Is the Sky the Limit? Using Teen Literature to Forge Connections in a World Increasingly Without Boundaries
ALAN Workshop 2014 - National Harbor, MD
Day One: Monday, November 24, 2014
7:15 - 8:00 AM - Registration
8:00 - 8:10 AM - Welcome! Walter M. Mayes, ALAN President (2013-2014)
8:10- 8:30 AM - Keynote Speaker: Libba Bray (Little Brown Books for Young Readers)
8:30 - 9:05 AM - Boys to Men: The Journey Through Male Adolescence in Contemporary Teen Literature
Eric Devine, Press Play (Running Press)
James McMullan, Leaving China: An Artist Paints His World War II Childhood (Algonquin)
Jason Reynolds,When I Was the Greatest (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
Andrew Smith, The Alex Crow (Penguin Young Readers Group)
9:05 - 9:35 AM - Girls to Women: The Journey through Female Adolescence in Contemporary Teen Literature Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
Dawn O'Porter, Paper Airplanes (Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS)
Raina Telgemeier, Sisters (Graphix/Scholastic)
9:35 Booktalks!
9:40 - 10:10 AM - The Writing Process: From the Writer's Fingers to the Reader's Hands
Kwame Alexander, He Said, She Said (Amistad, HarperCollins)
Chris Lynch, Little Blue Lies (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
10:10 - 10:25 BREAK
10:25 - 10:45 AM - M.T. Anderson & Paolo Bacigalupi: In Conversation
M.T. Anderson, Feed (Candlewick)
Paolo Bacigalupi, The Doubt Factory (Little Brown Books for Young Readers)
10:45 - 11:25 - Celebrating Our True Identities: Personal Stories of Transgendered Teens and Their Families
Arin Andrews, Some Assembly Required: The Not-So-Secret Life of a Transgender Teen (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers), accompanied by his mother, Denise Richter
Katie Hill, Rethinking Normal: A Memoir in Transition (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers), accompanied by her mother, Jazzlyn Hill
Susan Kuklin, Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out (Candlewick)
11:25 - 12:15 PM - Breakout Sessions
In a World of Disappearing Boundaries, Everything Old Is New Again: The On-Going Popularity of Fairy Tales as the Basis for Contemporary YA Literature
Lois Stover, Chair, Marymount University, Arlington, VA
Eva Thomas, Unionville/Chadds Ford School District, West Chester, PA
Connie Zitlow, Ohio Wesleyan University, Powell, OH
How Graphic Novels Connect Students to Social Justice Issues Worldwide
Michelle Falter, Chair, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Margaret Robbins, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Forging Connections Through Technology
Jennifer Shettel, Chair, Millersville University of PA, Lititz, PA
Lesley Colabucci, Millersville University of PA, Lancaster, PA
Jennifer Risser, Lampeter Strasburg School District - Martin Meylin Middle School, Lititz, PA
Pushing Against Boundaries in the Ivory Tower: Teachers of Young Adult Literature
Terri Suico, Chair, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN
Kevin Cordi, Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, OH
Victor Malo-Juvera, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Linda Spears-Bunton, Florida International University, Miami, FL
Erin Buckingham, Saint Mary's College, Annapolis, MD
Caroline Corsones, University of Notre Dame/Saint Mary's College, Mendon, VT
Humanizing Emotional Disorders with Portrayals in Literature
Krystal Bailey, Brigham Young University alumni, Aubrey, TX
Divergent and Beyond! Exploring the World of Veronica Roth in a Simulated Universe with Unlimited Boundaries Jeffrey Kaplan, Chair, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Elsie Olan University of Central Florida, Winter Springs, FL
Yolanda Hood, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
From Recreational Reader to Preservice Practitioner: Using YA Literature with Preservice Teachers to Connect Theory and Practice
Jon Ostenson, Chair, Brigham Young University, Highland, UT
Dawan Coombs, Brigham Young University, Draper, UT
Middle School Readers: Celebrating the "Young" in Young Adult Literature
Nancy Johnson, Chair, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Scott Riley, Singapore American School, Camden, ME
What a Girl Wants: Mapping the Evolution of Female Sexuality through the Eras of Contemporary Young Adult Literature Jennifer Hubert Swan, Chair, Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School, New York, NY
Laura Lutz, Convent of the Sacred Heart, New York, NY
Defying the Censors in Defense of Democracy
Wendy Glenn, Co-Chair, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Barbara Ward, Co-Chair, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
David Gill, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC
Teri Lesesne, Sam Houston State University, Montgomery, TX
Mark Letcher, Purdue University Calumet, Crown Point, IN
Reagan Mauk, Holy Shelter Middle School, Wilmington, NC
12:15 - 1:00 PM - Lunch
1:00 - 1:30 PM - Format, Content, & Style: Differences as Bridges, not Boundaries
Adele Griffin, The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone (Soho Press)
David Lubar, Character Driven (Tor Teen)
Pam Mu�oz Ryan, Echo (Scholastic Press Novel/Scholastic)
1:30 - 2:00 PM - Online Fandom, Gaming, and Social Networking: How the Virtual World Is a Bridge to the Literary World
Melissa de la Cruz, Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Prequel (Disney Publishing Worldwide)
C.J. Farley, Game World (Akashic Books)
Sarah Mlynowski, Don't Even Think About It (Random House)
2:00 Booktalks!
2:05 - 2:40 PM - Do Not Look Away!: Why Books about Violence, Drugs, and Mental Illness Are Essential to Our Teens
Kekla Magoon, How It Went Down (Henry Holt / Macmillan Children's Publishing Group)
G. Neri, Knockout Games (Carolrhoda Lab)
Lauren Oliver, Panic (HarperCollins)
Meg Wolitzer, Belzhar (Penguin Young Readers Group)
2:40 - 2:55 PM - Break
2:55 - 3:15 PM - E. Lockhart & Fiona Wood: In Conversation
E. Lockhart, We Were Liars (Random House)
Fiona Wood, Wildlife (Little Brown Books for Young Readers)
3:15 - 4:00 PM - Common Core: Bridge or Barrier? The Opportunities Presented by Using Vibrant Nonfiction Books in the Classroom Andrew Aydin, March: Book 1 (Top Shelf)
Loree Griffin Burns, Beetle Busters (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Sy Montgomery, Chasing Cheetahs (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
George O'Connor, Olympians (First Second / Macmillan Children's Publishing Group)
Elizabeth Rusch, The Next Wave (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Steve Sheinkin, The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights (Roaring Brook Press / Macmillan Children's Publishing Group)
4:00 - 4:20 PM - Jennifer Donnelly & Marie Rutkoski: In Conversation
Jennifer Donnelly, Deep Blue (Disney-Hyperion)
Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Trilogy (Farrar, Straus and Giroux / Macmillan Children's Publishing Group)
4:20 Booktalks!
4:25 - 5:10 PM - 2014 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Panel
The 2014 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award honors exemplary titles published in 2013 that have strong literary merit, widespread appeal, and a positive approach to life.- Chaired by Kellee Moye
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award 2014 Winner: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (St. Martin's Griffin)
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award 2014 Honor Books
Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott (Henry Holt / Christy Ottaviano Books)
The Milk of Birds by Sylvia Whitman (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg (Arthur A. Levine Books)
Winger by Andrew Smith (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
5:10 PM - Closing
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