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Carrying Disaster on Their Backs

January 27, 2016 In Salt to the Sea, Ruta Sepetys—Nashville-based author of the chillingly beautiful 2011 novel, Between Shades of Gray, about a Lithuanian family sent to a Soviet work camp—tells another tale of displacement and tragedy at the end of World War II as the Red Army advances on Prussia. Sepetys will celebrate the book’s launch at Parnassus Books in Nashville on February 2, 2016, at 6:30 p.m.

A Pirate’s Tail

January 14, 2016 The first early-reader chapter book by Nashville-based children’s author Jessica Young, Haggis and Tank Unleashed—All Paws on Deck, is a funny romp and clever introduction to the playful side of language. Parnassus Books in Nashville will host a launch party for the series on January 15, 2016.

Celebrating American Heroes

January 11, 2016 Today bestselling author Brad Meltzer talks about his biography series for children, Ordinary People Change the World. The latest book in the series is about the life of Martin Luther King Jr.

Celebrating American Heroes

The Trouble with Destiny

The Trouble with Destiny

The Trouble with Destiny

Lauren Morrill

Delacorte Press
272 pages
$17.99

“Contemporary romance packed with comical implausibilities and the stuff of band-geek daydreams.”

–Booklist

Power to the (Youngest) People

November 4, 2015 Chelsea Clinton’s first memory of reading was of scouring the newspaper to keep up with her parents’ conversations. Her new book, It’s Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going, is a resource for kids who are beginning to care passionately about the people, animals, and places in this world. Clinton will appear at the Nashville Public Library on November 11, 2015, at 6:15 p.m.

Power to the (Youngest) People

Writing in the Direction of Brokenness

November 3, 2015 Courtney C. Stevens’s second young-adult novel, The Lies About Truth, is a tender portrayal of pain, a portrait of loss, and a study of the many faces of grief. Stevens will read and sign copies at Parnassus Books in Nashville on November 6, 2015, at 6:30 p.m.

Writing in the Direction of Brokenness

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