On Friday, February 17th, Books of Wonder is proud to host the New York City leg of the Breathless Reads Tour 2012 for the second year in a row. The four fantastic authors of teen books Legend, Across the Universe, Born Wicked, and the Nightshade trilogy are traveling the country together throughout the month of February, and will be making a stop at Books of Wonder to share their breathtaking works. Marie Lu will present her debut dystopian novel Legend, the story of fifteen-year-olds June and Day, a girl and boy living in what was formerly the United States and is now a nation continuously ravaged by war. June is wealthy and Day is a vagabond, so these two have seemingly nothing in common nor any reason to cross paths -- until June’s brother is murdered and Day is classified as the prime suspect. Beth Revis will introduce her sci fi series Across the Universe and its sequel, A Million Suns. Across the Universe tells the story of Amy, cryogenically frozen for hundreds of years on a spaceship called Godspeed, and Elder, the boy who is on the ship when she awakens fifty years too early. Amy soon realizes that her awakening was no mistake; someone on the ship has tried to have her killed, and she must figure out how to survive thrust into a brand new world. In A Million Suns, Amy and Elder are still on the Godspeed, and Elder is the ship’s new leader - but there’s trouble aboard. Amy and Elder are forced to discover how to navigate the love growing between them and the turmoil that threatens to tear them apart. Jessica Spotswood will present Born Wicked: the Cahill Witch Chronicles, detailing the lives of Cate Cahill and her sisters, girls who can never fit in not only because they are far too intelligent and beautiful - but also because they are witches. If their secret is discovered, it could mean prison, an insane asylum, or even death. And lastly, Andrea Cremer will share her Nightshade series (Nightshade, Wolfsbane, and Bloodrose), about Calla, the alpha female of a shape-shifting wolf pack, who must choose between her pack’s alpha male whom she is destined to marry, and the human boy she falls in love with, leading her to question everything she knows about her familiar world. Please join us in celebrating the perfect literary blend of action, suspense and romance, which will leave readers breathless. All four authors will read from their books, take questions from the audience, and sign copies of all their wonderful books. Friday, February 17th, 6-8pm. Ages 12 and up.

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