When:
July 2, 2017 @ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
2017-07-02T11:00:00-04:00
2017-07-02T19:00:00-04:00
Where:
Barnes & Noble at Asheville Mall
3 S Tunnel Rd
Asheville, NC 28805
USA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Serafina and the Black Cloak
Serafina Book 3 Launch Party! @ Barnes & Noble at Asheville Mall | Asheville | North Carolina | United States

Celebrate the arrival of SERAFINA AND THE SPLINTERED HEART with #1 New York Times Best Selling author Robert Beatty and his family at an All-Day Launch Party on Sunday, July 2, at Barnes & Noble-Asheville Mall. The fun runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Be among the first readers in the nation to get the eagerly anticipated third book in the hit mystery-thriller Serafina Series from Disney Hyperion. SPLINTERED HEART is set for nationwide release on July 3, but we’re getting things started early in Serafina’s hometown.

The SPLINTERED HEART LAUNCH PARTY is a free, open house-style event. No ticket or purchase is necessary to attend. Numbered wristbands will be distributed to manage the book signing line to meet and talk with the author.

Fun Serafina themed activities are planned throughout the day, including:
-Book signing and personalization with the author (all day)
-Costumed characters from the book trailers (11 a.m.-3 p.m.)
-Photo opportunities with the costumed characters (11 a.m.-3 p.m.) and the author
-Photo opportunities with the Serafina backdrops and the props from the book trailers (all day)
-An English Tea (11 a.m.-noon)
-Ballroom dance and waltz lessons with a choreographer and dancers from the upcoming SPLINTERED HEART book trailer
-Live presentations with wolves (11 a.m-2 p.m.)
-Live presentations with birds of prey (2-5 p.m.)
-Readings by a professional actor of the opening chapters of SPLINTERED HEART (3 and 5 p.m.)
-Caricature artists (1-5 p.m.)
-Roving magician (1-4 p.m.)
-Face painting (2-5 p.m.)
-Free food and drink (all day) and Serafina Dark Forest ice cream (2-5 p.m.)
-Serafina giveaways (all day)

SPLINTERED HEART continues the adventures of Serafina, a brave and unusual cat-like girl, and her friend Braeden Vanderbilt, who live at the grand Biltmore Estate during the 1890s amidst the splendor of the Gilded Age and the rugged beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Young and old alike are enjoying the series, a spooky, Southern gothic thriller that mixes history, mystery, and magic. The book is being taught in more than a thousand classrooms nationwide.

The first two books in the Serafina Series are #1 New York Times Best Sellers. Book 1, SERAFINA AND THE BLACK CLOAK, won the prestigious 2016 Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize, and Book 2, SERAFINA AND THE TWISTED STAFF, earned a “Starred Review” from Kirkus Reviews, which said, “Even better than its predecessor, a sequel that delivers nonstop thrills from beginning to end.” TWISTED STAFF is also a finalist for the 2017 Southern Book Prize.

Be sure to watch the exciting book trailers for Books 1 & 2:
http://bit.ly/2dYfpO7
http://bit.ly/29CUekN