# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Free Children's Event: Words & Pictures with Erin Entrada Kelly
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Nov, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: “A profoundly relevant dystopian tale powered by one resourceful girl and a robot worth rooting for.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Twelve-year-old Zuzu Santos doesn’t want a robot. She and her best friends would rather explore Bright Valley on their own. But then Zuzu meets Snap, a know-it-all guardian robot with a limited battery life and an abundance of hope. A gripping, stand-alone, thematically rich survival story by two-time Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly, for fans of The Wild Robot and A Rover’s Story.

Bright Valley Subsidized Camp #5 is not a perfect place to live. It’s dusty, there are no trees to provide respite from the beating sun, the trailers are falling apart, and the water supply is heavily rationed. But to twelve-year-old Zuzu Santos and her three best friends, Bright Valley is home.

When Zuzu’s dad loses his job at Lockwood, the corporation that controls everything from rations to education, he isn’t given money or food or water as severance, but a dated, first-generation robot. They do not provide a working charging station. Zuzu names the robot Snap, and he soon becomes part of the Bright Valley family. But Snap’s battery is dwindling every day, and though Snap is prepared for his inevitable reset, Zuzu isn’t. She would do whatever it takes to keep Snap alive. The problem is, Snap would do the same for Zuzu and her friends, no matter the cost.

Erin Entrada Kelly tells a moving story of friendship and family, rich with themes and characters that will resonate with readers. The Second Life of Snap is a futuristic book for middle graders that is grounded, full of heart and humor, and unforgettable. An excellent choice for fans of The Wild Robot, A Rover’s Story, and Erin Entrada Kelly’s own We Dream of Space.

Erin Entrada Kelly is the author of the Newbery Medal–winning novels Hello, Universe and The First State of Being, which was also named a finalist for the National Book Award. She received a Newbery Honor for her acclaimed novel We Dream of Space. Erin Entrada Kelly grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and now lives in Delaware. She teaches in the MFA in writing for children and young adults program at Hamline University. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Philippines Free Press Literary Award for Short Fiction and the Pushcart Prize. Before becoming a children’s author, she worked as a journalist and magazine editor and received numerous awards for community service journalism, feature writing, and editing from the Louisiana Press Association and the Associated Press.

Erin Entrada Kelly’s debut novel, Blackbird Fly, was a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, an ALSC Notable Book, and an Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book. She is also the author of The Land of Forgotten Girls, winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature; You Go First, an Indie Next Pick; Lalani of the Distant Sea, an Indie Next Pick; Those Kids from Fawn Creek, named to numerous best-of-the-year lists; The Second Life of Snap, which received six starred reviews; and six popular novels for younger readers, Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey, Surely Surely Marisol Rainey, Only Only Marisol Rainey, Your Turn Marisol Rainey, Felix Powell, Boy Dog, and Felix Powell, Boy Squirrel, which she also illustrated. Erin Entrada Kelly’s acclaimed nonfiction debut, At Last She Stood, was the recipient of the Robert F. Sibert Honor. It tells the sweeping story of Filipino World War II guerrilla fighter Josefina Guerrero.

The Second Life of Snap is available for sale from City of Asylum Bookstore.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pittsburgh/free-childrens-event-words-and-pictures-with-erin-entrada-kelly/200030492789128
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, nonprofit, kids, dog
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Pittsburgh
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Carnegie Library Lecture Hall
- **lat**: 40.442415440936
- **long**: -79.94982910747
- **full address**: Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Pittsburgh, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Free Children's Event: Words & Pictures with Erin Entrada Kelly being held?
  - **A:** Free Children's Event: Words & Pictures with Erin Entrada Kelly takes place on Thu, 12 Nov, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 12 Nov, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Pittsburgh, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Free Children's Event: Words & Pictures with Erin Entrada Kelly?
  - **A:** Free Children's Event: Words & Pictures with Erin Entrada Kelly is organized by Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures.
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