Staff Member of the Week! ~*Adriana*~

Adriana is an extraterrestrial assigned to blend in with the indigenous life here on the planet Earth. She's been at Borders Capitola for just a few months. While not plotting global domination, she spends her time working alongside her fellow booksellers, humming random melodies, and doing little jigs for her own amusement. Drawing, playing guitar, and people-watching are some activities that keep her happy and sane… Well, the sanity part is debatable. Her favorite books of all time include Un Lun Dun by China Mièville, Sabriel by Garth Nix, October Country by Ray Bradbury, Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

Borders Capitola goes on a field trip!

So, last night, several members of the Capitola team decided it'd be a great idea to go see Suzanne Collins on her book-tour stop at Hicklebee's in San Jose. It was a seriously great idea.

First off, if you know any of us at all, you'll know that ALL of us wanted to go. Unfortunately, somebody had to stay behind in Capitola... Secondly, you'll also know that any trip over "the Hill" requires a stop at In-N-Out Burger. Having accomplished that particular goal, we headed off to find Hicklebee's and attain parking. (Easier said than done!) Once there, we joined the already vast crowd eager to hear Ms. Collins speak and grabbed our line numbers -- 223 was the lowest number anyone in our group got! We wandered about and explored the store, and Aimee took pictures of several really cool things. Finally, we got our chance to meet our favorite author, get our books signed, and give her the music for 'The Hanging Tree' and a letter from our store.

Enough with the talking, bring on the pictures!

Amelia, Dorothy, & Kelsey waiting in line outside Hicklebee's

Aimee and Amelia practicing their serious faces while waiting in line

Jax thinks everything is silly

Chris and the music he wrote for 'The Hanging Tree'
(He blinked. And then wouldn't take another picture... Haha.)

GIANT wall decoration of 'Where The Wild Things Are'

Hamlet. In the Kids' section.  ...?

Indian in the Cupboard!

Charlotte's Web!

Most awesome clock, ever.

The following are from the back area of the store where visiting authors have signed the walls, doors, and ceiling...

David Shannon - 'No, David!'

Dav Pilkey - 'Captain Underpants' series

We're pretty sure this is 'Angelina Ballerina,'
but the signature confused us a little...

JK Rowling!!! - 'Harry Potter' series

Brian Selznick - 'The Invention of Hugo Cabret'

Dorothy getting 'The Hunger Games' signed!

Amelia, Aimee, Dorothy, Kelsey, and Suzanne Collins!