CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER - In-Store Event - Rajani LaRocca & Chris Baron in discussion

UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, this event has been unfortunately canceled.

Rajani LaRocca &
Chris Baron discussing

THE SECRET OF THE DRAGON GEMS
An In-Store Event!

This is an IN-STORE EVENT with Rajani LaRocca & Chris Baron. The event will consist of a 30 minute discussion, followed by a Q&A with the audience, and finally a book signing. 

ATTENDING THE EVENT? We highly recommend ordering books in advance of the event, as there's always a chance we well sell out by the event day. Purchasing your books through Mysterious Galaxy allows us to continue to host author events, so we thank you in advance for your support!

How to Order a book from Rajani LaRocca and/or Chris Baron if you're attending the event:

1. Add the desired book(s) to your cart.
2. At checkout in the "order comments" box write "attending event." In the event you do not show, we recommend you also put in the comments whether or not you'd like your book "signed only," or to whom your book(s) should be personalized (i.e. "To: Ms. Galaxy"). Requests for anything beyond a name, like a note or quote, are up to the author's discretion and are not guaranteed. Orders must be placed by 12pm pt on the day of the event (August 20th) if you want personalization. Please call the store if you wish to purchase a book, or add/alter personalization to an existing order, after this time.

How to Order a Signed/Personalized book from Rajani LaRocca and/or Chris Baron if you're not attending the event:

1. Add the desired book(s) to your cart.
2. At checkout in the "order comments" box write "signed only" or to whom your book(s) should be personalized (i.e. "To: Ms. Galaxy"). Requests for anything beyond a name, like a note or quote, are up to the author's discretion and are not guaranteed. Orders must be placed by 12pm pt on the day of the event (August 20th). Please call the store if you wish to purchase a book, or add/alter personalization to an existing order, after this time.

About the Authors
RAJANI LAROCCA was born in India, raised in Kentucky, and now lives in the Boston area with her wonderful family and impossibly cute dog. She earned a BA and an MD from Harvard and spends her time writing novels and picture books, practicing medicine, and baking too many sweet treats. She is the author of MIDSUMMER’S MAYHEM, MUCH ADO ABOUT BASEBALL, THE SECRET CODE INSIDE YOU, SEVEN GOLDEN RINGS, and RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE, which was a Newbery-Honor winner. Find her online at RajaniLaRocca.com, and on Twitter and Instagram @rajanilarocca.

CHRIS BARON is the award-winning author of THE GRAY, ALL OF ME, an NCTE Notable Book, and THE MAGICAL IMPERFECT, a Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable Book, a SLJ Best Book of 2021. He is a professor of English at San Diego City College and the director of the Writing Center. He grew up in New York City, but he completed his MFA in poetry in 1998 at SDSU. He lives in San Diego, California, with his family. Find out more about him at chris-baron.com.

About THE SECRET OF THE DRAGON GEMS
Eleven-year-olds Tripti Kapoor, a feisty "word nerd" from Massachusetts, and Sam Cohen, a shy, imaginative, budding geologist from California, are both miserable at Camp Dilloway, a summer camp in upstate New York. On the last night of camp, they follow a shooting star to a quiet creek. There they find two silvery rocks glowing in the night. They each take one home, and their long-distance friendship begins.

It's soon clear that these are no ordinary rocks. They seem to move on their own, get strangely hot, and even take over Tripti and Sam's thoughts! Inspired by their mutual love of their favorite book series, The Dragon Gems, they dub the rocks Opal and Jasper, after the Dragon Gems in the books.

But others are interested in the stones too--including the owner of Camp Dilloway, who hides a secret of his own. Tripti and Sam must crack the Dragon Gems' code and keep them out of Dilloway's clutches, all while navigating the rocky road of middle school friendships and learning to stand up for what is right.