In-Person Event with Naperville READS: Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty

Join Anderson’s Bookshop on Saturday, November 19th at 10 am for an in-person event to celebrate the Naperville READS 2022 selection of the #1 bestselling book, Ada Twist, Scientist, by celebrated and beloved local Naperville author, Andrea Beaty. The basis for the hit Netflix show, Ada, Twist, Scientist has inspired readers of all ages to think scientifically. Along with the rest of the books in the Questioneers series, Andrea Beaty's thoughtful and imaginative story is the perfect choice for Naperville READS. This momentous celebration will be held at Wentz Concert Hall on the campus of North Central College (171 East Chicago Avenue, Naperville, IL).

Andrea will share her remarks on this honor, there will be science club demonstrations, books for sale, and a screening of the Netflix show! The first 100 children at the event will also receive a free lab coat. 

For more information about this year's Naperville READS book selection, please visit Anderson's Event Page. 

This event will be held in the Wentz Concert Hall on the campus of North Central College (171 East Chicago Avenue, Naperville, IL), and pre-registration is required as space is limited.

MORE ABOUT ADA TWIST, SCIENTIST

Now a Netflix series!
A #1 New York Times Bestseller
A Wall Street Journal Bestseller
A USA Today Bestseller

Inspired by real-life makers Ada Lovelace and Marie Curie, this beloved #1 bestseller champions STEM, girl power and women scientists in a rollicking celebration of curiosity, the power perseverance, and the importance of asking “Why?”  
 
Don't miss Ada’s further adventures—with her friends Iggy Peck and Rosie Revere—in the instant New York Times bestseller Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters, the first all-new chapter book starring The Questioneers!

Ada Twist’s head is full of questions. Like her classmates Iggy and Rosie—stars of their own New York Times bestselling picture books Iggy Peck, Architect and Rosie Revere, Engineer—Ada has always been endlessly curious. Even when her fact-finding missions and elaborate scientific experiments don’t go as planned, Ada learns the value of thinking her way through problems and continuing to stay curious.
 
Collect them all! Add these other STEM favorites from #1 New York Times bestselling team Andrea Beaty and David Roberts to your family library today!
 
Rosie Revere, Engineer
Iggy Peck, Architect
Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters
Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants
Ada Twist’s Big Project Book for Stellar Scientists
Iggy Peck’s Big Project Book for Amazing Architects
Rosie Revere’s Big Project Book for Bold Engineers
Questioneers Family Calendar

Praise for Ada Twist, Scientist:

"Beaty delightfully advocates for girls in science in her now-trademark crisply rhyming text."―Kirkus

"Use this book to jumpstart conversations about scientists, girl scientists, gender roles, forming hypotheses, giftedness and childhood genius, and individual creativity. Or just use it for laughs on a lazy school day afternoon."―NY Journal of Books

"A winner for storytime reading and for young children interested in STEM activities."―School Library Journal

"Young Ada Twist and her nonstop intellect might just encourage readers to blaze trails of their own."―Booklist Online

About the Author

Andrea Beaty is the author of many beloved children’s books, including the bestselling Questioneers series; Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies; Happy Birthday, Madame Chapeau; and One Girl. She lives just outside Chicago. More information can be found at http://www.andreabeaty.com/.

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Naperville READS 2022 is a partnership between Jumping Off the Page, Anderson’s Bookshop, The Naperville Public Library, North Central College, Naperville Community Unit School District 203 and Indian Prairie School District 204 in addition to our featured publisher, Abrams Books for Young Readers. The Naperville READS project is partially supported by a SECA grant from the City of Naperville.

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