Week Three: Webinars

I listened to the following webinar:
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What’s Up in YA Books 2010 Webcast

Date: February 25, 2010
Time: 2:00 PM EST
Duration: 60-minutes

http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=189538&s=1&k=BA902F769C137B62E8F89155A5227E26

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Sponsored by: Abrams/Amulet, Harlequin Teen/Kimani TRU, HarperCollins Children's Books, and SLJ

The publishers discussed upcoming Young Adult books. One thing I noticed was that very few of the books were for boys. Almost all of them had a female main character. I did get some good ideas for books to add to the collection if/when I get some money for the budget. I was interested in the Harlequin/Kimani Tru series. 11 of their titles were chosed for the YA Quick Picks lists. They won't be great literature, but will appeal to our reluctant readers. Most of my picks were from HarperCollins, which didn't surprise me, but I did learn about other publishers that are not mainstream, but have some good titles for YAs.