Tween readers and kids’s creators gathered at J. Frank Dobie Excessive College in Houston, Tex., on October 26 for the 14th annual Tweens Learn Ebook Competition. The pageant, a partnership with native bookstore Blue Willow Bookshop, celebrates literature for tweens with a day of panels, actions, and ebook signings. We’ve rounded up the highlights right here.
Kwame Mbalia delivers his keynote tackle to kick off the pageant.
Rex Ogle speaks on a panel.
(From l.): Robin Benway, Claribel A. Ortega, and Jessica Kim on the “Within the Actual World” panel.
George O’Connor giving a drawing demonstration for friends throughout the “Center Grade Marvels” panel.
Crystal Allen (l.) and Adrianna Cuevas throughout the “Why We Write” panel.
“Center Grade Marvels” panelist Tony Weaver Jr. speaks to attendees.
Lynne Kelly with a reader throughout her ebook signing.
Cynthia Leitich Smith meets a fan.
Rajani LaRocca greets a younger reader.
Lindsay Currie takes a photograph with a fan.
Lisa McMann speaks with friends throughout a ebook signing.
Lora Senf hugs a fan.
The Tweens Learn 2024 featured authors have fun a profitable occasion. (Again row, from l.): Kwame Mbalia, Lora Senf, Lindsay Currie, Pablo Cartaya, Scott Reintgen, Mark Oshiro, Matt McMann, Robin Benway, Lisa McMann, and Rex Ogle; (heart, from l.) Lynne Kelly, Jessica Kim, Rajani LaRocca, Adrianna Cuevas, Karen Sturdy, Claribel A. Ortega, Crystal Allen, and Cynthia Leitich Smith; (entrance, from l.) Leah Stecher, Tony Weaver Jr., Emma Steinkellner, and George O’Connor.
