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SUMMARY:Graphic Novels are Life!
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DESCRIPTION:Dan Santat\, Caldecott Medal Winner\, National Book Award Winn
 er\, and New York Times Bestselling Author & Illustrator inspires tweens a
 nd teens to tell their own stories through graphic novels. \n\n\n\n.\nhttp
 s://gailborden.libnet.info/event/10488792
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join this year&rsquo\;s winner of the Nati
 onal Book Award for Young People's Literature\, <a href="https://gailborde
 n.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=Santat%2C%20Dan%2C&amp\;searchType=aut
 hor">Dan Santat</a>\, as he inspires tweens and teens to tell their own st
 ories through graphic novels. His winning book\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://ga
 ilborden.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S151C5285601"><em>A First Time for Ev
 erything</em></a>\, is a graphic memoir based on his own awkward middle sc
 hool years and the trip to Europe that changed his life.<br /><br />Dan Sa
 ntat began drawing as a young boy and although he first studied microbiolo
 gy\, he pursued his passion in illustration. He spent many hours as a chil
 d and teenager teaching himself to draw by copying illustrations from comi
 c books until he developed the unique\, recognizable style that we see tod
 ay. His talk will inspire listeners to draw their own story as well as giv
 e them practical tips on the creation of graphic novels.<br /><br /><br />
 <strong>About the Author:</strong> <a href="https://gailborden.bibliocommo
 ns.com/v2/search?query=Santat%2C%20Dan%2C&amp\;searchType=author">Dan Sant
 at</a> is a Caldecott Medal winner\, a National Book Award winner\, and a&
 nbsp\;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp\;bestselling author and illustrator. Hi
 s artwork is also featured in numerous picture books\, chapter books\, and
  middle-grade novels. Santat created the animated television show\, "The R
 eplacements\," as well. He lives in Southern California with his wife and 
 two children.<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://libraryc.org/gailborden/
 51229">Please Register for link to program</a>.<br /><br /></strong></p>\n
 <hr />\n<p><strong><a href="https://libraryc.org/gailborden">Live Virtual 
 Author Talks</a>&nbsp\;-&nbsp\;</strong>This new series through Library Sp
 eakers Consortium offers live online talks by bestselling authors of books
  in a variety of genres. Participants receive a link to the program when t
 hey register. Please see <a href="https://libraryc.org/gailborden">https:/
 /libraryc.org/gailborden</a>&nbsp\;to register and also view recorded vide
 os of past speakers.<br /><br /><strong></strong></p>\nhttps://gailborden.
 libnet.info/event/10488792
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