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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

A. S. King

Author of many books, including "Switch" and "Me and Marvin Gardens".

Ally Carter

Author of many books, including "Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor: Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor series (Book 1)" and "Winterborne Home for Mayhem and Mystery Rate this book 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars Winterborne Home for Mayhem and Mystery: Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor series (Book 2)".

Featured Books

The Magic Fish

Real life isn't a fairytale. But Tiến still enjoys reading his favorite stories with his parents from the books he borrows from the local library. It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Tiến, he doesn't even have the right words because his parents are struggling with their English. Is there a Vietnamese word for what he's...

By Trung Le Nguyen
A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

When Noa closes his eyes on Earth and wakes up on a spaceship called Qriosity just as it’s about to explode, he’s pretty sure things can’t get much weirder. Boy is he wrong. Trapped aboard Qriosity are also DJ and Jenny, neither of whom remember how they got onboard the ship. Together, the three face all the dangers of space, along with murder, aliens, a school...

By Shaun David Hutchinson
Johnny Quick: The Flash (Book 2)

Based on the hit CW TV show, this second title in The Flash middle-grade series follows Barry Allen as he continues his mission to protect Central City from the sinister Hocus Pocus—but this time, a new evil lurks beneath the city streets . . . Written by New York Times–bestselling author Barry Lyga, this brand-new, original adventure builds upon the world of The...

By Barry Lyga
Wings of Ebony: Wings of Ebony series (Book 1)

“Make a way out of no way” is just the way of life for Rue. But when her mother is shot dead on her doorstep, life for her and her younger sister changes forever. Rue's taken from her neighborhood by the father she never knew, forced to leave her little sister behind, and whisked away to Ghizon—a hidden island of magic wielders. Rue is the only half-god, half-human...

By J. Elle

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!