremembered (Hardcover)

$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780374379919
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 3/2013
From popular young adult author Jessica Brody comes a compelling and suspenseful new sci-fi series, set in a world where science knows no boundaries, memories are manipulated, and true love can never be forgotten.

$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780312569044
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: Feiwel & Friends, 5/2013
They've been trapped in a superstore due to a host of disasters. But the outside world is even worse than they expected. . . .

Crewel (Hardcover)

$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780374316419
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 10/2012
Enter a tangled world of secrets and intrigue where a girl controls other’s destinies, but not her own.

The Moon and More (Hardcover)

$19.99
ISBN-13: 9780670785605
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: Viking Juvenile, 6/2013
Sarah Dessen's devoted fans will welcome this story of romance, yearning, and, finally, empowerment. It could only happen in the summer.

$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780062192035
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: HarperCollins, 6/2013
The irrepressible Billy, star of the New York Times bestselling When I Grow Up, returns in an uproarious back-to-school tale from the uniquely inspired "Weird Al" Yankovic. Dazzling wordplay and sparkling rhyme combine in this appreciation of the rewards of unabashed originality and the special joy of viewing the world gently askew.

Crankee Doodle (Hardcover)

$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780547818542
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: Clarion Books, 6/2013
Find out just why this Yankee was so cranky in this hilarious take on a traditional nonsense song every child learns in school but doesn’t understand.