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Chat with Lorie Ann Grover, Elizabeth Scott, and Lynn Weingarten tonight at readergirlz!

All week long, readergirlz is hosting live chats at http://readergirlz.blogspot.com with YA authors in honor of Teen Read Week. Tonight, we're hosting Lorie Ann Grover, Elizabeth Scott, and Lynn Weingarten. Chats are always open to the public, and anyone may join in! Here's the complete lineup for this week's events:


* Monday, October 19th: Beyond Imagination
rgz diva Justina Chen Headley (NORTH OF BEAUTIFUL)
Alyson Noël (EVERMORE)
Zoe Marriott (DAUGHTER OF THE FLAMES)

* TONIGHT: Tuesday, October 20th: Beyond Hardship
rgz diva Lorie Ann Grover (HOLD ME TIGHT)
Elizabeth Scott (LIVING DEAD GIRL)
Lynn Weingarten (WHEREVER NINA LIES)

* Wednesday, October 21st: Beyond Daily Life
rgz diva Holly Cupala (TELL ME A SECRET)
Lisa McMann (WAKE)
Cynthia Leitich Smith (ETERNAL)

* Thursday, October 22nd: Beyond Our World
rgz diva Melissa Walker (LOVESTRUCK SUMMER)
Cassandra Clare (CITY OF ASHES)
Patrick Ness (THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO)

* Friday, October 23rd: Into Our Beyond
rgz diva Dia Calhoun (AVIELLE OF RHIA)
Sylvia Engdahl (ENCHANTRESS FROM THE STARS)

It all happens at the rgz forum (http://readergirlz.blogspot.com) beginning at 6 p.m. Pacific Time (9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time).

In conjunction with the author chats, readergirlz will be hosting a Teen Read Week Tribute. Anyone who loves YALSA's Teen Read Week is encouraged to let it out on their blog through a post or vlog, then send the link to readergirlz@gmail.com (subject line: entrant's name, TRW Tribute) by Wednesday, October 21st. readergirlz will collect all contributions and post them at the rgz blog in a tribute that will run on Friday, October 23rd.

Watch the rgz Teen Read Week 2009 trailer at rgz tv: www.youtube.com/readergirlz

Read the readergirlz Teen Read Week 2009 press release.