The Greater Rochester

Teen Book Festival

"To foster a community effort to celebrate and promote reading by connecting teens and authors."

Lauren Myracle
Lauren Myracle holds an MA in English from CSU and an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College. Her first novel, Kissing Kate, was selected as one of ALA's "Best Books for Young Adults" for the year 2004. It was named by Booklist as one of the "Top Ten Youth Romances" of the year, as well as one of the "Top Ten Books by New Writers." Her middle-grade novel, Eleven, came out this February and is called "lighthearted and well-observed" by Publisher's Weekly. Her recent book ttyl (Talk to You Later) is a young adult novel which was praised in a starred review by School Library Journal for being "fully realized and wonderfully realistic."

Lauren Myracle's appearance at TBF LIVE! is sponsored by Amulet books and Penguin Group.   

Books by Lauren Myracle
 

 

 

                                                                                     ttfn (Ta Ta for Now)
Welcome to the Generation Gap. If you haven't figured it already, the title is instant-message lingo for "ta-ta for now." ttfn is the sequel to ttyl, a word-of-mouth bestseller written entirely in instant messages. This novel tracks Maddie, Zoe, and Angela as they navigate through the difficult waters of 11th grade.

 

 

                                                                                                              The Fashion Disaster that Changed My Life
Alli longs to be popular, but fate just keeps conspiring to make her totally uncool. Who else would be humiliated by a piece of her mom's underwear stuck to her butt by static cling? Despite the fact that Alli is certain the universe is plotting against her, she does eventually break into the inner circle of seventh-grade cool. But nothing is as she expected, and there's ugliness lurking behind even the prettiest face. Alli bares it all to her journal as she figures out where she fits in and, most important of all, what it means to be a real friend.

                                                                                                       Rhymes with Witches
Jane dreams of being chosen as the freshman member a dominant school clique made up of one girl from each class. When her wish is granted, and she is offered a place in their group, Jane discovers the terrible price of their particular kind of popularity. There is a sinister secret to their power, one that will change Jane forever.

 

 

                                                                                                             ttyl (Talk to You Later)
An epistolary novel for the 21st century, this sharp, funny, and true-to-life breakout hit about friendship is told entirely in instant messages. And Internet-savvy teens have fallen in love with flirty Angela (SnowAngel), moody Maddie (mad maddie), and good girl Zoe (zoegirl) and their frank perceptions about a tumultuous tenth-grade semester.

 

  
                                                                                      

                                                                                                            Kissing Kate 
Sixteen-year-old Lissa's relationship with her best friend changes after they kiss at a party and Lissa does not know what to do, until she gets help from an unexpected new friend