The Greater Rochester

Teen Book Festival

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

Keynote Speaker

Terry Trueman

Terry Trueman was born in Birmingham, Alabama, but grew up in Seattle. He   attended the University of Washington, where he received his B.A. in creative writing. He also has an M.S. in applied psychology and an M.F.A. in creative writing, both from Eastern Washington University. The father of two sons, Henry and Jesse, Terry Trueman makes his home in Spokane, Washington, where he has lived since 1974.

His first novel, Stuck In Neutral was a Printz Honor recipient. Inside Out, his second novel was released in August 2003. In October of 2004, his third novel Cruise Control was released -- a companion to Stuck In Neutral that tells brother Paul McDaniel's intimate side of the story. Hodder Books released Swallowing the Sun, which follows a teen’s heroic efforts to save friends and family after his Honduran village is destroyed by a devastating mudslide, in October of 2003 (only in the UK). And No Right Turn, Trueman's fourth US and fifth all-around novel will be published in 2006.

Stuck In Neutral        Inside Out
Cruise Control           Swallowing the Sun
                    No Right Turn          Seven Days at the Hot Corner