I have been preparing for my Library Materials for Young Adults class and am finishing up all the assigned reading. I had originally assumed that I had read some of these books and was surprised to find that I read very few. Thinking back I realized this is because I skipped young adult literature as a young adult. I went from reading the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder to reading Of Mice and Men, Jane Eyre, and Gone with the Wind.
It is definitely a lot of fun to go back now and read these books. I can read about one a day and they are all very well written and usually fun reads. There were only two that I have not enjoyed in some way, and that will happen with any book list someone is given. This is definitely a part of my library education that needs improvement since I was not much of a reader of young adult literature prior to this and I am glad that I am working on it now as I am getting ready to apply for jobs.
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Hey, you should talk with Dan. He's going to be presenting at, instead of organizing and running, the Young Adult Literature conference this spring. I know he's ripped through several books to determine what he'll present.
Happy Birthday!!! I am worried to see that you have not been blogging! I have a data crisis, so please text me ASAP so I can have your phone number!
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