Shana Burg

Best time ever! The librarians, teachers, parents, and booksellers who organized Tweens Read in Pasadena, TX sure know how to make authors feel special.

Does this take the cake or what!?!

We received hand-knitted coffee cup warmers, cupcakes with our books on them, hot plates with cover images, and super cool posters designed around our books. It was like a wedding without the wedding–believe you me, that much planning went into it.

The hundreds upon hundreds of tweens who attended were spunky, inquisitive, and all around awesome. I sat on a panel called From a Girl’s Point of View with authors Claire Legrand, Diana Lopez, and Lisa Schroeder. I can’t wait to read their books! And I met many other great authors too.

Heather Brewer delivered a powerful keynote about the horrors of bullying.

Thanks to all who turned out to make it an incredible day!