Volume 1, Issue 9 University of Kentucky School of L i b r a r y a n d I n f o r m a ti o n S c i e n c e
May 2012
The McConnell Center for the Study of Youth Literature
2013 McConnell Presenters
The 45th McConnell Conference will be held on March 1–2, 2013 at Embassy Suites. Our presenters for the 2013 McConnell Conference will be Jack Gantos and Dan Yaccarino. More information is forth coming but you can visit our event on Facebook, http://on.fb.me/McConnell2013. We have also be holding the Connecting with Characters contest for next year’s McConnell. The prizes will be signed books by Jack Gantos or Dan Yaccarino. More information on the contest is forthcoming.
Table of Contents
McConnell Conference Recap Events Reminder Summer Reading Club Asian/Pacific American Heritage Fiction Logo Re-Design Contest Choose Privacy Week What You Had to Say
Jack Gantos will be our Joy Trehune speaker for the 2013 McConnell Conference. We are very excited to have the winner of the 2012 Newbery Medal join us next year. Jack Gantos has written for every age level. His memoir Hole in My Life won the Michael L. Printz and Robert F. Sibert honors. His novel Dead End in Norvelt won the 2012 John Newbery Medal and Scott O’Dell award. He is also the writer of the Joey Pigza series, the Rotten Ralph readers, and Jack Henry Adventure.
Dan Yaccarino will be our illustrator for next year. Yaccarino is a talented children’s illustrator who is known for his books and television shows. He is known for his children’s books Every Friday, Cooking with Henry and Elliebelly, and Boy + Bot. Yaccarino’s television credits include Willa’s Wild Life, Oswald, and The Backyardiagans. His television show Oswald won the Parent’s Choice Award for animated TV series. We are very excited to announce Dan Yaccarino for the McConnell conference March 1, 2013.
On the Blog/In the Center About the Center
Upcoming McConnell Center Events Summer Reading Dinner Discussion May 19 at 6:00p.m Kindred Souls by Patricia MacLachlan http://on.fb.me/KindredSouls
*If possible, we would appreciate your RSVP on our Facebook pages or the new form found here for these events so we know approximately how many are coming or if we need to reschedule. ~Thanks!
June 9 at 6:00p.m Cinder by Marissa Meyer http://on.fb.me/Cinder2012
Want to present for the 45th McConnell Conference? Fill out the Proposal form at http://bit.ly/2013McConnellCFP by August 15, 2012!
June 30 at 6:00p.m Delirium by Lauren Oliver http://on.fb.me/delirium2012 July 21 at 6:00p.m Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler http://on.fb.me/brokeup2012
Summer Reads—Join Us at the McConnell Center! 2012 Summer Reading Discussion Group will start May 19 with Kindred Souls. Come join us in the McConnell Center for lively discussion. Bring your dinner and a covered beverage to enjoy while we discuss these great reads. These are the novels we have chosen so far for our summer reading discussion group. May 19 at 6:00p.m Kindred Souls by Patricia MacLachlan http://on.fb.me/KindredSouls “My grandfather, Billy, hears the talk of birds.”
June 9 at 6:00p.m Cinder by Marissa Meyer http://on.fb.me/Cinder2012 “The screw through Cinder’s ankle had rusted, the engraved cross marks worn to a mangled circle” June 30 at 6:00p.m Delirium by Lauren Oliver http://on.fb.me/delirium2012 “It has been sixty-four years since the president and the Consortium identified love as a disease, and forty-three since the scientists perfected a cure.” July 21 at 6:00p.m Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler http://on.fb.me/brokeup2012 “Dear Ed, In a sec you’ll hear a thunk.”
Asian/Pacific American Fiction for Teens An, N. (2006). Wait for me. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. An, N. (2008). The fold. New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Brown, J. (2004). Little Cricket. New York: Hyperion Books for Children. Houston, J. D. (2007). Bird of another heaven: A novel. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Lai, T. (2011). Inside out & back again. New York: Harper. Ly, M. (2008). Roots and wings. New York: Delacorte Press. Preus, M. (2010). Heart of a samurai: Based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama. New York: Amulet Books. Yang, G. L., & Pien, L. (2006). American born Chinese. New York: First Second. Yep, L., & Yep, K. S. (2008). The dragon's child: A story of Angel Island. New York: HarperCollins.
Logo Contest
? In honor of our 45th McConnell Conference we are sponsoring a logo redesign contest!
Come up with a logo that represents Directions both the Conference and the Center, and in particular, the dedication of All entries must be in jpeg both to youth literature. format Then, email your logo as a jpeg attachment to us by July 1, 2012.
Email all designs to stephanie.reynolds@uky.edu
The creator of the winning logo will All entries must be received by get free registration for the 45th July 1, 2012 McConnell Conference in March 2013!
http://cis.uky.edu/lis/
Choose Privacy Week May 1-7, 2012 Privacy Week begins on May 1, 2012. Privacy week is meant to spark national conversation about privacy rights in the digital age. Starting on Monday, April 30th privacyrevolution.org will feature guest bloggers discussing the importance of defending privacy and assuring freedom from surveillance. Besides the guest bloggers, there will also be a premiere of a new documentary on privacy at privacyrevolution.org on May 3rd. This documentary is meant to be shared with the community and it is about surveillance techniques used by federal and local law enforcement. Privacy week is a great opportunity to discuss civil liberties and privacy rights.
Juvenile Non-Fiction Books about Privacy Bridegam, M. A. (2002). The right to privacy. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers. Garrett, B. (2001). The right to privacy. New York: Rosen Pub. Group. Glenn, R. A. (2003). The right to privacy: Rights and liberties under the law. Santa Barbara, CA: ABCCLIO. Jakubiak, D. J. (2010). A smart kid's guide to Internet privacy. New York, NY: PowerKids Press.
What You Had to Say About the 2012 McConnell Conference… ...in six words or less! What a night; books, authors, and librarians. Bringing youth literature to life— priceless. It is a book enlightening experience.
MT Anderson was worth the trip! Baby mouse baby mouse baby mouse Fabulous presenters sharing wonderful stories The conference was informative and fun! Veni, vidi, I loved every minute!
A great opportunity to meet/ network/share.
And more! Thanks for sharing everyone! Look for more six word story’s about the Conference later Most professional conference I on. ever attend!
Friendly, Informative, building relationships
On the Blog and In the Center On the Blog: ARC Read & Review 2012! We have the following titles available for anyone who wants to read and review them for the McConnell Center blog at http:// youthlitmatters.wordpress.com/
Young Adult Dying to Know You by Aidan Chambers
Our next discussion will be a dinner discussion of Kindred Souls by Patricia MacClachlan on May 19th, 2012, 6pm–7:30pm in the Center. http://on.fb.me/KindredSouls
Welcome, Caller, This is Chloe by Shelli Coriell
Our available titles are: Juvenile Fiction Fake Mustache by Tom Angleberger
Graphic Novel Explorer: The Mystery Boxes edited by Kazu Kibuishi
The Youthlitmatters Group Facebook Page is here: https:// www.facebook.com/ groups/249490781731022/
13 Hangmen by Art Corriveau A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle
You can now RSVP for Center Events via the following form: http://bit.ly/McConnellRSVP
Check out our new summer hours below!
Jinxed by Kurtis Scaletta, illustrated by Eric Wight
In the Center: Join us for the McConnell Center Reading Club!
About the Center A vital gathering place for books and ideas, the McConnell Center is committed to identifying excellent literature for children and adolescents and to bringing this literature to the attention of those adults who have an academic, professional, career, or personal interest in connecting young readers with books. We maintain two main, noncirculating collections: Our Current Collection includes all books sent to us for review by publishers during the current year. The Permanent Collection is several collections of books
http://cis.uky.edu/lis/
maintained in the Center as a resource for students and librarians. It includes the Basic Collection, the Awardwinning Collection (Caldecott, Newbery, Printz, Morris, Pura Belpré, Sibert, and Orbis Pictus Awards), the Kentucky Collection (notable Kentucky authors and books about Kentucky), the Reference Collection, and the Periodical Collection. Our Sumer 2012 hours are Monday
10–3 and Tuesday—Thursday 12– 5pm. Please visit our website for more information: http://cis.uky.edu/lis/ mcconnellcenter
Contact us! Dr. Stephanie Reynolds stephanie.reynolds@uky.edu Mercedes Hopewell GA mercedes.hopewell@gmail.com
Visit us!
Lucille Little Library, 3rd Floor, Room 310 N Summer 2012 Hours: Monday 10–3 & Tuesday—Thursday 12–5pm