Name: Mark Oshiro, JASMINE IS HAUNTED - with Anne Ursu!
Start: 2024-10-15T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-10-15T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Red Balloon Bookshop

Mark Oshiro, JASMINE IS HAUNTED - with Anne Ursu!

Red Balloon Bookshop is thrilled to celebrate spooky season with Mark Oshiro on their tour for JASMINE IS HAUNTED!
About this Event

A queer, Latinx take on Ghostbusters from #1 New York Times bestselling co-author Mark Oshiro, Jasmine is Haunted is an original middle grade contemporary fantasy about ghosts, grief, and the friends that make it all ok. Join Mark Oshiro and Anne Ursu (Not Quite A Ghost) for a discussion about Jasmine Is Haunted, Q&A, a book signing, and more!

To attend: Space is limited, so registration is encouraged to guarantee your seat. You can register for a ticket for free through October 15, 4:00pm, and preorder the book . Additional copies of Jasmine Is Haunted and the author's backlist will be available for purchase during the event, but ordering ahead of time guarantees your copy.

Signing Guidelines: Following the event, the author will sign and personalize copies of the book. If you would prefer not to stay for the signing portion, Red Balloon is happy to have your books signed and personalized for you and will contact you when they're ready to be picked up.

Accessibility: Red Balloon Bookshop is wheelchair accessible and has a disability parking spot directly behind our store. If you have a disability or medical condition and have questions about/need other specific accommodations, please email [email protected].

(they/them) is the award-winning author of the young adult books ANGER IS A GIFT (2019 Schneider Family Book Award), EACH OF US A DESERT, and INTO THE LIGHT, as well as their middle grade books THE INSIDERS, YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE, DAVID BRAVO, and STAR WARS HUNTERS: BATTLE FOR THE ARENA. They are also the co-author (with Rick Riordan) of the #1 New York Times Bestseller and #1 Indie Bestseller THE SUN AND THE STAR: A NICO DI ANGELO ADVENTURE. When not writing, they are trying to pet every dog in the world. Mark is based in Atlanta, GA.

is the author of acclaimed novels Not Quite a Ghost, The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy, The Lost Girl, Breadcrumbs, and The Real Boy, among others. Her work has been selected as a National Book Award nominee, a Kirkus Prize finalist, and as a best book of the year by Parents Magazine, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal. She lives in Minneapolis with her family and an unruly herd of cats.