Galaxy Bookshop will host children?s book authors

For a review of The Spare Room, please see the Reviews section of this website.

The Galaxy Bookshop in Hardwick is excited to welcome six Vermont authors for a celebration of children?s books on Saturday, December 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Meet Katherine and John Paterson, Linda Urban, David Martin, Jenny Land, and Jo Knowles. ?From picture books to teen fiction, these authors are writing books for readers of all ages, and they share a passion for connecting kids with books.

The Galaxy Bookshop is pleased to bring these authors together as a fund-raiser for the Jeudevine Library, which provides free access to books and technology services in Hardwick. ?Half of all profits made during this event will go to the Jeudevine Library.

This event is free and open to the public. ?For more information, call 472-5533,?or visit www.galaxybookshop.com.

Katherine and John Paterson?have recently collaborated on a spirited retelling of the 1910 fantasy, The Flint Heart.? Katherine Paterson is the two-time winner of the Newberry Medal and the National Book Award and author of numerous novels, including the classic Bridge to Terabithia. She lives in Barre.

Linda Urban?s most recent novel, Hound Dog True, was named a Kirkus Best Book of 2011. ?She is also the author of A Crooked Kind of Perfect?and the picture book Mouse Was Mad. She lives with her family in Montpelier, Vermont.

David Martin?began writing after having children of his own and making up stories for them. He is the author of fourteen picture books, including Let?s Have a Tree Party?and All for Pie, Pie for All. He lives in Lyndonville, Vermont.

Jenny Land?teaches English and creative writing at St. Johnsbury Academy and works on farms during the summer. Her debut novel, The Spare Room, is set in Vermont during the Abolitionist movement, prior to the Civil War. She lives in Peacham, Vermont with her husband and twin daughters.

Jo Knowles, winner of the 2005 PEN Literary Award,?has written three novels for teens. Background for her most recent novel, See You at Harry?s, came from the time her parents ran a restaurant and ice cream factory called Kellers? Restaurant. She lives in Vermont with her husband and son.

For more Things to Do, check out our calendar (at right) and events listings.

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