Author Visit at Taylor

February 19th at 1:00PM

Ruta Sepetys
Author of Between Shades of Gray and Out of the Easy will make a presentation to juniors Its 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeenyear-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer. She devises a plan to get out, but a mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie tangled in an investigation that will challenge her allegiance to her mother, her conscience, and Willie Woodley, the brusque madam on Conti Street. Josie is caught between the dream of an elite college and a clandestine underworld. New Orleans lures her in her quest for truth, dangling temptation at every turn, and escalating to the ultimate test.

You can purchase the book and get it signed on February 19th Out of the Easy in hardback $19.60 We will accept cash or check, but if you choose to write a check, please make the check out to: Octavia Books. Put your phone number on the check.

Bring money and purchase a book at the event. Enclosed is a check made out to Octavia Books Enclosed is cash ___Out of the Easy- $19.60 Total paid: ___________ Name:_______________________________________ Grade:_______

Study Hall Teacher:___________________________________

Circle here if you cannot attend the event but want to purchase a book/s, and write how you would like the book/s to be personalized by the author? Book: ________________________To:_____________________________