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Week 5: The World of YA Publishing
While you’re waiting…
Reader’s Advisory
A group of girls who are not avid readers but were huge Twilight fans approach you for reading recommendations. They’re tired of vampires and want to move on to other paranormal romances. Remember, overall they’re reluctant readers and they’ll need something that gets their attention right away. What would you recommend? Why?
Save your answer until after our break!
Book PackagersAlloy Entertainment
“fully integrated entertainment company that develops and produces original books, television series and feature films. The company originate entertainment properties then partners with leading publishers, television networks and movie studios to deliver those properties to the world.”
• Books: Clique, Gossip Girl, The Luxe, Pretty Little Liars• TV Shows: Roswell, Privilege, Gossip Girl• Films: The Clique (direct to DVD movie), Sisterhood
of the Travelling Pants
Who is Pittacus Lore?
A Librarian's Guide to Publishers
Standard Publishing Companies• Dutton• Penguin• HarperCollins• Little, Brown• Scholastic• Simon Schuster
YA Imprints• Razorbill (Penguin) – “dedicated to young adult and middle grade books”
– 13 Reasons Why– Vampire Academy
• Push (Scholastic) – “PUSH is dedicated to new authors and new voices. These writers tell it like it really is. No preaching. No false endings. No stereotypes or contrivance. Just an honest dose of reality. These books are funny, observant, heartbreaking, and heartstopping. Just like life.”– Tyrell by Coe Booth– Cut by Patricia McCormick
• Simon Pulse (Scholastic) – “publishes paperback books for teens in various categories and formats including reprints, original paperbacks, and original series.”– Forever by Judy Blume– Deb Caletti
If you’re still not convinced it’s a business…
A different kind of trend…
What influence does marketing have on libraries?
While you’re waiting…
Reader’s Advisory
A group of girls who are not avid readers but were huge Twilight fans approach you for reading recommendations. They’re tired of vampires and want to move on to other paranormal romances. Remember, overall they’re reluctant readers and they’ll need something that gets their attention right away. What would you recommend? Why?
The Problem With
Paranormal:Current
Trends in Young Adult Literature
Book to Graphic Novel
Multiple Narrators
Adult to Young Adult
Illustrated Novels
Steampunk
Dystopian Fiction
The start of the Trend?
Trends You Didn’t Choose
Before we go…
Your slides are posted on the wiki, with a link to instructions to make them into a screensaver.
Tech Talk: LauraTake a look around your library. What do you
see that might specifically appeal to boys? To girls? Consider seating, displays, books… whatever.
NOTE: See the syllabus/wiki for your participation assignment for next week.
