{"id":88823,"date":"2019-05-16T15:20:22","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T19:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=88823"},"modified":"2019-05-16T15:20:48","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T19:20:48","slug":"lets-play-books-bookstore-hosts-new-york-times-best-selling-middle-grade-author-chris-grabenstein-at-the-bethlehem-area-public-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=88823","title":{"rendered":"LET\u2019S PLAY BOOKS BOOKSTORE HOSTS NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING MIDDLE-GRADE AUTHOR CHRIS GRABENSTEIN AT THE BETHLEHEM AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>EVENT INCLUDES A BOOK DRIVE TO PROVIDE NEW BOOKS FOR AREA SCHOOLS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Chris Grabenstein Author Visit and Book Signing<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Wednesday, May 22, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>5:00pm to 5:45pm<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>FREE and open to the public!<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Bethlehem Area Public Library<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>11 West Church Street<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Bethlehem, PA 18018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AUTHOR VISIT &amp; BOOK SIGNING<\/strong><br \/>\nLet\u2019s Play Books Bookstore of Emmaus, PA, will host Chris Grabenstein at the Main Branch of the Bethlehem Area Public Library. Grabenstein is touring for his latest book, <em>Mr. Lemoncello&#8217;s All-Star Breakout Game!<\/em> Thanks to the Bethlehem Area Public Library, there is no charge for this event. Please arrive before 5pm, as Chris will start promptly at 5pm. Book signing &amp; photos to follow.<\/p>\n<p>Chris will sign all books purchased through Let&#8217;s Play Books Bookstore. Copies of Chris\u2019s books can be pre-purchased at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.letsplaybooks.com\">www.letsplaybooks.com<\/a> to be picked up and signed at the event. You may also call the store to place your order at 610-928-8600. Some books will be available for purchase at the event.<\/p>\n<p>CHRIS GRABENSTEIN is the <em>New York Times<\/em> best-selling author of <em>Escape from Mr. Lemoncello&#8217;s Library<\/em>, <em>Mr. Lemoncello&#8217;s Library Olympics<\/em>, <em>Mr. Lemoncello&#8217;s Great Library Race<\/em>, <em>The Island of Dr. Libris<\/em>, the <em>Welcome to Wonderland<\/em> series, and many other books. Chris is also the co-author of numerous page-turners with James Patterson, including the <em>House of Robots<\/em> and <em>Treasure Hunters<\/em> series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOOK DRIVE TO BENEFIT AREA SCHOOLS <\/strong><br \/>\nAs part of Chris&#8217;s visit, we are holding a BOOK DRIVE to provide area schools with free copies of Chris\u2019s books. Two of Chris Grabenstein&#8217;s books (two series starters) are for sale to DONATE at $5.00 each (regular $8.99). All donated books will be signed by Chris and distributed to Lehigh Valley schools. Those who donate receive a $5 coupon to the bookstore! Our goal is 100 books &#8211; stop by the store or call 610-928-8600 and donate before 5\/21 \u2013 or join us at the Bethlehem Area Public Library, purchase a book to donate at the event, and meet Chris Grabenstein!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bethlehem Area Public Library (BAPL)<\/strong> educates, informs and inspires by providing free and open access to materials and information. The Library is a dedicated community partner committed to life-long learning and meeting the needs of the City of Bethlehem and surrounding municipalities. The Library strengthens our communities with an outstanding collection of print and digital resources, informative programs, and innovative services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s Play Books Bookstore<\/strong> is a full-service, general interest independent bookstore serving the Lehigh Valley. Located at 244 Main Street in Emmaus, the shop provides programs books and programming for adults, children, and schools, fostering a sense of community through reading for education and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information and image provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nKirsten Hess<br \/>\nLet\u2019s Play Books Bookstore<br \/>\n244 Main St.<br \/>\nEmmaus, PA 18049<br \/>\n610-928-8600<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31536,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/lets_play-books.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88823"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=88823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=88823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=88823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}