From the press release:
One of the most eagerly anticipated young adult books of 2012 will be launched at the Champaign Public Library. Champaign author Julie Cross’s action-packed debut novel, Tempest, was released on Tuesday, January 17. Adults and teens are invited to a launch celebration with the author on Saturday, January 21, at 2:00 p.m. The hour-long event will be in Robeson Pavilion Room A & B of the library, at 200 W. Green St.
Registration is recommended. Registrants will be entered in a drawing for a copy of the book. Registration is available online or by calling (217) 403-2070.
Tempest is the first book in a trilogy being published by Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Press. The studio that filmed Twilight, Summit Entertainment, has optioned the rights to all three of Cross’s novels.
For more information about the event, email Betsy Su, teen librarian, or call (217) 403-2086.