When Kylee find out that James Dashner was going to be at Brandeis High School for the Library Palooza she wanted to go. Kylee, Brayden, and Tatiana ended up going, but didn't go until closer to the end of the event. They made it in time to listen to him speak. They said it was interesting to hear him. He showed his high school picture. He told them that he used to be an accountant and he hated it. He also talked about how he had worked on the Maze Runner series, set it aside for a while, and then went back to it changing the beginning.
I ran to buy some books to get signed and got back just as the line was starting to form. Most of the people were there also for James Dashner, so that line quickly got long. I had arrived right in time to nob be too far back, but things were kind of chaotic. At first our part of the line was not moving and people behind us were passing us up, but they figured it out and redirected the line. They handed out Post-it notes for people to write their names to speed up the signing process. Kylee and Brayden chose which books they wanted signed and put their names on them. When it was our turn, Kylee and Tatiana went fist. Then, it was Brayden's turn. James Dashner looked at the Post-it note and asked, "Who is Brayden?" When Brayden identified himself, he looked up, saw his sweatshirt, and said, "Oh, a UT fan" and made a face. Afterwards the kids looked at their books and he didn't even include their names, just his signature.
This experience motivated Brayden to read the books and he loved them.
