October 21, 5 pm – Libba Bray talks about The Diviners (ages 14 and up) October 18, 6 pm – Annie Barrows talks about the Ivy and Bean series To learn more about this season’s performers, play songs, watch videos and get updates about family programs at Symphony Space, visit or call 212 864-1212 ext. Ticket prices range from $13 to $25, with significant discounts available for members and season subscribers. Symphony Space is located at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street in Manhattan, NYC. For more information about how to enlist a local school in the program, visit or call 212.864.1414 x221. More Kids’ Book Club events will be scheduled soon, according to Katherine Minton, Director of Literary Programs.ĭuring the school year, Symphony Space also provides multicultural and multidisciplinary arts education programs to thousands of elementary and middle schools in the tri-state area, deploying scores of performing and visual artists to work with students through the Global Arts Program. The event will be hosted by the festival’s co-creator James Kennedy and the hilarious Jon Scieszka ( The Stinky Cheese Man) with special guest appearances by Kate DiCamillo, author of the Newbery award-winner The Tale of Despereaux and Rita Williams-Garcia, author of the Newbery honor book One Crazy Summer. Young filmmakers may enter their homemade films by October 29th get details here: A February 3 rd event will draw fans of Harriet the Spy author Kirsten Miller ( Kiki Strike) leads a group of mysterious writers in a lively discussion of one of the best girl detectives ever to race around in children’s fiction. Kids who love making videos as much as they love books will want to check out the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival at Symphony Space on December 2. Rebecca Stead, the Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach Me, discusses her achingly real and laugh-out-loud funny new novel about the challenges of seventh grade: Liar & Spy, on November 4 th. Lemony Snicket, the mysterious author of A Series of Unfortunate Events talks about his brand new series All the Wrong Questions, which hits stores on October 23.
Then on October 21, teens ages 14 and up will hear Libba Bray talk about her forthcoming murder mystery novel set in New York City: The Diviners.
This year’s series begins on October 18 with author Annie Barrows talking about her best-selling Ivy and Bean series. The always popular Thalia Kids’ Book Club includes lively discussions between children’s book authors and their fans, co-presented with the Bank Street Bookstore. Kids (mostly ages 9 to 12) who love to read will find several exciting activities planned for the 2012-13 season. Thalia Kids’ Book Club Announces 2012-13 Season There are also some big big names coming to town, as you can see: Check out the press release below if you don’t believe me. The 90-Second Newbery returns and it needs YOUR new videos if you have them on hand.
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