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This weekend is the Children's Book Festival with Gail Carson Levine!

Gail Carson Levine Keynote Address (Free)
Friday, May 17
7:00 pm
Ballroom 

Author Brunch with Gail Carson Levine 
 Saturday, May 18
10:00 am
Room #302
Tickets $20 (Only a few left! Available at Circulation desk)

Children's Book Festival Activities (Free)
Saturday, May 18
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Ballroom 
(Face painting, crafts, fortune teller, live owls, treats, games, and more!)

Some wonderful books by Ms. Levine:
A Tale of Two Castles
Twelve-year-old Elodie journeys to Two Castles in hopes of studying acting but instead becomes apprentice to a dragon, who teaches her to be observant and use reasoning, thus helping her to uncover who is poisoning the king.
The Two Princesses of Bamarre
 With her adventurous sister, Meryl, suffering from the the Grey death meek and timid Princess Addie sets out to find a cure.
 Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep
In this retelling of the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, Princess Sonora, who is ten times smarter than anyone else, vows to choose for herself the best time to be pricked by the spindle.
Cinderellis and the Glass Hill
In this humorous retelling of a Perrault tale, a lonely young farm lad uses his unusual inventive ability to pass a nearly impossible test and win the hand of the neighboring princess.
For Biddle's Sake
 In this humorous retelling of Andrew Lang's "Puddocky," a young maiden who has been transformed into a toad by a jealous fairy relies on her newly honed magical abilities to charm a prince into marriage.
Forgive Me, I Meant To Do It: False Apology Poems
Inspired by William Carlos William's famous poem, "This Is Just to Say," a collection of ironic apology poems imagines how tricksters really feel about the mischief they make.
Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg
Prilla, the unusual new fairy in Neverland, finds her mettle, Mother Dove's wisdom, and Tinker Bell's courage tested by many trials, including a hurricane, a selfish fairy, and Captain Hook.
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