Meet & Greet with Silvia Acevedo

Name: Meet & Greet with Silvia Acevedo
Start: 2025-09-20T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-20T14:00:00-05:00
Location: 5915 6th Ave A, Kenosha, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53140

Schedule

Sat Sep 20 2025 at 11:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

5915 6th Ave A, Kenosha, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53140 | Kenosha, WI

Join Silvia Acevedo at Blue House Books on Saturday, September 20th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the release of her latest middle grade book, "Mail-Order Monsters: Crash Course", a fantasy story that mixes humor with wise insights on friendship and forgiveness, perfect for young readers!
Silvia will be joined with her husband, Jeff Miracola, illustrator, and will be chatting with customers and signing books, so stop by anytime during the event to meet this fantastic Wisconsin author duo!

About MAIL-ORDER MONSTERS: CRASH COURSE:
What does a 10-year-old boy desperate for new friends do when he sees an ad for mail-order monsters in the back of a comic book? He orders them, naturally.
Ten-year-old Marco Torres needs a new bestie. Or a few. He’s on the outs with his EX-best friend and needs someone to talk to, confide in. So he takes a chance on an ad in the back of an old comic book promising something big: MAIL-ORDER MONSTERS. Marco hopes they’ll make amazing new besties and scare off his bully, who in a mean twist of fate happens to be the twin of his crush. When the monsters arrive, Marco unleashes their magic and draws the reaction he’d hoped for from his classmates—until the monsters’ hilarious, uncontrolled escape through the school’s ceilings makes it nearly impossible to hide them from adults. And when Marco’s ex-bestie challenges him to a grudge match to finally settle their score, it’s Marco’s monsters against an enemy robot in a race on remote control trucks through the neighborhood junk yard. But through it all, Marco begins to wonder who should really be fighting his battles? And what exactly is he fighting for?

About SILVIA ACEVEDO:
Silvia Acevedo writes stories for kids and adults who want magic and mystery in their world.
She scared up wild monster hijinks in MAIL-ORDER MONSTERS: CRASH COURSE, visited the ghost La Llorona in THE HAUNTED STATES OF AMERICA, and barely escaped the wrath of Greek and Roman gods in her mythological GOD AWFUL series. She's pleased that her works have garnered great reviews from trade publications, prestigious awards from industry organizations, and kind words from readers.
Silvia also worked in New York publishing at Scholastic, literary agency Writers House, and the non-profit Inkluded Academy, which champions diversity in publishing. She led the Wisconsin chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and served on the board of directors for the Wisconsin Writers Association. Before that, she enjoyed 25+ years in broadcast news, covering everything from presidential politics to state fair food-on-a-stick.
Find her at SilviaAcevedo.com

About JEFF MIRACOLO:
Jeff Miracola has been making fantasy art since 1993 for such cool projects as "Star Wars", "Mars Attacks", "Dungeons & Dragons", and "World of Warcraft". He's most known, though, for his 30+ years creating art for "Magic: The Gathering". He's also done conceptual toy and video game design, editorial illustrations, and picture books, as well as activity books for Klutz/Scholastic. Jeff's a sucker for animals, so when he's not creating art, he's feeding his many cats and befriending all the squirrels, chipmunks, and birds that swoop his way.