Mark Parisi

Award-winning cartoonist and writer Mark Parisi joins us for the release of his hilarious middle-grade novel, The Truth About 5th Grade. This diary-style novel follows BFFs Charli and Alex after Charli finds out that Alex has shared her biggest secret around the whole school- but is there more to the story than meets the eye?

Mark will discuss his book, give a drawing demonstration, and answer questions! A book signing will follow.

Tickets for this event are free, but we ask that all attendees register in advance as we have limited seating available.

ABOUT THE BOOK:
Charlotte “Charli” Wilson thought Alex Andropov would always be her best BFF in the whole wide world. From crushes to butterfly phobias to secret hidden blankies, there’s never been a secret they couldn’t share. Charli even showed Alex the supersecret hiding spot for her diary. But when school starts and Charli learns that Alex has betrayed her by sharing her biggest, most secretest secret, she realizes that maybe her bestie isn’t so great after all.

Meanwhile, Alex has no idea what he's done wrong. He doesn’t know why Charli’s not talking to him. He has no choice (right? RIGHT?) but to take her diary and try to correct the record. There’s always two sides to the truth—especially in fifth grade.

With hilarious illustrations and outrageous twists on every page, this is the perfect story for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Tapper Twins, and Invisible Emmie.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Mark Parisi is the award-winning cartoonist of the long-running newspaper comic panel Off the Mark. Parisi has won Best Newspaper Panel Comic from the National Cartoonists Society four times and Best Greeting Cards once. More recently Parisi authored and illustrated the HarperCollins middle grade book series Marty Pants. Mark lives on the east coast of Massachusetts and is currently covered in cat hair.

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