Jenni Howell: Boys with Sharp Teeth
Schedule
Tue Apr 08 2025 at 06:30 pm to 07:45 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Frederick County Public Libraries | Frederick, MD
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New book alert! Please join us in celebrating the release of Jenni Howell’s debut novel Boys With Sharp Teeth! Jenni will be joined in conversation with fellow author, Charlene Thomas! The book launch will be held at C. Burr Artz Library in Downtown Frederick on April 8th from 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm. Jenni will share about her work and take questions from the audience; afterwards, she will sign books. Copies of Boys With Sharp Teeth will also be available for purchase at the event. Preorder a signed and personalized copy ahead of time here. This event is presented in partnership with Frederick County Public Libraries and is free and open to the public. For accessibility requests, email [email protected] at least two (2) weeks prior to the event.
About the authors:
Jenni Howell tried out archaeology, linguistics, mongoose herding (known to some as “teaching”), finance, and espionage, but always got bored. Now she writes books, so her entire world changes every six months—and she will never be bored again. Boys with Sharp Teeth is her debut novel.
Charlene Thomas is an American author of young adult fiction and a writing coach. Her debut novel, Seton Girls, released with Penguin Random House in 2022, and her sophomore novel, Streetlight People, released in November 2024. She also has a third novel, titled It’s You Every Time, coming from Scholastic in Summer of 2025.
Charlene was sixteen when she wrote a manuscript that won the National Novel Silver Award from Scholastic Books and went on to minor in creative writing at North Carolina State University. She also has her MBA from Emory University, and recently completed the Certificate in Teaching Creative Writing post-graduate program at The University of Cambridge. Charlene is also a trained marketer, with experience working on major brands.
She’s a big dreamer and believes a lot in people and what all of us are capable of, and maybe that’s why she loves creating big characters who are steadfastly determined to change their own little parts of the world. If you ever want to reach out, or are interested in learning more about her coaching offerings for writers, never hesitate to contact her via email at [email protected].
About the book: We Were Liars meets The Raven Boys in this mind-bending YA debut about dark revenge, twisted desire, and the sinister secrets lurking behind the walls of an elite boarding school.
Seventeen-year-old Marin James has spent her entire life living in the shadow of the exclusive Huntsworth Academy. And when her cousin’s dead body is found in a creek on school property, Marin knows exactly who’s to blame: Adrian Hargraves and Henry Wu, the enigmatic yet dangerously alluring leaders of the school's social elite.
Swapping her ripped jeans for a crisp prep school skirt, Marin infiltrates Huntsworth to seek justice. But her quest is quickly muddied by a confusing attraction to her new life, and to the two dysfunctional and depraved boys who somehow understand her better than anyone ever has.
When Marin uncovers an otherworldly secret the boys are hiding within Huntsworth's ivied gates, the lines between right and wrong, love and hate, and nightmare and reality begin to crumble -- and nothing is as it seems.
Welcome to Huntsworth Academy.
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Where is it happening?
Frederick County Public Libraries, 2 N Maxwell Ave, Frederick, MD 21701, United States,Frederick, MarylandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
