Thalia Kids' Book Club Announces a Spectacular 2012-13 Season and the Return of the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival
August 29, 2012
Authors slated for this year's kids' series at Symphony Space, co-presented with the Bank Street Bookstore, include Libba Bray, Lemony Snicket, and Rebecca Stead.
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Thalia Kids’ Book Club Announces 2012-13 Season
Kids (mostly ages 9 to 12) who love to read will find several exciting activities planned for the 2012-13 season. 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. This year’s series begins on October 18 with author Annie Barrows talking about her best-selling Ivy and Bean series. 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. 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. 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 4th.
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. 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: www.90secondnewbery.com. A February 3rd 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. More Kids’ Book Club events will be scheduled soon, according to Katherine Minton, Director of Literary Programs.
During 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. For more information about how to enlist a local school in the program, visit www.symphonyspace.org/education or call 212.864.1414 x221.
Symphony Space is located at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street in Manhattan, NYC. Ticket prices range from $13 to $25, with significant discounts available for members and season subscribers. To learn more about this season’s performers, play songs, watch videos and get updates about family programs at Symphony Space, visit www.symphonyspace.org/genre/family or call 212 864-1212 ext. 247.
Thalia Kids’ Book Club Schedule
Tickets: $15; members $13.
October 18, 6 pm – Annie Barrows talks about the Ivy and Bean series
October 21, 5 pm – Libba Bray talks about The Diviners (ages 14 and up)
October 24, 6 pm – Lemony Snicket talks about his new series All the Wrong Questions - Sarah Vowell leads the discussion
November 4, 1 pm – Rebecca Stead talks about Liar & Spy
December 2, 4 pm – 90 Second Newbery Film Festival
February 3, 1 pm – I Love Harriet the Spy with Kirsten Miller
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Beth Blenz-Clucas, Sugar Mountain PR (503) 293-9498 , beth@sugarmountainpr.com