I'm heading to Las Vegas! I'm joining acclaimed authors
Steve Brezenoff,
Adrian Fogelin, and award-winning moderator, author
Joan Kaywell, for a
panel discussing homelessness and poverty in teen lit at 2:30 pm and will be
signing at the HarperCollins booth #522 at 5:30!
YOUNG READERS IN AN UNCERTAIN ECONOMY
Level: Teacher Education, Secondary (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Topic of Interest: Literature
Description: Lower-income families and the struggles they face can be a hard-to-find topic in secondary literature. Children need books that they can relate to, and characters they can see themselves in. This panel of award-winning authors and educators will discuss fiction books for young readers that feature families coping with poverty, homelessness, and the current uncertain economy.
Participant(s): Speaker:
Steve Brezenoff author, Lerner Publishing Group, Minneapolis, Minnesota -
Speaker:
Holly Cupala author, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, New York -
Speaker:
Joan Kaywell University of South Florida, Tampa -
Making Lemonade When Life Sends You Lemons Location: Grand Ballroom Room 121, Level One, MGM Grand
Time: Friday 11/16 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Then stop by the HarperCollins booth #522 at 5:30 to say hello and get a signed copy of DON'T BREATHE A WORD. I hope to see you!
Published on November 14, 2012 19:52