Jason Reynolds Celebrates TWENTY-FOUR SECONDS FROM NOW… at BN Oak Brook! – Oak Brook, IL

Join Barnes & Noble – Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook, IL on October 19, 2024, as we welcome the awarding winning and bestselling author of Long Way Down and Ghost, Jason Reynolds, for a discussion and photo-op with his newest release, TWENTY-FOUR SECONDS FROM NOW…!

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To make this event safe and enjoyable for all attendees, please read the below guidelines ahead of buying a ticket, so you know what to expect on the day. To avoid disappointment, we must stress that there will be no access to the event for non-ticketholders.

Barnes & Noble reserves the right to make new rules and orders in its sole discretion with regard to COVID-19 at any time and any person not abiding by the Barnes & Noble directives will be refused entrance or directed to leave the premises.

TICKET INFORMATION

Hardcover Admission – $21.49 (Admission + one copy of TWENTY-FOUR SECONDS FROM NOW…): **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes:

• One copy of TWENTY-FOUR SECONDS FROM NOW… (out 10/8/24).
• Admission to the event space and a photo-op with Jason Reynolds.

5PM PHOTO-OP ONLY Book Admission – $21.49 (PHOTO-OP ONLY Admission + one copy of TWENTY-FOUR SECONDS FROM NOW…): **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes:

• One copy of TWENTY-FOUR SECONDS FROM NOW… (out 10/8/24).
• Admission to the PHOTO-OP ONLY with Jason Reynolds.
• ***THIS TICKET DOES NOT ALLOW ADMITTANCE TO THE DISCUSSION WITH JASON REYNOLDS***

For Seated Tickets: Limited quantity is available and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Purchase of a ticket guarantees entrance to the event for the reading and photo-op. However, this ticket may not necessarily guarantee a seat at the event, as late arrivals may be placed in a line behind the seated audience.

For Standing Room-Only Tickets: Limited quantity is available and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Purchase of a ticket guarantees entrance to the event for the reading and photo-op. Ticket holders will be granted a standing view from behind the seated audience — some views may be more limited/obstructed than others.

• SEATED AND STANDING ROOM-ONLY ticket holders will be admitted into the event seating area beginning at 3:00 PM on the day of the event. Please have a copy of your ticket available (either printed out or on your phone) for check-in, starting at 2:30pm.

For Photo-Op Only Tickets: Limited quantity is available and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Purchase of a ticket guarantees entrance to the event for the photo-op, but not a specific place in line.

• PHOTO-OP ONLY ticket holders will be admitted into the event beginning at 5PM on the day of the event. Please have a copy of your ticket available (either printed out or on your phone) for check-in.

• You will receive your copy of TWENTY-FOUR SECONDS FROM NOW… prior to entering the photo-op area.
• The author will not sign or personalize additional titles. There will be pre-signed copies of his books available for purchase after the event.

• Any gifts for the author will be collected prior to the photo-op.

• Other books by the author will be available for purchase at Barnes & Noble – Oakbrook Center.

• Due to health and safety and space limitations, those without a ticket will not be permitted into the event space.

GUIDELINES

• No memorabilia will be signed at the event.

• No large bags will be permitted into the event.

• Please arrive on time according to your ticket in order to secure your seat in the event space. Late arrivals may only have access to standing room and may not have the opportunity to enter the event space.

• All event guidelines are subject to change.

• If you have any additional questions, please call the store directly at: 630-684-0586.

• Barnes & Noble may cancel this event at any time with or without notice to the ticket holders.

Please note that Eventbrite is the only authorized dealer for this event. Each person must have a ticket to enter.

REFUNDS

Attendees can receive refunds up to 1 day (24 hours) before your event start TIME of 4 PM.

If you are unable to attend the event, Barnes & Noble – Oakbrook Center (Oak Brook, IL) will hold your books for seven days after the event. Please contact the store to arrange your pickup.

Should this event be canceled due to changing COVID-19 concerns, all customers will be refunded their ticket price to the original method of payment per Eventbrite’s refund policy.

Event guidelines are subject to change.

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ABOUT TWENTY-FOUR SECONDS FROM NOW…:

“Jason Reynolds has done it again!…Fresh from start to finish…This is what it could be, should be, if only we were all as lucky as Aria. Girls (and everyone) wait for your Neon!” —Judy Blume, New York Times bestselling author of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. and Forever…

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds tackles it—you know…it—from the guy’s perspective in this unfiltered and undeniably sweet stream of consciousness story of a teen boy about to experience a huge first.

Twenty-four months ago: Neon gets chased by a dog all around the parking lot of a church. Not his finest moment. And definitely one he would have loved to forget if it weren’t for the dog’s owner: Aria. Dressed in sweats, a t-shirt, hair in a ponytail. Aria. Way more than fine.

Twenty-four weeks ago: Neon’s dad insists on talking to him about tenderness and intimacy. Neon and Aria are definitely in love, and while they haven’t taken that next big step…yet, they’ve starting talking about…that.

Twenty-four days ago: Neon’s mom finds her—gulp—bra in his room. Hey! No judging! Those hook thingies are complicated! So he’d figured he’d better practice, what with the big day only a month away.

Twenty-four minutes ago: Neon leaves his shift at work at his dad’s bingo hall, making sure to bring some chicken tenders for Aria. They’re not candlelight and they definitely aren’t caviar, but they are her favorite.

And right this second? Neon is locked in Aria’s bathroom, completely freaking out because twenty-four seconds from now he and Aria are about to…about to… Well, they won’t do anything if he can’t get out of his own head (all the advice, insecurities, and what ifs) and out of this bathroom!