7:30 p.m. - Vanderslice Hall, Boston College

Horn Book magazine editor-in-chief Roger Sutton and executive editor Martha Parravano will discuss their new book "A Family of Readers: The Book Lover's Guide to Children's and Young Adult Literature." This lively and informative resource offers thoughtful essays on how books are read to--and by--young people. Such leading authors and artists as Maurice Sendak, Katherine Paterson, Jon Scieszka, and Gregory Maguire discuss the genres they know best. Join us to learn more about this readers' companion to everything from wordless board books to complex young adult novels. The event includes book sales and signing.

8:30 a.m.:  Registration, coffee & book sale

9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Program

Vanderslice Hall, Boston College

Francisco Stork is "one of the most promising young adult authors of the decade," says the Horn Book magazine. He has written several highly acclaimed young adult novels, including Marcelo in the Real World, winner of the ALA Schneider Family Book Award and a "brisk, brilliant, unsentimental novel...by a lawyer who obviously has a grip on the real world," according to the New York Times. His latest, The Last Summer of the Death Warriors, also features unforgettable characters asking life's most important and resonant questions. Elise Broach's two popular middle-grade novels, Shakespeare's Secret and Masterpiece, share a sense of adventure, rich language, and the true emotions of their characters. She is also the author of several delightful picture books, including her latest, Gumption. Kelly Murphy has illustrated more than fifteen picture books and middle-grade novels, including Elise Broach's Masterpiece. Her richly textured paintings are imbued with warmth and humor. Pat Keogh, retired children's librarian and teacher of children's literature at area colleges, will present her picks for best new picture books and fiction this fall. Gail Hedges, who also teaches children's literature and is a past President of the Foundation for Children's Books, will share her favorite non-fiction fall books.

The conference includes an exhibit of new books and a book sale and signing.