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SUMMARY:Jasmine Warga
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DESCRIPTION:Award-winning author Jasmine Warga joins Elisa Stone Leahy in 
 conversation about her new book\, a moving story about a friendship betwee
 n a rescue dog and a cheetah..\nhttps://columbus.libnet.info/event/1503088
 9
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h2>Authors at the Library with</h2>\n<h2>JAS
 MINE WARGA</h2>\n<h3>Tuesday\, March 10 | 6 p.m.&nbsp\;<br />Hilltop Branc
 h | <span>511 S. Hague Ave.</span></h3>\n<p><strong>5:30 p.m. |</strong>&n
 bsp\;Free book giveaway begins. Book sale opens.<br /><strong>6:00 p.m. |<
 /strong>&nbsp\; Elisa Stone Leahy in conversation with JASMINE WARGA&nbsp\
 ;<br /><strong>6:45 p.m. |</strong>&nbsp\; Q&amp\;A<br /><strong>7:00 p.m.
  |</strong> &nbsp\;Book Signing <br /><strong>7:00 p.m. |&nbsp\;</strong> 
 Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Animal Encounter</p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHO
 R</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Jasmine Warga</strong>&nbsp\;is the #1&nbsp\;<e
 m>New York Times</em>&nbsp\;bestselling author of&nbsp\;<em>The Unlikely T
 ale of Chase and Finnegan</em>\,&nbsp\;<em>A Rover&rsquo\;s Story</em>\,&n
 bsp\;<em>The Shape of Thunder</em>\, and&nbsp\;<em>A Strange Thing Happene
 d in Cherry Hall</em>. Her book&nbsp\;<em>Other Words for Home</em>&nbsp\;
 received a Newbery Honor and Walter Honor\, among numerous other awards.&n
 bsp\;<em>Here We Are Now</em>&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<em>My Heart and Other Black
  Holes</em>\, her novels for teens\, have been translated into over twenty
 -five languages. She lives in the Chicago area with her family.</p>\n<p><s
 trong>ABOUT THE BOOK</strong></p>\n<p><span><strong><em>The Unlikely Tale 
 of Chase and Finnegan</em> </strong>is the moving story of a cheetah who f
 orms a friendship with a rescue dog&ndash\;a bond that will change their l
 ives forever. Perfect for fans of Katherine Applegate and Rosanne Parry.</
 span><br /><br /><span>Finnegan is a rescue dog with a broken heart.&nbsp\
 ;</span><span>Chase is an anxious cheetah cub\, newly orphaned.</span><br 
 /><br /><span>The two animals couldn't be more different. But one day\, th
 ey are brought together for the unlikeliest of reasons: Finnegan must help
  Chase gain the confidence she needs to perform as part of an educational 
 program for children at a zoo.</span><br /><br /><span>Finnegan and Chase 
 have each suffered losses and have trouble trusting. Yet somehow\, they ar
 e just what the other needs. But if Finnegan isn&rsquo\;t able to help Cha
 se overcome her fears\, he won&rsquo\;t just be letting Chase down&ndash\;
 he could be risking his new home as well.</span><br /><br /><span>Inspired
  by true stories from zoos across the country\, award-winning author Jasmi
 ne Warga creates a deeply moving tale about how the power of friendship ca
 n transcend anything &ndash\; even species.</span></p>\n<p><img src="https
 ://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/events/columbus/Authors_at_the_Libra
 ry/Jasmine_Warga_-_credit_Lillian_Warga.jpg" width="267" height="400" alt=
 "" /><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/events/columbus/
 Authors_at_the_Library/The_Unlikely_Tail_of_Chase__amp__Finnegan.jpg" widt
 h="267" height="400" alt="" /><strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE 
 MODERATOR</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Elisa Stone Leahy</strong> is a queer\,
  Peruvian American children&rsquo\;s author who lives with her husband and
  kids in Columbus\, Ohio. Whether creating award-winning documentary films
  or connecting readers to books through her work at the Columbus Metropoli
 tan Library\, Elisa has always surrounded herself with stories. Her first 
 middle grade book\,<em> Tethered to Other Stars\,</em> was a finalist for 
 the Cybils Award and the Ohioana Book Award. Her second book\, <em>Mallory
  in Full Color</em>\, was a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\,
  an Ohio Book Award finalist and was short-listed for the 2025 Lambda Lite
 rary Award. Elisa is a member of <a href="https://www.authorsagainstbookba
 ns.com/">Authors Against Book Bans</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.c
 om/groups/588020057484174/">Right to Read Ohio</a>.</p>\n<p><img src="http
 s://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/events/columbus/Elisa_Stone_Leahy_a
 uthor_headshot_sm.jpeg" width="225" height="300" alt="" /><img src="https:
 //static.libnet.info/frontend-images/events/columbus/Authors_at_the_Librar
 y/TetheredToOtherStarsCOVER.jpg" width="201" height="300" alt="" /></p>\n<
 p><strong>GENERAL EVENT DETAILS</strong></p>\n<p>After the author talk\, J
 asmine will sign books for attendees. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's Anim
 al Encounter will be at the library during the book signing. Meet a labrad
 or with a very special job--a companion to the cheetahs at the Zoo! Just l
 ike Chase\, these cheetah companion labradors are an important part of the
  educational work the zoo does with their animals.</p>\n<p>The event is fr
 ee to the public. Due to limited seating\, registration is required.&nbsp\
 ;</p>\n<p>Free copies of the book will be available while supplies last\, 
 thanks to Battelle. One per family.</p>\n<p><strong>THANK YOU TO OUR PARTN
 ERS</strong></p>\n<p><em>Columbus Metropolitan Library offers events and p
 rograms for customers of all ages. Battelle&rsquo\;s generous gift to the 
 Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation helps make it possible for the li
 brary to host additional author talks and programs for kids and teens that
  encourage a lifelong love of reading. Our goal is to host diverse\, natio
 nally recognized authors at programs that are free and open to all.&nbsp\;
 </em></p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/
 columbus/C2C-Logo-Mark-Cannon.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="" /><img 
 src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/columbus/ColsZooLog
 ocurrent.png" width="240" height="150" alt="" /></p>\n<p><img src="https:/
 /static.libnet.info/frontend-images/tile/columbus/BATTELLE_BLUE.jpg" width
 ="292" height="50" alt="" /></p>\n<p><em>This program is brought to you in
  part by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.</em></p>\nhttps://columbus.libnet.
 info/event/15030889
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