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Margaret Peterson Haddix in Kenosha!
2024-09-11 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Kenosha Public Library Southwest, 7979 38th ave, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Margaret Peterson Haddix is coming to Kenosha!
Join us on September 11th at Southwest Library, 7979 38th Ave, for a conversation with Margaret Peterson Haddix and Lorelei Savaryn to celebrate the release of Book 3 in the Trash & Treasure series, “The Stolen Key”! The event is free but registration is required, please RSVP for everyone in your party, including all children, https://blue-house-books.com/events/470620240911.
The two authors will be discussing why they love writing books for children and how they come up with all their adventure stories! The authors will also be taking questions from the audience and will be available to sign books! You can order books from us now to pick up in advance or purchase books by both authors at the event.
ABOUT MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX
Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm in Ohio. As a kid, she knew two girls who had the exact same first, middle, and last names and shared the same birthday—only one year apart—and she always thought that was bizarre.
As an adult, Haddix worked as a newspaper reporter and copy editor in Indiana before her first book, “Running Out of Time”, was published. She has since written more than forty books for kids and teens, including the Greystone Secrets series, the Shadow Children series, the Missing series, the Children of Exile series, and lots of stand-alones. Haddix and her husband, Doug, now live in Columbus, Ohio, where they raised their two kids. You can learn more about her at haddixbooks.com.
ABOUT MYSTERIES OF TRASH AND TREASURE: “THE STOLEN KEY”
New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix delivers the thrilling conclusion to her middle grade Mysteries of Trash and Treasure series as Colin and Nevaeh unravel their most personal mystery yet.
Colin has spent all summer solving mysteries with his friend Nevaeh. But they’ve only ever dealt with other people’s mysteries—ones that are safe for Colin to think about. He’s still stuck on the mystery surrounding his own father, who his mother refuses to talk about and he can’t remember meeting.
Then one morning Colin finds a shoebox on his porch with a note on top: “Your father wanted you to have this.” Inside the box is a key. This new clue makes Colin even more determined to find out the truth about his dad and why his parents split up when he was a baby. Colin and Nevaeh begin investigating Colin’s father in a quest that takes them from eerie storage units to lock-lined bridges to, strangely, secrets in Nevaeh’s family.
But the closer they get to connecting the clues, the more trouble awaits them. A serious accident leaves Nevaeh’s family reeling—and Nevaeh racked with guilt. And digging into Colin’s father’s past may lead Colin and his mom into even more danger. Can Colin and Nevaeh solve the mystery before it’s too late?
ABOUT LORELEI SAVARYN
Lorelei Savaryn is an author of magical stories for children, including “The Night Train” releasing August 20th, 2024. She holds a BA in creative writing and works in schools as an instructional coach. When she isn’t writing, she spends her time amid the beautiful chaos of life with her husband and four children outside of Chicago. She is also the author of “The Edge of In Between” and “The Circus of Stolen Dreams”. You can find her online at LoreleiSavaryn.com and on Instagram @LoreleiSavaryn.
ABOUT THE NIGHT TRAIN
Maddie Maverick likes to win. Whether it’s track team races or one-liners she delivers on her parents’ home renovation show, Maddie knows that if she puts in the work, she’ll always come out on top. But things take a turn when her ghost-hunting nana passes away, and Maddie and her twin sister, Nat, discover that Nana left them an unexpected inheritance: They can now see ghosts just like she did.
While Nat is totally on board to try to help some spirits find peace, a ghostly calling is just not Maddie’s speed. So when history comes back to haunt their town, and the story of a decades-old train crash rears its ugly head, Maddie wants nothing to do with the ghosts of days long gone. But one ghost in particular won’t go away, and Maddie might just be the only one with the power to help her—that is, if she can survive the Night Train herself.
In this eerie tale by beloved author Lorelei Savaryn, one girl’s determination to bring long-hidden secrets to light might just change her town—and herself—forever.
