High school might be viewed by some as a place ripe with opportunity, but what is often overlooked is that schools are also places where teens face oppression and discrimination due to their skin color, their gender and their social class. Nick Brooks, Alexene Farol Follmuth and Nick Brooks portray school as places of both pain and connection with peers.

Teen & Author Stage (Seats 105)  
Sat, Mar 4, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Children / Teens
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Nick Brooks, Melissa de la Cruz, Alexene Farol Follmuth
Moderator: Carole Schmidt

Adventures into magical worlds pull readers into quests involving dragons, monsters, ogres, pirates and princesses. Melissa de la Cruz creates the fairytale-inspired world of Never After, while Arnee Flores introduces a princess who struggles to find her magical ability and Melissa Marr features a world where kids band with dragons and gargoyles to save their world.

College of Education Kiva 211 (Seats 200)  
Sun, Mar 5, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Children / Teens
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  

Panelists: Melissa de la Cruz, Arnée Flores, Melissa Marr
Moderator: Holly Johnson