Texas Book Festival 2013 Children's and Young Adult Lineup Revealed

Today is more than just a hump day. Today, the Texas Book Festival revealed their children's and young adult author and illustrator lineup for the two day event on October 26 & 27, 2013. I've got goose bumps trailing up and down my arm as many local Austin SCBWI and Texas authors and illustrators are confirmed.

The full author list, including all genres, can be found by clicking HERE.

Congrats to some of my friends who are featured this year!

Illustrator Don Tate featuring picture book Hope's Gift written by Kelly Starling Lyons (Putnam Juvenille, 2012).

Author Liz Scanlon featuring picture book Happy Birthday, Bunny! illustrated by Stephanie Graegin (Beach Lane Books, 2013)

New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith featuring her latest YA novel Feral Nights (Candelwick, 2013).

P.J. Hoover featuring her debut YA novel Solstice (Tor Teen, 2013).

Brian Yansky featuring his latest YA novel Homicidal Aliens & Other Disappointments (Candelwick, 2013)

Amy Rose Capetta and her debut YA novel Entangled (Hougton Miflin, 2013).

As of press time, here is the list of children's and young adult authors and illustrators provided by the 2013 Texas Book Festival. 

Children’s – Young Adult

Jon Agee, Little Santa

Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ivan

Mac Barnett and Jon Scieszka, Battle Bunny

John Bemelmans Marciano, Madeline and the Old House in Paris

Sophie Blackall, Ivy & Bean

Monica Brown, Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash

Clark Burbidge, The Prodigals: Giants in the Land

Amy Rose Capetta, Entangled

Alexandra Coutts, Tumble & Fall

Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin, Click, Clack, Boo!: A Tricky Treat

Caprice Crane, Confessions of a Hater

Matt de la Pena, The Living

Tracy Deebs, Doomed

Kristina Ellis, Confessions of a Scholarship Winner: The Secrets That Helped Me Win $500,000 in Free Money for College-How You Can Too!

Brian Floca, Locomotive

Gayle Forman, Just One Year

Kami Garcia, Unbreakable

Xavier Garza, Maximillian and the Bingo Rematch

Adam Gidwitz, The Grimm Conclusion

Marcia Goldman, Lola Goes to Work: A Nine-to-Five Therapy Dog

Karen Harrington, Sure Signs of Crazy

Edward Hemingway, Bad Apple: A Tale of Friendship  

P.J. Hoover, Solstice

Kate Hosford, Infinity and Me

Gordon Korman, The Hypnotist: Book 1

Jessica Khoury, Origin

Claire Legrand, The Year of Shadows

Cynthia Leitich Smith, Feral Nights

Diana Lopez, Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel

Bennett Madison, September Girls

Yuyi Morales, Niño Wrestles the World

Herman Parish, Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book #1: Amelia Bedelia Means Business

Joanna Philbin, Rules of Summer

Aprilynne Pike, Earthbound

James Preller, Scary Tales: Good Night Zombie

Chris Raschka, Daisy Gets Lost

Adam Rex, Moonday

Adam Rubin, Secret Pizza Party

Sergio Ruzzier, Bear and Bee

Leila Sales, This Song Will Save Your Life

Liz Scanlon, Happy Birthday, Bunny!

Bob Shea, Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great

Steve Sheinkin, The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery

Neal Shusterman, UnSouled

Lemony Snicket, “When Did You See her Last?” (All the Wrong Questions)

Bob Staake, Bluebird

R.L. Stine, A Midsummer Night’s Scream

Elizabeth Suneby, Razia’s Ray of Hope: One Girl’s Dream of an Education

James Swanson, The President Has Been Shot: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

Don Tate (illustrator), Hope’s Gift

Heather Terrell, Relic: The Books of Eva

Duncan Tonatiuh, Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale

Jude Watson, The 39 Clues: Unstoppable: Nowhere to Run

Brian Yansky, Homicidal Aliens & Other Disappointments

Gabrielle Zevin, Birthright: In the Age of Love and Chocolate

What a lineup for Texas families to enjoy with their children. Way to go, 2013 Texas Book Festival!