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Accentuate the Positive

By Michelle Baldwin

Published on January 24, 2008

While little kids like to see the characters of their favorite books spring to life in mascot costumes, older kids are a little harder to please. In author Justina Chen Headley's case, she couldn't bring her young snowboarding character to life when she headed out on tour — so instead, she brought along Olympic Gold Medalist snowboarder Hannah Teter, whom Headley consulted for her young-adult novel Girl Overboard.

Together they're visiting bookstores and schools on the Positive Turn Girl Overboard Book Tour -- and tonight at 7 p.m., they'll be at the Tattered Cover LoDo, 1628 16th Street. Girl Overboard's main character, Syrah, uses her talents to help charity, and Headley and Teter have done the same: As part of the tour, they're promoting the Burton-funded Go Overboard Challenge Grant (www.burton.com/gobsite/BookTour.aspx). For details, call 303-436-1070 or visit www.tatteredcover.com or www.myspace.com/girloverboardtour.
Tue., Jan. 29, 7 p.m., 2008



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