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About TBF

Teens can sometimes be overlooked in libraries, with much attention, money, and resources given to children and adults. Somewhat caught in the middle of budgetary constraints, this is our opportunity to dedicate an event to teens, to encourage their reading, and to demonstrate their value to and within our communities. And…to have fun!

Connect

Connect and encourage interaction between teen readers, aspiring writers, and established, award-winning authors.

Promote

Support and celebrate recreational teen reading, and promote spreading the enjoyment of reading to others.

Educate

Entertain, educate, and enrich teens and other Festival participants.

Featured Authors

Jen Calonita

Author of "Mirror Mirror: Twisted Tale (Book 6)", "Conceal, Don't Feel: Twisted Tale (Book 7)"and "Go the Distance: Twisted Tale (Book 11)".

Diana Ma

Author of "Heiress Apparently: Daughters of the Dynasty (Book 1)".

Featured Books

The Guinevere Deception: Camelot Rising series (Book 1)

Princess Guinevere has come to Camelot to wed a stranger: the charismatic King Arthur. With magic clawing at the kingdom's borders, the great wizard Merlin conjured a solution--send in Guinevere to be Arthur's wife . . . and his protector from those who want to see the young king's idyllic city fail. The catch? Guinevere's real name--and her true identity--is a...

By Kiersten White
Armageddon Summer

Fourteen-year-old Marina and sixteen-year-old Jed accompany their parents' religious cult, the Believers, to await the end of the world atop a remote mountain, where they try to decide what they themselves believe.

By Bruce Coville
Jared's Path

Jared is a normal 14 year old boy- at least he was until the night he watched his father get murdered by a robber. Jared himself was shot and he when he woke up at the hospital he was very careful to avoid seeming unstable but how long could he hold it together? Jared started having flashbacks to that night and they soon were all he could think about. How long could...

By Kayla Quick
What Kind of Girl

The girls at North Bay Academy are taking sides. It all started when Mike Parker's girlfriend showed up with a bruise on her face. Or, more specifically, when she walked into the principal's office and said Mike hit her. But her classmates have questions. Why did she go to the principal and not the police? Why did she stay with Mike if he was hurting her? Obviously,...

By Alyssa Sheinmel

2500 Expected Teens for 2021

Some people claim that teens don’t read! TBF proves them all wrong. Come experience what authors have started calling the Rock Concert of Teen Lit!

200 Volunteers

TBF could not happen without hundreds of volunteers helping to make the day run smoothly. Each year we rely on the energy of over 200 teen and 100 adult volunteers. We have to come call this TBF...

35 Awesome Author Attendees

We have authors coming in from all over the world! TBF has gone international!

16 Years in the Making

And still FREE to attend!