UCF\u2019s College of Education<\/a> in association with UCF\u2019s Morgridge International Reading Center. Visitors are invited to meet with the authors\u2014whose works are featured in classrooms and libraries around the country\u2014and learn about their creative processes and how they bring their characters to life.<\/p>\nLisa Scottoline, the author of 16 novels and the Philadelphia Inquirer\u2019s<\/em> weekly column \u201cChick Wit,\u201d will be the event\u2019s keynote author. Other authors scheduled to appear include Steven Barnes, Bob Kealing, Craig Pittman and former Congressman Lou Frey Jr.<\/p>\nThroughout the day guests can attend author forums, listen to readings, attend book signings and receive book appraisals. There are activities planned for all ages, with special events for teens and children.<\/p>\n
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