Throughout this 2017-18 school year, the LHS library is inviting nine Gateway authors to connect with Liberty via Google Hangouts to answer any questions students may have about the authors books and other topics related to writing.

The library has never had the ability to connect with the Gateway authors and with nine of them willing to meet with LHS students, it is an amazing opportunity for students and the authors.  

“I’m really encouraging our students to read one of the author’s books before they come to any of the visits because it helps the experience be more enriching for the students and as well as the author because they actually know what their books are about and what their writing styles like so they can ask good questions as well,” said Ms. Oliva, the school librarian.  Oliva and Ms. Dotson, the assistant librarian, are so excited to plan these meetings and want to get you involved and excited too.

Estelle Laure will be visiting on Thursday, 9/28 during 8th hour.  Robin Benway will be visiting on Wednesday, 10/18 during 3rd hour, Carolyn Lee Adams will be visiting on Wednesday, 11/15 during 3rd hour, and Brian Katcher will be visiting on Friday, 12/8 at 8 a.m.

Estelle Laure

This meeting is only for English classes whose teachers signed up for it.  The two classes that will be going to meet this author are Mrs. Gehrke’s English I class and Mrs. Steinbruegge’s English I class.

Books:

• This Raging Light
• But Then I Came Back

Author’s Website: estellelaure.com/

Author Info:

• 2 YA Books
• She has a BA in Theater Arts from New Mexico State University and an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts
• Currently lives in: Taos, New Mexico

Robin Benway

Books:

• Emmy and Oliver
• Audrey, Wait!
• The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May, & June
• Also Known As
• Going Rogue

Author’s Website: https://www.robinbenway.com/books

Sign-Up: https://goo.gl/pAv4pq

Author Info:

• • 6 YA Books
  • Awards
    • 2008 Blue Ribbon Award from the Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books
    • 2009 ALA Best Books for Young Adults
    • 2014 ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
  • Published in 20 countries
  • Emmy and Oliver published 2015 and named one of the best books of the summer by the Los Angeles Times, the Houston Chronicle’s, and Publishers Weekly
  • Upcoming Book: Far From the Tree (To be published by Harper Teen on Oct. 3, 2017
  • Grew up: Orange County, California

• Attended NYU
• Currently lives in: Los Angeles
• Spends her time: “Hanging out with her dog, Hudson, making coffee, and procrastinating on writing.”
• Number One Tip to Young Writers/Authors
  • If you’re writing your first book and don’t have a publisher yet, enjoy this time. Never again will you be able to spend so much time with your characters without the stress of expectations.

Carolyn Lee Adams

Book:

• Ruthless

Author’s Website: http://carolynleeadams.com/

Sign-Up: https://goo.gl/Zev79z

Author Info:

• Ruthless
  • Her only book so far
  • Published in 2015
• Grew Up: Seattle, Washington
• Attended USC Film School
  • Graduated with a BFA in screenwriting
• When she isn’t exploring the dark side of human nature in her writing, you’ll find her on stage as a stand up comedian.

Brian Katcher

Books:

• The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak
• Playing with Matches
• Almost Perfect
• Deacon Locke Went to Prom
• Everyone Dies in the End

Author’s Website: http://briankatcher.com/site/

Sign-Up: https://goo.gl/pz6NrS

Author Info:

• 5 YA Books
• Born and raised: St. Louis
• Lives in Central Missouri
• Attended the University of Missouri, Columbia
• When he isn’t writing, he is working as a school librarian
• He dropped out of college and bummed around Mexico for a few years.
  
• Interesting Fact: He has worked as a fry cook, a market researcher, a welding machine operator, a telemarketer (for 1 day), and a furniture mover.