Choose Your Own Adventure ® : Cryptid Writing Workshop

Learn to write your very own Choose Your Own Adventure story at Carmichael's! Join author Cristin Bishara as she presents from her book Choose Your Own Adventure Cryptid Chronicles: Mothman and leads a family-friendly writing workshop.

About the Book:

Unknowable forces are lurking in the mountains of Appalachia in this interactive book where YOU decide what happens next! Packed with 19 possible endings!

YOU are a kid with mysteries to solve in the heart of the Appalachian mountains, where a timeless tension between ancient creatures and alien invaders is coming to a head! You’ve heard stories of when the Silver Bridge collapsed into the Ohio River, and sightings of a terrifying figure in the aftermath that led many to blame the Mothman for the tragedy. Now, as another disaster looms, it’s up to you to stop it!Will the mesmerizing glow of the Mothman's eyes lure you into joining him? Will a secret government agency recruit you to help them save the Earth? Or will you be kidnapped to an alien planet, never to see your home again?Kids who love cryptids and UFOs will be swept away by this thrilling science fiction adventure, where their choices are literally the most important thing in the world!

About the Author:

Cristin Bishara is the author of Vial of Tears (Holiday House) and Relativity (Bloomsbury), both young adult novels. Cristin graduated with a B.A. in English from Kenyon College, and earned her M.F.A. in creative writing from St. Mary’s College of CA. Over the years, she’s worked as a freelance copywriter, and has taught composition and fiction writing at the university level. These days she lives and writes in Tampa, FL with her family and dogs.

Host or Publisher Susan Norton