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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Young readers are gathering at Ray High School in |
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Corpus Christi on February 28, 2015, for the first annual Teen |
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Bookfest by the Bay; and |
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WHEREAS, Bringing together teenage readers with 16 popular |
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writers of young adult fiction, this free event is sponsored by the |
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Corpus Christi Public Libraries, the Nueces County Library System, |
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the Portland Public Library, and Texas A&M University-Corpus |
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Christi, as well as librarians from the Aransas County, Calallen, |
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Corpus Christi, Flour Bluff, Gregory-Portland, Orange Grove, Port |
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Aransas, Sinton, Tuloso-Midway, and West Oso Independent School |
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Districts; and |
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WHEREAS, The writers, most of whom are from Texas, include |
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Jessica Lee Anderson, Rosemary Clement-Moore, Beth Fehlbaum, |
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P. J. Hoover, Guadalupe Garcia-McCall, Estela Gutierrez, |
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C. C. Hunter, Lindsey Lane, Diana Lopez, Mari Mancusi, Jennifer |
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Mathieu, Jackson Pearce (who also writes under the name J. Nelle |
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Patrick), Joy Preble, Victoria Scott, Joe Shine, and Django Wexler; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In panel discussions, the authors will talk about |
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the process of writing and publishing, as well as such topics of |
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interest as fantasy, paranormal fiction, and manga comics; there |
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will be a "Steampunk Social" during the lunch break and a flash |
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fiction session in the afternoon, and the day will conclude with the |
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authors meeting readers and signing copies of their books; and |
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WHEREAS, A love of reading can open up whole new worlds to |
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young people, and this unique event offers readers in Corpus |
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Christi and the surrounding region an opportunity to learn from and |
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be inspired by a dynamic group of successful authors; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the first annual Teen Bookfest by |
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the Bay and extend to the festival's organizers, visiting authors, |
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and attendees sincere best wishes for an exciting and memorable |
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event; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Teen Bookfest by the Bay as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 678 was adopted by the House on March |
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5, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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