How do fearless ideas begin? A new biography of Bill Gates gives young readers lots of ideas. In Think Smart, Be Fearless: A Biography of Bill Gates by Sharon Mentyka, young Bill Gates is full of curiosity, discovery, hard work, and most important, fearlessness—the inability to see limits. The book invites young readers to pursue their passions and awaken a sense of ambition and responsibility for others as they grow.
“It’s been great fun working on this positive story,” says Sharon Mentyka, “and I’d love to celebrate with you!” Mentyka invites all SCBWI-WWA members to her two Seattle launch parties. The events are free and kids and families welcome.
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• University Book Store, Seattle on Saturday, October 19, at 1:00 pm.
• Phinney Books, Seattle on Saturday, November 16, at 3:00 pm.
In addition to this new book, Sharon Mentyka is the author of B In The World, and Chasing At The Surface.
Sharon’s awards include First Place, 2015 Pacific Northwest Writers Association Literary Contest, Middle Grade Fiction. She earned a 2012 Astra Zarina Fellowship at Civita Institute and an Elizabeth George Scholarship, at the Whidbey Writers Workshop MFA Program, Northwest Institute of Literary Arts, 2007-09.Find out more at Sharons’s website at https://sharonmentyka.com/.