Welcome to The Greater Houston Teen Book Convention website.
Doors open on Saturday, April 10th at 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Alief Taylor High School.
Admission to the event is free!TeenBookCon 2010 is over. Check out pictures of the event at www.flickr.com/libraryink or the video below...
If you missed the article in the Houston Chronicle about TeenBookCon, you can check it out here. And one of our authors has blogged about her experience at TBC '10. You should read Cynthia Leitich Smith's recap.
***We're already starting to make plans for TeenBookCon '11. If you are a librarian in the Houston area who would like to become a part of the planning committee, please email us at teenbookcon[at]gmail[dot]com.
***If you made it to TeenBookCon '10, we'd love to hear your feedback. Become a fan on facebook and let us know what you liked and what you'd like to see next year! www.facebook.com/teenbookcon
Soon we will begin the search for the TeenBookCon 2011 logo. Details will be comings soon.
TeenBookCon '10 keynote speaker:
Sharon Draper
We also are thrilled to have hosted the following authors:
- Cynthia Leitich Smith (Tantalize and Eternal. Check her out on Twitter)
- Beth Fantaskey (Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side and Jekel Loves Hyde)
- Marjetta Geerling (Fancy White Trash)
- Jon Skovron (Struts and Frets. Check him out on Twitter)
- Judson Roberts (The Strongbow Saga)
- Jimmy Gownley (Amelia Rules. Check him out on Twitter)
- George O'Connor (Olympians Rule. Check him out on Twitter)
- Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise, Echo, Runaways)
- Gayle Forman (If I Stay, Sisters in Sanity and You Can't Get There from Here)
- The Fillbach brothers (Maxwell Strangewell, Road Kill, Clone Wars)
- Elizabeth Eulberg (The Lonely Hearts Club. Check her out on Twitter)
- Paula Morris (Ruined. Check her out on Twitter)
Admission to the event is free, but bring money to purchase books and food!
...and you won't want to miss out on a chance for DOOR PRIZES!!!
keep up with the latest updates on twitter: www.twitter.com/teenbookcon
and become a fan on facebook: www.facebook.com/teenbookcon
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Local band Oncoming Traffic closed out TeenBookCon '10! during and after the author signing. Click on the band name to check out their MySpace and vote for them at the Warped Tour battle of the bands.
And Houston's own Village School jazz band kicked off the festivities
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The Greater Houston Teen Book Convention
event location: Alief Taylor High School
Here are some schools/districts planning to attend TeenBookCon 2010, don't be left out...
- Alief ISD
- Spring Branch ISD
- HISD
- Ft. Bend ISD
- Pasadena ISD
- Duchesne Academy
- First Baptist Academy
- St. Michael School
- River Oaks Baptist School
- Houston Christian
- John Paul II Catholic School
- Grace School
- St. Thomas High School
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