Megan E. Freeman celebrates the paperback release of AWAY

Please join us in store to welcome New York Times Bestselling Author Megan E. Freeman! Her novels AWAY and ALONE have won the Colorado Book Award, the California, Illinois, Indiana, Japan, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, and Vermont children’s book awards! She is an NCTE Notable Verse Novel and is included on over two dozen "best of" and state reading lists. A very kind soul with decades of classroom experience she taught multiple subjects spanning K-16 grades. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Northern Colorado Writers, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Columbine Poets of Colorado, and Lighthouse Writers Workshop. She is an Impact on Education Award winner, a fellow with the National Writing Project at Colorado State University, a Fund for Teachers fellow, and a member of the Colorado Poets Center. She used to live in northeast Los Angeles, central Ohio, northern Norway, and on Caribbean cruise ships. Now she divides her time between northern Colorado and the Texas Gulf Coast. We are so excited to have Megan back and we hope to see you there! Please refer to the following instructions for sign up and event availability.

About Away

When an imminent threat alert causes a midnight evacuation in Colorado, four kids relocated to the same shelter become unlikely friends. After they stumble onto evidence casting doubt on the legitimacy of the evacuation, they begin an investigation that causes them to question everything and everyone around them.

Through a series of covert and courageous endeavors, the friends uncover the facts behind the “imminent threat” and must decide how—and if—they can expose the truth.

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About Alone

Perfect for fans of Hatchet and the I Survived series, this harrowing middle grade debut novel-in-verse from a Pushcart Prize–nominated poet tells the story of a young girl who wakes up one day to find herself utterly alone in her small Colorado town.

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When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She’s alone—left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. 

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With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own. Her only companions are a Rottweiler named George and all the books she can read. After a rough start, Maddie learns to trust her own ingenuity and invents clever ways to survive in a place that has been deserted and forgotten.

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As months pass, she escapes natural disasters, looters, and wild animals. But Maddie’s most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness she faces every day. Can Maddie’s stubborn will to survive carry her through the most frightening experience of her life?

• This will be a wristband event!
• Please call the store today to reserve your spot/copy of Away and Alone.
• You must Purchase a copy of Away by Megan E. Freeman from our store location in order to receive a wristband.
• The books can still be purchased day of, before the event begins, so make sure to show up early. 
• Please keep your receipt as proof of purchase from our store location to obtain your wristband for the event if purchased ahead of time.
• She will only sign copies of Alone and Away