Norma Howe – author of the popular Blue Avenger series for teens
– will be appearing at the Morgan Hill Library (on the corner of
Peak Avenue and Main Avenue at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 20.
Norma Howe – author of the popular Blue Avenger series for teens – will be appearing at the Morgan Hill Library (on the corner of Peak Avenue and Main Avenue at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 20.
In an informal setting, Howe will relate her remarkable story of growing up in a working class San Jose neighborhood, becoming a wife and mother, writing articles for true confession magazines, and finally (after her youngest of her six children received his driver’s license) embarking on her career as an award-winning author of books for teens.
Teens in grades 7-10 will thoroughly enjoy hearing her story and exploring the enduring themes and accessible, light-hearted style of her novels.
In the Blue Avenger series – which includes Blue Avenger and the Theory of Everything (2002), Blue Avenger Cracks the Code (2000), and The Adventures of Blue Avenger (1999)-Howe deals with such topics as free will, determinism, gun control, the mystery of Shakespearean authorship and the search for the perfect lemon meringue pie.
In her earlier novels – Shoot for the Moon (1992); The Game of Life (1989); In with the Out Crowd (1986); and God, the Universe and Hot Fudge Sundaes (1984) – Howe takes on such topics creationism, faith and peer pressure.
Most of these titles are available at the Morgan Hill Library. To check library holdings, go to the library website at http://www.santaclaracountylib.org. Click on Catalog to see the number of copies available at the Morgan Hill Library and other Santa Clara County Libraries. Patrons with a Santa Clara County Library card and PIN number, can even place holds online. They’ll receive a notice (by mail or email) when their selections are ready for pickup at the Morgan Hill Library.
Howe will autograph books after the presentation. Books will be available for purchase. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Morgan Hill Library. For more information, call Jody Wilson at (408) 779-3196.
Questions and suggested topics for At The Library should be directed to Community Librarian Sarah Flowers at sf******@**********************ca.us or by calling 779-3196.
