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From: RJ Julia Booksellers <books@rjjulia.com>
Date: Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 7:12 PM
Subject: Events This Week: Emily Liebert, Kimberly Belle, Ryan T. Higgins
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This Week's Events
Tickets Now Available!
Jeff Kinney's Awesome Friendly Adventure Tour!
Join us for a socially distant meet and greet with the #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! 
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid author will visit friendly Connecticut children to celebrate the release of Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure. Click here for details and to purchase a ticket.
This Week's Virtual Events
While many of our virtual events and programs remain free to attend, please consider purchasing a "choose-your-own-price" ticket.  You'll see this ticket product on each event page on our calendar at rjjulia.com. Your support enables us to continue providing engaging, informative, and entertaining events for readers of all ages. We are so grateful for your continued support!
To receive the Zoom event links, please register or purchase a ticket for each event you wish to attend. The Zoom event link will be sent to registered attendees.
SUMMER OF WORDS AND PICTURES
Writing Workshop with Susan Harris
Tuesday, July 23 at 9:30am

In this workshop, attendees will be provided a prompt for inspiration, then will go over a brief outline before they dig deep into their imaginations and write a scene based on the prompt. Click here to register.
"What a fun, engrossing read! Emily Liebert (Perfectly Famous) has such a gift for creating relatable characters who find themselves tangled up in something sinister. The ending of this book packs a huge surprise you won't see coming!"  -- Sarah Pekkanen, New York Times bestselling author of You Are Not Alone

“Spellbinding. Another outstanding novel by Kimberly Belle (Stranger in the Lake), masterfully written to lure you in and never let go.” — Samantha Downing, USA Today bestselling author of My Lovely Wife
Ryan T. Higgins
We Will Rock Our Classmates
Wednesday, July 22 at 4pm
Penelope is a T.rex and she's very good at it. She also likes to rock out on guitar! With the school talent show coming up, Penelope can't wait to perform for her classmates. But sharing who you are can be show-stoppingly scary, especially when it's not what people expect. Will Penelope get by with a little help from her friends?
Click here to register.
Honor Moore
in conversation with Ellen Chesler
Our Revolution
Thursday, July 23 at 4pm

Our Revolution is a vivid, absorbing account of two women navigating the twentieth century and a daughter’s story of the mother who shaped her life as an artist and a woman. With the sweep of an epic novel, Our Revolution follows Jenny Moore, a charismatic and brilliant woman whose life changed as she became engaged in the great twentieth-century movements for peace and social justice. Click here to register.
Teen Advisory Group
Thursday, July 23 at 7pm
If you love reading, meeting authors, and discussing books, come join us - virtually!
Click here to register.
Summer of Words and Pictures
Read Aloud Book Tastings
Join us every Tuesday at 11am throughout the summer as we “taste” a new book by reading aloud the first chapter live via Zoom! Participants will receive emailed activities to fully enhance the experience. This program is recommended for families with children in grades K-2.  Click here for details.
Altered Book Journals
An Altered Book is an art object that has been created from an existing printed book, using mixed media forms. The artist chooses whatever means and media to use; so grab an old hardcover book, some paint, and some markers as we learn how to create an Altered Book Journal. Join us every Wednesday at 11am. Click here for details.
Story Times
Julia's Story Time Jamboree
Thursdays at 10:30am
Thursday, July 23
features
Dear Zoo
Click here to register.
Join us every Saturday for Story Time!
Saturday, July 25 at 9am
features
Claris: The Chicest Mouse in Paris
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