Fleur Bradley - Virtual Event

Fleur Bradley is an active member of SCBWI and MWA, where she has judged for the Edgars. She regularly does school and Skype visits, as well as librarian and educator conference talks on reaching reluctant readers. Originally from the Netherlands, she now lives in Colorado, not too far from the historic (and haunted) Stanley Hotel, which partly inspired this manuscript.

Jennifer J. Chow is the Lefty Award-nominated author of the Sassy Cat Mysteries and the L.A. Night Market Mysteries. The first in the Sassy Cat series, Mimi Lee Gets A Clue, was selected as an Overdrive Recommended Read; a PopSugar Best Summer Beach Read; and one of BuzzFeed’s Top 5 Books by AAPI authors. She currently serves as Vice President on the national board of Sisters in Crime and is an active member of Crime Writers of Color and Mystery Writers of America. Connect with her online at www.jenniferjchow.com.

Jennifer Chambliss Bertman was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds an MFA in creative writing and has worked for literary agencies, magazines, educational publishers, and as a freelance copyeditor and proofreader. Book Scavenger is her debut novel.

Bryan Patrick Avery is a chief technologist and systems development director from Silicon Valley. He's also an award-winning poet and author of multiple children's books, including The Freeman Field Photograph and the chapter book series Mr. Grizley's Class.

 


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Event date: 

Tuesday, August 23, 2022 - 7:00pm

Event address: 

2342 Bissonnet St.
Houston, TX 77005
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Two cousins who start a food stall at their local night market get a serving of murder in this first novel of a delicious new cozy mystery series by Jennifer J. Chow, bestselling author of Mimi Lee Gets a Clue.


Mimi Lee Cracks the Code (A Sassy Cat Mystery #3) By Jennifer J. Chow Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781984805034
Published: Berkley - November 30th, 2021

One of BookRiot's Best Upcoming Cozy Mysteries for the Second Half of 2021!

When murder follows Mimi Lee to her romantic island getaway, she puts on her best sleuthing hat with her sassy cat in tow in this adventurous cozy mystery by Jennifer J. Chow.

 


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Published: Berkley - November 10th, 2020

When a local teacher is found dead, LA’s newest pet groomer Mimi Lee finds herself in a pawful predicament—with her younger sister’s livelihood on the line.


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Nominated for a Lefty Award!

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The Alcatraz Escape (The Book Scavenger series #3) By Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, Sarah Watts (Illustrator) Cover Image
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Sleuthing duo Emily and James tackle their most challenging mystery yet set on the haunting Alcatraz Island in Book 3 of the New York Times-bestselling, middle-grade Book Scavenger series by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman!


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Rahma's special gift is she's good at helping her classmates make up when then have arguments. But when one of her friends gets mad at her, she isn't sure why her friend is upset or what to do about it. Can Mr. Grizley help Rahma figure out how to repair her friendship?


The Freeman Field Photograph By Bryan Patrick Avery, Jerome T. White (Illustrator) Cover Image
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Published: Spork - April 27th, 2021

In the Freeman Field Photograph, Sidney fears she may never see her Daddy again. Her father, a Tuskegee Airman, has been arrested for protesting segregation at Freeman Army Airfield. Proud, but sad, Sidney seeks one last photograph of her father, setting off to find the one man she believes can help.


Black Men in Science: A Black History Book for Kids (Biographies for Kids) By Bryan Patrick Avery Cover Image
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