Volume 1, Issue 9

May 2012 U n i v e r s i t y o f K e n t u c k y S c h o o l o f 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

The McConnell Center for the Study of Youth Literature

2013 McConnell Presenters 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

On the Blog/In the Center

About the Center

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 Ellie-

belly, and Boy + Bot. Yaccarino’s tele-

vision 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 an-

nounce Dan Yaccarino for the

McConnell conference March 1, 2013.

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 Fa-

cebook, 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.

Upcoming McConnell Center Events Summer Reading Dinner Discussion

May 19 at 6:00p.m

Kindred Souls by Patricia

MacLachlan

http://on.fb.me/KindredSouls

June 9 at 6:00p.m

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

http://on.fb.me/Cinder2012

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.”

*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!

Want to present for the 45th

McConnell Conference? Fill out the

Proposal form at

http://bit.ly/2013McConnellCFP

by August 15, 2012!

Logo Contest

In honor of our 45th McConnell

Conference we are sponsoring a

logo redesign contest!

Come up with a logo that represents

both the Conference and the Center,

and in particular, the dedication of

both to youth literature.

Then, email your logo as a jpeg

attachment to us by July 1, 2012.

The creator of the winning logo will

get free registration for the 45th

McConnell Conference in March

2013!

Directions

All entries must be in jpeg

format

Email all designs to

stephanie.reynolds@uky.edu

All entries must be received by

July 1, 2012

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.

Asian/Pacific American Fiction for Teens

http://cis.uky.edu/lis/

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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.

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.

A great opportunity to meet/

network/share.

Most professional conference I

ever attend!

Friendly, Informative, building

relationships

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!

And more! Thanks for sharing

everyone! Look for more six word

story’s about the Conference later

on.

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: ABC-

CLIO.

Jakubiak, D. J. (2010). A smart kid's

guide to Internet privacy. New

York, NY: PowerKids Press.

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/

Our available titles are:

Juvenile Fiction Fake Mustache by

Tom Angleberger

13 Hangmen by Art

Corriveau

A Greyhound of a Girl by

Roddy Doyle

Jinxed by Kurtis Scaletta,

illustrated by Eric Wight

Young Adult

Dying to Know You by Aidan

Chambers

Welcome, Caller, This is

Chloe by Shelli Coriell

Graphic Novel Explorer: The Mystery

Boxes edited by Kazu

Kibuishi

In the Center:

Join us for the McConnell Center

Reading Club!

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

The Youthlitmatters Group

Facebook Page is here: https://

www.facebook.com/

groups/249490781731022/

You can now RSVP for Center

Events via the following form:

http://bit.ly/McConnellRSVP

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, non-

circulating 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

maintained in the Center as a resource

for students and librarians. It

includes the Basic

Collection, the Award-

winning 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

http://cis.uky.edu/lis/

Check out our new summer hours below!