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Jewish Literature for Children
AJL Western Conference - February 4, 2007
Host: Sinai Temple Blumenthal Library
Sponsored by AJLSC, AJL, Sinai Temple Blumenthal Library
Conference Program with Speakers' Bios and
Guest Speakers and their website links
2007: Focus on Young Adult/Teen Literature
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Conference Co-Chair, Susan Dubin,
Off-the-Shelf Library Services; and Lisa Silverman, Director, Sinai Temple Blumenthal Library  |
AJLSC President and librarian, JUDY COHN (4th from left) sits with other librarians, authors, and guests  |
Participants listening and learning during panel discussion.  |
PANEL: Librarian
and Children's Literature Expert, Linda
Silver, moderates a panel with authors
Simone Elkeles, Dana Reinhardt, Debra Garfinkle, and Sara Darer
Littman (left to right),
discussing: "Judaic Literature for Teens and Young Adults"  |
Writing for the Younger Teen Market
 Sarah Darer Littman, columnist
and author
of 2006 AJL Sydney Taylor Award Winner, Confessions of a Closet Catholic, spoke on "OMG! Like, How Do I Get My Book Published?" |
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Elkeles, award-winning teen author, spoke on
<>"Writing the Humorous Novel"<> |
On the Edge: Older Teens Read About Real Problems
 Debra Garfinkle,
author and award- winning columnist, spoke on "How to Make People Laugh:
Eight-and-a-Half Tips for Writing Funny Stuff"
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 Dana
Reinhardt, lawyer,
teen advocate, and award-winning author, spoke on "Writing: A Journey of Self-Discovery"
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Hot Topics for Teens
A Survey of Children's Literature
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Linda Silver, librarian and writer, spoke on "Hot Topics: Controversial Jewish Books for Teens." As a children's literature specialist and editor of AJL's Jewish Valuesfinder, Linda also presented a survey on "Jewish Children's Literature: A Work in Progress" |
Exhibitors -- Jewish Children's Literature Marketplace
 Librarian Dorothy Steiner
@ Book Events & Authors Unlimited table |
 Award-winning author Sonia
Levitin
@ Ms. Nelson's table |
 Shopping at Magnet Mavens table
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 Speaker Debra Garfinkle
@ Mook & Blanchard table |
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AND -- OF COURSE -- Food and Nosh! Registration & COFFEE LUNCH Autograph Party and DESSERT |