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March 31, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Penguin Teen on Tour, DFW Stop

March 31, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS   Leave a Comment

Penguin Teen on Tour, DFW Stop//

On Tuesday, The Teen and I were able to catch the Penguin Teen on Tour stop at the Dallas Half-Price Books store. Authors on this stop included Alison Goodman (THE DARK DAYS CLUB), Sabaa Tahir (AN EMBER IN THE ASHES), Rachel Hawkins (The Rebel Belle series), April Genevieve Tucholke ( WINK, POPPY, MIDNIGHT) and Alwyn Hamilton (REBEL OF THE SANDS). I tried to tweet as many of the profound things these ladies were saying, and those tweets are shared below. I certainly didn’t catch everything, and there are some typos, but it was a really fun and fascinating discussion of everything from strong women in YA to the most troubling things these authors have researched. Let’s just say there was lots of talk about death and dying.


  1. The Teen, just waiting around for the @PenguinTeen event. https://t.co/qJzUNE8pSt

    The Teen, just waiting around for the @PenguinTeen event. pic.twitter.com/qJzUNE8pSt

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    Tue, Mar 29 2016 22:47:28

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  2. @RobinReads @PenguinTeen The Teen gave her a hug for you! She's super nice. https://t.co/mYDZPAlDQf

    @RobinReads @PenguinTeen The Teen gave her a hug for you! She’s super nice. pic.twitter.com/mYDZPAlDQf

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    Wed, Mar 30 2016 00:01:51

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  3. REBEL OF THE SANDS began with the character #PenguinTeenOnTour https://t.co/YxeLXB1hd5

    REBEL OF THE SANDS began with the character #PenguinTeenOnTour pic.twitter.com/YxeLXB1hd5

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    Wed, Mar 30 2016 00:10:10

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    Rachel Hawkins: Rebel Belle began with a little crazy and lazy, my two favorite azies #PenguinTeenOnTour

    Wed, Mar 30 2016 00:10:47

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    Rachel Hawkins: Set out to make Rebel Belle different from Hex Hall by making the characters polar opposite #PenguinTeenOnTour

    Wed, Mar 30 2016 00:12:13

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  6. AN EMBER IN THE ASHES is about character & how world they live in forms who they are says Tahir #PenguinTeenOnTour https://t.co/ER0dt4Blw5

    AN EMBER IN THE ASHES is about character & how world they live in forms who they are says Tahir #PenguinTeenOnTour pic.twitter.com/ER0dt4Blw5

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    Wed, Mar 30 2016 00:14:10

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  7. THE DARK DAYS CLUB was inspired by the idea of Jane Austen meets Buffy says Alison Goodman #PenguinTeenOnTour https://t.co/YrKEGUfyhS

    THE DARK DAYS CLUB was inspired by the idea of Jane Austen meets Buffy says Alison Goodman #PenguinTeenOnTour pic.twitter.com/YrKEGUfyhS

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    Wed, Mar 30 2016 00:15:45

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    Goodman researched regency for 8 months and even had a full outfit made & learned to dance #PenguinTeenOnTour

    Wed, Mar 30 2016 00:16:44

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    Tahir: Woman are just strong, it's part of being a woman. #PenguinTeenOnTour

    Wed, Mar 30 2016 00:18:31

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    Tahir: I wanted to create a character who has a core inner strength but doesn't know it yet because that's how a lot of us are

    Wed, Mar 30 2016 00:19:37

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    Hawkins: Harper gets super strength but still remains more traditionally feminine. That's important to me. #PenguinTeenOnTour

    Wed, Mar 30 2016 00:21:17

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    Goodman: I wanted to examine society's courtesies and see which ones are designed to hold you down #PenguinTeenOnTour

    Wed, Mar 30 2016 00:22:59

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    Alison Goodman just told us how a lady went potty in regency times. So thankful for modern day toilets!

    Wed, Mar 30 2016 00:33:48

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    Rachel Hawkins: I would be so happy in the shire eating breakfast and hanging out in the house - I want to be a hobbit #PenguinTeenOnTour

    Wed, Mar 30 2016 00:35:21

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    Sanaa Tahir: I really want to turn into a talking dragon, it's my deepest, darkest fantasy #PenguinTeenOnTour

    Wed, Mar 30 2016 00:36:30

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    Sanaa Tahir: I make my husband act out fight scenes with me #PenguinTeenOnTour

    Wed, Mar 30 2016 00:38:03

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    Tahir: I wrote to make sense of my world and to put myself in it #PenguinTeenOnTour

    Wed, Mar 30 2016 00:43:27

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    April: I realized I like playing god (on why she is a writer) #PenguinTeenOnTour

    Wed, Mar 30 2016 00:44:50

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    Goodman: never have a passive character, your character must act. Don't just have things happening to them. #PenguinTeenOnTour

    Wed, Mar 30 2016 00:48:48

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About Karen Jensen, MLS

Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).

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