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Engage in a lively discussion and fun activities with Katherine Applegate during this virtual watch party at your local branch! Recommended for ages 6-12.
This is a hybrid virtual event hosted on YouTube Live with the option to tune in from this branch location. All presenters will be appearing virtually for this Watch Party event. Registration is not required to attend, but you will receive a reminder email if you register.
If you would prefer to attend from a different location, please visit the primary Author Talk webpage for this event: Author Talk: Katherine Applegate
Join us as award-winning author and summer reading champion Katherine Applegate talks to viewers about her enthusiastically heartwarming novel in verse, ODDER. Recommended for ages 6-12.
Everyone wants to meet Odder, the Queen of Play. Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she’s known. She’s a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself―and about the humans who hope to save her.
Katherine Applegate’s Odder, is inspired by the true story of a Monterey Bay Aquarium program that pairs orphaned otter pups with surrogate mothers. This poignant and humorous tale told in free verse examines bravery and healing through the eyes of one of nature’s most beloved and charming animals.
About the Author: Katherine Applegate is the Newbery Medal-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous books for young readers, including The One and Only Ivan, Wishtree, Crenshaw, the Endling series, the Roscoe Riley Rules chapter books series, and the Animorphs series. She lives with her husband, who writes as the author Michael Grant, and their children in California.
In-Person Watch Parties
Select Orange County Library System library branches will be hosting watch parties for this event! Please see the list of participating branch locations below:
Chickasaw Branch - 870 N Chickasaw Trail, Orlando, FL 32825
Orlando Public Library | Papa Bear - 101 E Central Blvd, Orlando, FL 32801
South Trail Branch - 4600 S Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando, FL 32839
Southeast Branch - 5575 S Semoran Blvd Suite 46, Orlando, FL 32822
Southwest Branch - 7255 Della Dr, Orlando, FL 32819
Windermere Branch - 530 Main St, Windermere, FL 34786
The views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Orange County Library System.
Space is limited for this program. Customers will be admitted on a first come, first served basis.
AGE GROUP: | Kids |
EVENT TYPE: | Authors - Books - Writing |
TAGS: | sunshineseries | ipevents | bb-meet-the-author |
LYNX Bus Link 41 State Road 436
LYNX Bus Link 51 Conway / Orlando International Airport
Two miles from the Orlando International Airport, the Southeast Branch is located in the Terracotta Business Park. Included on the property are various terracotta statues of Chinese warriors and horses to enhance the name of the center. Within the business park are Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez, a Veteran's Center, an EMT training center, other businesses and various fast food restaurants.
Any person requiring special accommodations to participate in any class or event due to a disability may arrange for accommodations by contacting the location at which the event is held at least seven days prior to the event.
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