2007 TOUR SCHEDULE

UK / IRELAND
FEBRUARY
Sunday 18 - 17.00 - Public event at Guildhall Theatre, Derby. signing for 90 minutes +
Monday 19 - Public event at Purcell Room, Royal Festival Hall, London. signing for ninety minutes +

MARCH
Tuesday 20 - School event at Tarbert Comprehensive School, County Kerry.

U.S.A.
APRIL
Monday 2 10.00 - In-school presentation/signing, Washington Middle School, S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA.
19.00 - PUBLIC Presentation/signing, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Seattle, WA. small group
Tuesday 3 - 08.00 - In-school presentation/signing, Capital Hill School, Olympia, WA.
10.00 - In-school presentation//signing, River Ridge High School, Lacey, WA.
12.00 - In-school presentation, Black Hills High School, Olympia, WA.
19.00 - PUBLIC presentation/signing, Barnes and Noble, 1530 Black Lake Blvd., SW, Olympia, WA 98502.
Wednesday 4 - 10.00 - In-school presentation/signing, Eckstein Middle School, Seattle, WA.
Thursday 5 - 09.40 - In-school presentation/signing, Notre Dame des Victoires (NDV), San Francisco, CA.
14.00 - PUBLIC signing, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA 94925.
19.00 - PUBLIC presentation/signing, Books Inc., 1375 Burlingame Ave., Burlingame, CA 94010.
Friday 6 - 10.00 - In-school presentation/signing, Kenilworth Junior High School, Petaluma, CA.
14.00 - PUBLIC in-store presentation/signing, Copperfield’s, Montgomery Village store, 2316 Montgomery Dr., Santa Rosa, CA 95405.
19.00 - PUBLIC presentation/signing, Copperfields, Napa store, 3900 Suite A, Bel Aire Plaza, Napa, CA. 94558. signing for 90 minutes +
Saturday 7 - 13.00 - PUBLIC presentation/signing, Barnes and Noble, 1149 S. Main Street, Walnut Creek, CA 94596.
16.00 - PUBLIC Presentation/signing, Oakland Public Library, Rockridge Branch, 5366 College Ave., Oakland, CA 94618.
Monday 9 - 10.00 - In-school presentation/signing, Humble, Texas.
14.00 - In-school presentation/signing, Sartartia Middle School, Sugar Land, TX.
17.00 - PUBLIC presentation/signing, Blue Willow Bookshop, 14532 Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas.
Tuesday 10 - 12.00 - Two in-school presentations/signing, Coppell Middle School West, Coppell, TX.
19.00 - PUBLIC presentation/signing, Barnes and Noble, 2601 Preston Rd., Frisco, TX 75034.
Wednesday 11 - 10.00 - In-school presentation/signing, Hurst Junior High, TX. approx 800 people
19.00 - In-school presentation/signing, Rawlinson Middle School, 14100 Vance Jackson, San Antonio, TX 78249. approx 300 people
Thursday 12 - 12.00 - Presentation, “Taking a Bite out of YA Lit”, Texas Library Association, San Antonio, TX.I did an event for several hundred Texas librarians
13.30 - Signing - Texas Library Association, San Antonio, TX.
Friday 13 - 08.30 - TWO in-school presentations/signings, Glen Crest Middle School, Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
12.55 - In-school presentation/signing, Glenbard South High School, Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
16.00 - PUBLIC presentation/signing with Magic Tree, Magic Tree Bookstore, 141 Oak Park, Oak Park, IL.
19.00 - PUBLIC presentation/signing, Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson, Naperville, IL. signing for two hours +
Saturday 14 - 11.00 - PUBLIC presentation/signing, Borders Books and Music, 1 N. LaGrange Road, LaGrange, IL 60525.
15.00 - PUBLIC presentation/signing, Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton St., Skokie, IL 60077.
Sunday 15 - 11.00 - Stock signing, Blue Marble, 1358 S. Ft. Thomas Ave, Ft. Thomas, KY 41075.
13.00 - PUBLIC presentation/signing, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, 2692 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45208.
Monday 16 - 09.00 - In-school presentation/ signing, Kings High School, Kings Mills, OH.
19.00 - PUBLIC presentation/signing, Borders Books and Music, 8101 Movie Drive, Brighton, MI 48116.
Tuesday 17 - 12.30 - Business lunch with Borders staff in NY - yum!!!!!!
Wednesday 18 - 10.00 - Business brunch with Little Brown staff in NY - double yum!!!!!
19.00 - PUBLIC presentation/Signing, Barnes and Noble, 187 Riverside Square, Hackensack, NJ 07601.
Thursday 19 - In-school events, Brooklyn.
12.30 - Business lunch with B&N staff in NY - triple yum!!!!!!
16.00 - PUBLIC signing, Book Mark Shoppe, 8415 Third Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11209. signing for 1 hour 40 minutes.
19.00 - PUBLIC presentation/signing, Barnes and Noble, 91 Old Country Road, Carle Place, NY 11514.
Friday 20 - 10.00 - School presentation/signing at Barnes and Noble, 33 East 17th Street, NYC 10003. 200 + people

IRELAND
Saturday 28 - Public event at Cuirt Festival, Galway. 100 + people

JUNE
Tuesday, 5 - 11.00a.m. - Schools/public event at the Belltable Theatre, Limerick. 250 people
Tuesday, 5 - 1.00p.m. - Schools/public event at the Belltable Theatre, Limerick. 250 people
Tuesday 5 - 4.30pm - PUBLIC signing at Easons, O'Connell Street, Limerick. signed for 90 minutes
Wednesday 6 - 10.00a.m. - School events (2 sessions) at Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar.
Wednesday 6 - 4.30p.m. - PUBLIC signing at Easons, 33 shop st, Galway.
Thursday 7 - AM - School events (2 sessions) in Drogheda.
Thursday 7 - 4.00p.m. - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, Unit 12, Scotch Hall, Drogheda. signing for two and a half hours
Thursday 7 - 8.30p.m. - Dinner with media with booksellers -- YUM!!!!
Friday 8 - 10.30a.m. - Schools event at Mill Theatre, Dundrum.
Friday 8 - 4.00p.m. - PUBLIC signing at Easons, Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Unit 45/46, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. signing for two and a half hours
Saturday 9 - 1.00p.m. - Stock signing at Waterstone’s, 8 St Peter’s Street, St Albans, AL1 3LF. phone: 01727 834 966.
Saturday 9 - 3.00p.m. - PUBLIC event at The Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans. signed for an hour
Sunday 10 - 1.00p.m. - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, Unit 72, Midsummer Place, Milton Keynes. signing for two hours
Monday 11 - 10.00a.m. - School event at Bignold Middle School, Norwich.
Monday 11 - 3.00p.m. - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, 11-17 Castle Street, NR2 1PB, Norwich.
Monday 11 - 7.00p.m. - School/PUBLIC event at Broadland High School, Tunstead Rd, Hoveton, Norwich, NR12 8QN. This event is being coordinated by Norfolk Children's Book Centre.
Tuesday 12 - 11.00a.m. - School event at Perse Prep School, Cambridge.
Tuesday 12 - 4.00p.m. - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, 15-19 Buttermarket, Ipswich IP1 1BQ.
Tuesday 12 - 6.30p.m. - PUBLIC event at Copleston High School (in the library), Copleston Road, Ipswich, IP4 5HD. This is being organised by the Federation of Children's Book Groups.
Wednesday 13 - 11.30a.m. - School event at Sweyne Park School, Rayleigh, Essex.
Wednesday 13 - 4.00p.m. - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, The Royals Shopping Centre, Southend-on-Sea. signing for two hours
Thursday 14 - 9.30a.m. - School event in Crown Woods School, Greenwich, London.
Thursday 14 - AM - School event in London.
Thursday 14 - 4.00p.m. - Stock signing at a number of central London bookshops.
Friday 15 - 1.45p.m. - School event at Highgate School, London N6.
Friday 15 - 4.00p.m. - PUBLIC signing at Children’s Bookshop, Fortis Green Road, Muswell Hill, London N10 3RY. Phone: 020 8444 5500.
Saturday 16 - 9.30am - PUBLIC event at Creative Writing on the Wirral.
Saturday 16 - 2.00pm - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, 14-16 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4DS. signing for two hours +
Sunday 17 - 12.00pm - PUBLIC signing at Borders, 34 Coliseum Way, Ellesmere Port, Merseyside CH65 9HD. signing for four hours
Monday 18 - 10.00a.m. - School event at St David’s High School, Saltney.
Monday 18 - 4.00p.m. - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, 14 Eastgate Row, Chester CH1 1LF.
Tuesday 19 - 10.00a.m. - School events (2 sessions) arranged through Waterstones Aberystwyth.
Tuesday 19 - 4.00p.m. - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, 27 Great Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth, Wales SY23 1DE.
Wednesday 20 - AM - Schools event in Cardiff.
Wednesday 20 - 4.00p.m. - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, 2a The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1WB.
Thursday 21 - 10.00am - Schools event at the Lyceum in Sheffield. (It holds 1000 people!!)
Thursday 21 - 4.00pm - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, 27 Frenchgate Centre Interchange, Doncaster DN1 1LJ.
Friday 22 - 10am - School event at Hull Collegiate, Tranby croft, Anlaby.

JAPAN
JULY
Thursday 5 - Dinner with Japanese publishers.
Friday 6 - Interviews, and dinner with Japanese manga team.
Saturday 7 - Two public signings in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. signing for two hours at each
Sunday 8 - Two public signings, in Kyoto. signing for two hours at each
Monday 9 - School event in Kyoto.

TAIWAN
Friday 13 - Interviews and dinner with Crown staff.
Saturday 14 - 13.30 - Signing session at Kingstone Bookstore, Taipei.
Saturday 14 - 18.30 - Reading and signing session at Hess Bookstore, Taipei.
Sunday 15 - 13.00 - Signing session at Kingstone Bookstore, Kaoshiung.
Sunday 15 - 19.00 - Signing session at Fnac Bookstore, Taichung.
Monday 16 - "Tea party" with a selected group of 40 fans at Crown Offices in Taiwan, and KTV later!

HONG KONG
Tuesday 17 - Interviews, and dinner with crown of Staff Hong Kong.
Wednesday 18 - School visit, and interviews.
Thursday 19 - 11.30 - Seminar at Hong Kong Book Fair.
Thursday 19 - 13.00 - Signing at Hong Kong Book Fair. signed for three hours
Friday 20 - 13.00 - Signing session at Hong Kong Book Centre. signed for 105 minutes
Friday 20 - 15.30 - Public event with 40 fans at Crown Bookstore.

UK / IRELAND
AUGUST
Wednesday 15 - 17.00 - PUBLIC event with Mark Walden at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. approx 100 people
Thursday 16 - 16.30 - PUBLIC event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. 8 years in a row!!! 450 + people

SEPTEMBER
Saturday 29 - 10.00 - PUBLIC event at the Bath Festival of Children’s Literature. signed for three hours
Sunday 30 - 12.00 - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, Unit 1, West Mall, Castlepoint, Bournemouth BH8 9UY.

OCTOBER
Monday 1 - 09.00a.m. - School event at Woodlands Community High School, Southampton.
Monday 1 - 1.00- 2.00p.m - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones West Quay Shopping Centre, Southampton. signing for an hour
Monday 1 - 4.00p.m. - PUBLIC event at Waterstones, The Brooks, Winchester. signing for an hour
Tuesday 2 - 09.15a.m. - School event at Toynbee School, Ampfield, Winchester. Arranged by Waterstones Winchester.
Tuesday 2 - 11.00a.m. - I will be signing stock at Waterstones, The Swan Centre, Eastleigh.
Tuesday 2 - 3.00p.m. - I will be signing stock at Waterstones, Commercial Road, Portsmouth.
Tuesday 2 - 6.30-7.30p.m. - PUBLIC event at The Hayling Island Community Centre, Hayling Park, Hayling Island. signing for two and a half hours
Wednesday 3 - 10.30a.m. - School event at Worthing High School, West Sussex.
Wednesday 3 - 4.00-5.00p.m. - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, 28 Montague Street, Worthing. signing for an hour
Thursday 4 - 10.00a.m. - School event at Ryton Comprehensive, Tyne and Wear.
Thursday 4 - 1.00p.m. - School event at Cramlington Community High School, Northumberland.
Thursday 4 - 4.00p.m. - PUBLIC signing at WH Smith, Metro Centre, Gateshead, Tyne on Wear.
Friday 5 - 10.00a.m. - Schools event at Kendal Leisure Centre, Burton Rd, Kendal, LA9 7HX.
Friday 5 - 6.30p.m. - PUBLIC event in County Hall, Preston. Arranged by Borders Books, Deepdale Shopping Park, Blackpool Rd, Preston, Lancashire PR1 6AF.
Saturday 6 - 10.00a.m. - PUBLIC informal signing at Borders, 95-96 Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NP.
Saturday 6 - 11.30a.m. - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, 61-62 Bishopgate Walk, The Riding Centre (shopping centre), Wakefield WF1 1YB.
Saturday 6 - 3.00p.m. - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, 93-97 Albion Street, Leeds.
Sunday 7 - 12.00p.m. - PUBLIC signing at WH Smith Arndale Centre, Manchester, M4 3AD.
Sunday 7 - various - I will be signing stock at the following stores: Waterstones Deansgate. Waterstones Trafford Centre.
SUNDAY 7 - 4.00pm - PUBLIC signing at Borders, Fort Shopping Park, Cheetham Hill Rd, M8 8EP.
Monday 8 - 10.30a.m. - School event at St Peter’s Memorial Hall, St Olavs, York.
Monday 8 - 4.00-5.00p.m. - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, 28-29 High Ousegate, York YO1 8RX. phone: 01904 628 740.

CANADA
Monday 15 - 12.30 pm - School event at Windsor Secondary, North Vancouver.
Monday 15 - 2.15 pm - School event at Argyle Secondary School, North Vancouver.
Monday 15 - 7.00 pm - PUBLIC event at Highlands Community School, 3150 Colwood St, North Vancouver. arranged by Vancouver Kidsbooks. signing for an hour +
Tuesday 16 - 9:00 am - School event at Strawberry Hill Library.
Tuesday 16 - 11:00 am - School event at Cloverdale Library.
Tuesday 16 - 1:37 pm - School event at Semiahmoo Secondary.
Tuesday 16 - 7:00 pm - PUBLIC event at St. James Community Square, 3214 West 10th Ave. (corner of 10th and Trutch), Vancouver. arranged by Vancouver Kidsbooks. signing for 90 minutes
Wednesday 17 - 7.00 pm - PUBLIC event at Indigo Yonge & Eglinton, 2300 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4P 1E4 Canada.
Thursday 18 - 2.00 pm - School event at The York School, Yonge St.
Thursday 18 - 4.30 pm - PUBLIC event at The Flying Dragon Bookshoppe, 1721 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M4G 3C1.
Friday 19 - 1:20 pm - School event at Glenhaven Senior Public School, Mississauga. approx 350 people

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A VERY busy year on the road!! A huge American tour, two full-on tours of the UK and Ireland, as well as trips to Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Canada!!!!! This was also the year when crowds at public signings in the UK and Ireland increased dramatically -- I'd been getting good crowds for a few years, with occasional massive lines, but now virtually every signing drew a large group. I began to get used to late nights, as I rarely finished signing at the schedule stopping times!!!!