Middle School Class Reps Attend National Book Award Teen Press Conference

(Amalia & Justine show off their signed copies of NEVER FALL DOWN by Patricia McCormick.)

On November 13th, the LREI Middle School class reps were invited to attend the National Book Award Teen Press Conference at the Central branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. At the press conference, students are treated to a reading by each of the five finalists and allowed to ask questions of the authors. After the presentation, every student is given a free book and may have it signed by the author. This year, we were lucky enough to each be given TWO books, and couldn’t wait to get home to start reading them. The five 2012 finalists and their books are:

William Alexander, Goblin Secrets.
Carrie Arcos, Out of Reach.
Patricia McCormick, Never Fall Down.
Eliot Schrefer, Endangered.
Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon.

(Waiting to hear the authors speak.)

(Getting a book signed by Eliot Schrefer.)

(Getting a book signed by Steve Sheinkin.)

(Happy reading reps!)