Oct
19
11:00pm
Lamar Giles launch event!
By bbgb books
The legendary Alston boys are back! We are thrilled to be hosting the virtual launch of The Last Chance for Logan County, the third volume in A Legendary Alston Adventure. Lamar will be in conversation with fellow children's novelist Justin A. Reynolds. Join us in celebrating the book birthday of this adventure-filled novel that is full of friendship, imagination, and heart, while tackling issues surrounding justice and gentrification's effect on marginalized communities.
This event is free to attend! Register today to reserve your spot.
Pre-order your copy of The Last Chance for Logan County (out 10/19).
about the book
in this third legendary alston boys adventure from edgar award–nominated author lamar giles, otto and sheed have to team up with the ellison twins to take down a corporation obsessed with the weirdness of logan county and that's turning its residents into money-zombies.
otto and sheed are back in yet another legendary adventure that just might take all their deduction skills, and a good bit of help from friends and family, to solve. with the rorrim mirror emporium closed and their adventures through the last mirror on the left behind them, otto and sheed are ready for things to get back to normal. but the fixityall that sheed took warned of side effects and they quickly come true—starting with a thunderstorm raining frogs. but that's only the beginning. teachers begin quitting suddenly, vets leave their animals behind, and a strange goat starts delivering takeout orders. when a suspicious company known as goo, obsessed with logan county's weirdness, shows up and starts buying all the property in town and threatening to take sheed away after some strange new energy is traced back to him, the legendary alston boys of logan county, along with otto's mom, sheed's dad, and the ellison twins, have to find a way to save their town and keep their family together.
about the speakers
lamar giles is an edgar award-nominated author and has published three young adult novels. he is the co-founder of #weneeddiverse books and has edited two #wndb anthologies, including 2018's fresh ink. he lives in harrisonburg,va. www.lrgiles.com, twitter: @lrgiles, instagram: @lamargiles
justin a. reynolds has been a pest control operator, night security guard, steel mill janitor, nasa intern, salesman of high-end faucet fixtures, and carpet-flooring installer. he was most recently a registered nurse, before trading his stethoscope for a pencil, but he likes to think both instruments reveal the heart. he lives in northeast ohio, home to snow, lake erie, and the cavaliers. you can visit justin at justinareynolds.com.
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