Book Fest 2008Saturday, November 1, 2008 Presented by School Library Journaland The New York Public LibraryCeleste Bartos Forum Registration fee of $65 includes morning coffee, lunch and sherry. BOOK FEST 2008 Audio and video of the event are now available! This year Book Fest at NYPL joins with School Library Journal to bring people together to share the fun of reading and talking about books for children and teens. School Library Journal and the new Offices of Children’s Programs, Young Adult Programs and Education Outreach in the Department of Education, Programs and Exhibitions of The New York Public Library are pleased to continue this special event. To kick the morning off, Brian Jacques, master storyteller and jack-of-all-trades and author of the bestselling Redwall series, will be our keynote speaker. Brian Jacques is the author of more than 25 books for children and teens which have sold over 20 million copies worldwide. His most recent title is Doomwyte: A Tale from Redwall. Next it will be time for you to discuss books in our small book discussion groups. Choose one of the eleven groups listed by age to the right. Each is led by a well-known children’s or young adult literature specialist in the New York City area. Make a selection and read all the books listed so you can share in the discussion. Our afternoon panel will feature a thought provoking discussion of War and Peace in books for young people. Walter Dean Myers has published over seventy books for children and teens. He has received many awards for his work in this field including the Coretta Scott King Award, five times. Two of his books were awarded Newbery Honors. He has been awarded the Margaret A. Edwards Award and the Virginia Hamilton Award. For one of his books, Monster, he has received the first Michael Printz Award for Young Adult literature awarded by the American Library Association. Monster and Autobiography of My Dead Brother were selected as National Book Award Finalists. His latest title is Sunrise Over Fallujah. Growing up with war and occupation is the focus of Ibtisam Barakat's memoir, Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood. In 2007, Booklist named it one of the top ten biographies for youth, and it was listed as an American Library Association Notable. In 2008 the memoir won the International Reading Association's Best Non-Fiction Book Award for Children and Young Adults. Jeanette Winter has written and illustrated many books for children based on true-life stories, including the highly acclaimed MAMA, The Librarian of Basra, and My Name is Georgia. The Librarian of Basra received a starred review by School Library Journal, was an ALA Notable Children’s Book, a CCBC Choice and was the winner of the Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for Nonfiction. Her most recent title is Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa. To keep your energy flowing, there will be morning coffee, a gourmet lunch, and a sherry hour at the day’s conclusion. Book sales and autographing by our featured presenters will add to the day’s enjoyment. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL JOIN US IN THE BEAUTIFUL CELESTE BARTOS FORUM ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, FOR A STIMULATING BOOK FEST 2008. Agenda 9:30 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE Celeste Bartos Forum, Enter 42 nd Street Door 10:00 Margaret Tice & Jack Martin Assistant Directors for Children’s/Young Adult Programs The New York Public Library Brian Kenney Editor-in-Chief, School Library Journal Keynote Speaker: Brian Jacques 11:15 BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP LOCATIONS Celeste Bartos Forum 12:15 LUNCH, BOOK SALES AND AUTOGRAPHING Many thanks to Penguin Group (USA) Inc., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Harcourt Children’s Books and Scholastic, Inc. imprint, for assisting with the arrangements for the author and illustrator appearances.
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Online Registration is now closed.For program information, brochures, and registration questions call: (212) 340-0906 or (212) 340-0907 or Fax (212) 340-0988. PICTURE BOOKS I Rachel Payne, Discussion Leader A Life in 32 Pages: Picture Book Biographies How I Learned Geography – Uri Shulevitz Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau – Jennifer Berne & illus. by Éric Puybaret Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City – Janet Schulman & illus. by Meilo So Storyteller’s Candle/La velita de los cuentos– Lucia Gonzàlez & illus. by Lulu Delacre Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa – Jeanette Winter What To Do About Alice? - Barbara Kerley & illus. by Edwin Fotheringham PICTURE BOOKS II Karen Patricia Smith, Discussion Leader Image, Fancy & Novel Presentations: Innovative Picture Books for Young People Alice ’s Adventures in Wonderland: A Pop-up Adaptation – Lewis Carroll & illus. by Robert Sabuda The Apple Pie That Papa Baked – Lauren Thompson & illus. by Jonathan Bean First the Egg – Laura Vaccaro Seeger The Invention of Hugo Cabret – Brian Selznick Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity – Mo Willems Gravett PICTURE BOOKS III Lisa Von Drasek, Discussion Leader Joy of Reading Aloud – Rhyme, Rhythm & Repetition Big Bad Bunny – Franny Billingsley & art by G. Brian Karas A Little Bit Scary – Emily Jenkins & illus. by Alexandra Boiger Little Blue Truck – Alice Schertle & illus. by Jill McElmurry On the Farm – David Elliot & illus. by Holly Meade Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes – Mem Fox & Helen Oxenbury A Visitor for Bear – Bonnie Becker & illus. by Kady MacDonald Denton MIDDLE GRADES I Randall Enos, Discussion Leader War – What is it good for? The Journey that Saved Curious George – Louise Borden On the Wings of Heroes – Richard Peck One Thousand Tracings- Lita Judge Rex Zero and the End of the World – Tim Wynne-Jones The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain- Peter Sis MIDDLE GRADES II Betsy Bird, Discussion Leader Questing: Following Dreams in Graphic Novels Bone: Out from Boneville (Vol. 1) – Jeff Smith Jellaby – Kean Soo Moomin (Vol. 1) – Tove Jansson Mouseguard: Fall 1152 – David Petersen Redwall: The Graphic Novel – Brian Jacques & illus. by Bret Blevins & adapted by Stuart Moore MIDDLE GRADES III Laura Lutz, Discussion Leader The Gods Must Be Crazy! It’s All Greek to Me (Time Warp Trio) – Jon Scieszka Lightning Thief – Rick Riordan Medusa Jones – Ross Collins The Mighty 12: Superheroes of Greek Myth – Charles R. Smith, Jr. Pandora Gets Jealous – Carolyn Hennesy CROSSOVER I Luann Toth A World of Trouble The Adoration of Jenna Fox – Mary E. Pearson Evil Genius – Catherine Jinks Gem X– Nicky Singer Teen, Inc. – Stefan Petrucha Trouble – Gary D. Schmidt CROSSOVER II Stacy Dillon Stories of Childhood The Dragon’s Child– Laurence Yep The King of Mulberry Street – Donna Jo Napoli The Red Necklace – Sally Gardner Tasting the Sky – Ibtisam Barakat A Thousand Never Evers – Shana Burg YOUNG ADULT I John Sexton, Discussion Leader Uneasy Alliances Fat Kid Rules the World – K. L. Going How Ya Like Me Now - Brendan Halpin The Goats – Brock Cole Stoner and Spaz – Ronald Koertge YOUNG ADULT II Jennifer Hubert Swan, Discussion Leader Not Helpless: Girls Fighting Back in Graphic Novels Amulet: The Stonekeeper – Kazu Kibuishi Coraline, The Graphic Novel – Neil Gaiman The Good Neighbors, Book 1: Kin – Holly Black 100 Girls – Adam Gallardo Rapunzel’s Revenge – Shannon Hale
YOUNG ADULT III Carlie Webber, Discussion Leader Ripped from the Headlines All We Know of Heaven – Jacquelyn Mitchard Audrey, Wait! – Robin Benway Boy Toy – Barry Lyga Little Brother – Cory Doctorow Sunrise Over Fallujah – Walter Dean Myers
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