Ok so i am excited to go to this because I am a nerd, and i like books, especially children's lit books and I love Richard peck, who will be at the salt lake library at 12 on Saturday, But i also think this particular session on Saturday from 2-3pm sounds exciting.The City Library, Conference Room C
Authors Paul Fleischman and Sara Zarr discuss “Current Trends in Adolescent and Children’s Literature.” Fleischman comments, "Children's books used to be a refuge from adult trends; they've been invaded." The constant change in technology is obviously mirrored in the lives of young adults and children. "The speed [of] computer technology...has leaked into life as a whole." We see young people growing and changing in a similarly fast pace. Zarr comments that the core issues in teen fiction will always be "Identity, family, the longing for love, home, and acceptance," but one must pause to wonder how these relevant issues will continue to be addressed in a quickly changing world with quickly changing standards and means of communication.Fleishman and Zarr are sponsored in part by UCTE (Utah Council of Teachers of English)
I just think it sounds awesome. You should check out the schedule and see if any of them sound interesting to you! http://utahhumanities.org/BookFestival.htm
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well miss h what happened was i was tilting my cousin upside down and i almoat dropped him and in order not to i had to put my leg under neath him and ya... and the 2nd time i was getting out of my boyfriends truck and i was wearing heels and i jumped so ya...
fasinating.
would you get rid of the'choose an identity' crappy thing. its getting annoying.
msybe she doesnt want to nate
Do you realize this is my job?! You should come down and Volunteer!
PS: Sara Zarr is super nice. You'll like her talk if you come down.
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