Programs by Genre - Teens and Tweens
9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
State Library, Second Floor Meeting Room
Through It All: Perseverance in Middle Grade Literature
(Ages 8 to 12)
Alda P. Dobbs, The Other Side of the River and Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna
Sarah Guillory, Nowhere Better Than Here
State Library, Second Floor Meeting Room
Through It All: Perseverance in Middle Grade Literature
(Ages 8 to 12)
Alda P. Dobbs, The Other Side of the River and Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna
Sarah Guillory, Nowhere Better Than Here
9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
State Library, Fifth Floor, Capitol View Room
Ain't Misbehaving: Young Adult Tales from Jazz-Age New Orleans
(Ages 12 to 18)
Bryce Moore, Don’t Go to Sleep
Farah Rochon, Almost There: A Twisted Tale
State Library, Fifth Floor, Capitol View Room
Ain't Misbehaving: Young Adult Tales from Jazz-Age New Orleans
(Ages 12 to 18)
Bryce Moore, Don’t Go to Sleep
Farah Rochon, Almost There: A Twisted Tale
10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
State Library, Second Floor Meeting Room
Ghosts of Secrets Past: Young Adult Paranormal Thrillers
(Ages 14 to 17)
Ginny Myers Sain, Secrets So Deep and Dark and Shallow Lives
State Library, Second Floor Meeting Room
Ghosts of Secrets Past: Young Adult Paranormal Thrillers
(Ages 14 to 17)
Ginny Myers Sain, Secrets So Deep and Dark and Shallow Lives
10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
State Library, Fifth Floor, Capitol View Room
Soldiers of Fortune: Young Adult Action-Adventure Series
(Ages 12 to 18)
Jesse Haynes, Delta Adrift
Alex London, Gold Wings Rising
State Library, Fifth Floor, Capitol View Room
Soldiers of Fortune: Young Adult Action-Adventure Series
(Ages 12 to 18)
Jesse Haynes, Delta Adrift
Alex London, Gold Wings Rising
11:00 a.m. to Noon
State Library, Second Floor Meeting Room
Love in the Spotlight: Young Adult Romance, Part 1
(Ages 12 to 18)
Kat Cho, Once Upon a K-Prom
Adib Khorram, Kiss & Tell
Lyla Lee, Flip the Script
Bethany Mangle, All the Right Reasons
State Library, Second Floor Meeting Room
Love in the Spotlight: Young Adult Romance, Part 1
(Ages 12 to 18)
Kat Cho, Once Upon a K-Prom
Adib Khorram, Kiss & Tell
Lyla Lee, Flip the Script
Bethany Mangle, All the Right Reasons
11:15 a.m. to Noon
Capitol Park Museum, First Floor Auditorium
Together: An Inspiring Response to the “Separate-But-Equal” Supreme Court Decision that Divided America
(Ages 12 and up)
Amy Nathan and Ayo Scott with Phoebe Ferguson and Keith Plessy
Capitol Park Museum, First Floor Auditorium
Together: An Inspiring Response to the “Separate-But-Equal” Supreme Court Decision that Divided America
(Ages 12 and up)
Amy Nathan and Ayo Scott with Phoebe Ferguson and Keith Plessy
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
State Library, Fifth Floor, Capitol View Room
Aftermath: Trauma in Young Adult Fiction
(Ages 14 and up)
Kathleen Glasgow, You’d Be Home Now
Shawn David Hutchinson, Howl
Liz Lawson, The Lucky Ones
Eric Smith, Jagged Little Pill
State Library, Fifth Floor, Capitol View Room
Aftermath: Trauma in Young Adult Fiction
(Ages 14 and up)
Kathleen Glasgow, You’d Be Home Now
Shawn David Hutchinson, Howl
Liz Lawson, The Lucky Ones
Eric Smith, Jagged Little Pill
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Capitol Park Event Center, Meeting Room
The National Student Poets Program: Celebrating 10 Years of Youth Poetry and Service
Jesse Begay, Southwest Region
Winslow Hastie, Southeast Region
Emily Igwike, Midwest Region
Vidhatrie Keetha, Northeast Region
Diane Sun, West Region
with Hannah Jones and Dennis Nangle
Capitol Park Event Center, Meeting Room
The National Student Poets Program: Celebrating 10 Years of Youth Poetry and Service
Jesse Begay, Southwest Region
Winslow Hastie, Southeast Region
Emily Igwike, Midwest Region
Vidhatrie Keetha, Northeast Region
Diane Sun, West Region
with Hannah Jones and Dennis Nangle
12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
State Library, Second Floor Meeting Room
Spine Tinglers: Middle Grade Tales to Chill Your Bones
(Ages 8 to 12)
Eli Cranor, Books Make Brainz Taste Bad
Lindsey Duga, The Replacement
State Library, Second Floor Meeting Room
Spine Tinglers: Middle Grade Tales to Chill Your Bones
(Ages 8 to 12)
Eli Cranor, Books Make Brainz Taste Bad
Lindsey Duga, The Replacement
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
State Library, Fifth Floor, Capitol View Room
Lands of Pure Imagination: Middle Grade Fantasy Stories
(Ages 8-18)
Marti Dumas, Wildseed Witch
Alex London, Battle Dragons: City of Speed
Margi Preus, Windswept
Jasper Price, The Incredible Saurian Adventure
State Library, Fifth Floor, Capitol View Room
Lands of Pure Imagination: Middle Grade Fantasy Stories
(Ages 8-18)
Marti Dumas, Wildseed Witch
Alex London, Battle Dragons: City of Speed
Margi Preus, Windswept
Jasper Price, The Incredible Saurian Adventure
1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
State Capitol, John J. Hainkel Jr. Room
From American Ninja Warrior to The Warrior Within
(Ages 10 to 16)
Jesse Haynes and Lance Pekus
State Capitol, John J. Hainkel Jr. Room
From American Ninja Warrior to The Warrior Within
(Ages 10 to 16)
Jesse Haynes and Lance Pekus
1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
State Library, Second Floor Meeting Room
Fighting for Justice: Middle Grade Superheroes and Sleuths
(Ages 8 to 12)
Preeti Chhibber, Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma!
Frank Morelli, Breaking News
State Library, Second Floor Meeting Room
Fighting for Justice: Middle Grade Superheroes and Sleuths
(Ages 8 to 12)
Preeti Chhibber, Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma!
Frank Morelli, Breaking News
1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
State Library, Fifth Floor, Capitol View Room
Finding Love Where You Least Expect It: Young Adult Romance, Part 2
(Ages 12 to 18)
Chris Clarkson, That Summer Night on Frenchman Street
Adam Sass, The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers
Eric Smith, You Can Go Your Own Way
Heather Truett, Kiss and Repeat
Julian Winters, Right Where I Left You
State Library, Fifth Floor, Capitol View Room
Finding Love Where You Least Expect It: Young Adult Romance, Part 2
(Ages 12 to 18)
Chris Clarkson, That Summer Night on Frenchman Street
Adam Sass, The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers
Eric Smith, You Can Go Your Own Way
Heather Truett, Kiss and Repeat
Julian Winters, Right Where I Left You
2:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
State Library, Second Floor Meeting Room
The Agathas
(Ages 14 to 17)
Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson
State Library, Second Floor Meeting Room
The Agathas
(Ages 14 to 17)
Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Capitol Park Museum, First Floor Auditorium
Louisiana Writes Award Ceremony
Capitol Park Museum, First Floor Auditorium
Louisiana Writes Award Ceremony
Volunteer
Book-loving volunteers are essential to the Louisiana Book Festival's success. Whether it's escorting authors, guiding visitors, selling refreshments, working with children in the Young Readers Pavilion or other fun and rewarding assignments, the Louisiana Book Festival wants you to join the volunteer team.
