Tween Book Event In NYC

Source: Tween Parent Staff

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Are the winter doldrums getting to you and your preteen? If you are looking for an excuse to get your kid out of the house this weekend then Thalia Kids' Book Club may be your answer. On Sunday, March 1st, two-time Newbery Honor winner Gary Schmidt will talk about his novel the Wednesday Wars, a comic tale of a 12-year-old Long Island boy growing up in the Vietnam era. The event features the actor Khris Lewin reading excerpts from the book, a free-wheeling discussion between the author and the audience, a creative writing project led by the author, and a book signing.

Symphony Space is offering Tween Parent newsletter subscribers $10 tickets (Regular price is Children $12/Adults $18). Just use code RAC102 when ordering at 212-864-5400, at symphonyspace.org, or at Symphony Space, Broadway and 95th Street.

Reviews
"One of my favorite books of the year." - The New York Times

"Another winner.... Deeply satisfying." - Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

"Schmidt...makes the implausible believable and the everyday momentous...a gentle, hopeful, moving story." (Booklist, Starred Review)

"Schmidt rises above the novel's conventions to create memorable and believable characters." (Horn Book, Starred Review)

Lunch in the Neighborhood

Asia Kan - Japanese; located at 710 Amsterdam Avenue (94/95 Sts.)
Carmine's - Family style Italian; located at 2450 Broadway (90/91 Sts.)
Gennaro - Italian; located at 665 Amsterdam Avenue (92/93 Sts.)
Picnic Market & Café - French; located at 2665 Broadway (101/102 Sts.)
Saigon Grill - Vietnamese; located at 629 Amsterdam Avenue (90 St.)

Buy the Wednesday Wars in the TweenParent Book Shop