TAB presents: Kim Culbertson

Event date: 
Friday, February 26, 2016 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Kim Culbertson returns to Hicklebee's with her newest book for teens, The Possibility of Now.

About the book: Mara James has always been a perfectionist with a plan. But despite years of overachieving at her elite school, Mara didn't plan on having a total meltdown during her calculus exam. Like a rip-up-the-test-and-get-escorted-out kind of meltdown. And she definitely didn't plan on never wanting to show her face again.

Mara knows she should go back, but suddenly she doesn't know why she's been overachieving all these years. Impulsively, she tells her mom she wants to go live in Tahoe with her estranged dad, Trick McHale, a ski bum avoiding the real world,. Maybe there Mara can figure things out.
Only Tahoe is nothing like she thought. There's awesome new friends and hot boys and a chance to finally get to know Trick, but there's also still massive amounts of schoolwork.Can Mara find a balance between the future and the now, or will she miss out on both?

Join us for cookies, hot chocolate and a snowball game.

Kim Culbertson is the author of "Catch a Falling Star"; "Instructions for a Broken Heart," a Northern California Book Award winner; and "Songs for a Teenage Nomad." When she's not writing young adult novels, she teaches high school English and writing. Kim lives with her husband and their daughter in northern California.

Presented by Hicklebee's Teen Advisory Board (TAB) aka Totally Awesome Bibliophiles.

The Possibility of Now By Kim Culbertson Cover Image
$17.99
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ISBN: 9780545731461
Published: Point - January 26th, 2016

 Anyone who has felt the pressure to be number one will empathize with Mara’s struggle to accept setbacks, move forward, and feel the joy of spontaneity. - PW Reviews

Ages 12 & up


Catch a Falling Star By Kim Culbertson Cover Image
$9.99
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ISBN: 9780545820998
Published: Scholastic Paperbacks - April 28th, 2015

Instructions for a Broken Heart By Kim Culbertson Cover Image
$14.99
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ISBN: 9781402243028
Published: Sourcebooks Fire - May 1st, 2011

Songs for a Teenage Nomad By Kim Culbertson Cover Image
$12.99
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ISBN: 9781402243011
Published: Sourcebooks Fire - September 1st, 2010