Papertigers.org | Jul/Aug 2007

Author of the fabulous young adult novel Samurai Shortstop, Alan Gratz shows talent and pizzazz galore – on and off the pages...

Australian writer of children and young adult books, Hazel Edwards pauses for breath to share with us how her Antarctic adventures inspired her writing and more...

Youth librarian Miranda Doyle talks about her work, the YA library scene in and out of schools, and the cultural hubs of public libraries...

A showcase of Australian illustrator Shaun Tan's lyrical and moving work includes images from his graphic powerhouse The Arrival...


	Gene Yang shares with us images from his award-winning young adult graphic novel, American Born Chinese as well as a sample of his earlier works...

What Happened This Summer
Paul Yee (Tradewind, 2006)

Canadian young adult author Paul Yee brings to life the turbulent world of Chinese-Canadian teenagers in these short stories. They are narrated by different characters with different, but universally recognizable concerns, such as love, identity, sexuality, career choices, etc. The stories reveal how growing up is made even more complicated by the tensions between the traditional expectations of teens' home lives, how they perceive themselves, and how they wish to be perceived in their social lives and with and by their peers.

A careful and layered take on today's urban youth culture and the challenges it faces.

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			Jul/Aug 2007 Young people recognize their own lives and learn about the paths of others while journeying through the real and imaginary worlds of stories. In this bimonthly issue we call attention to and celebrate young adult literature in all its glorious – fun, challenging, sad, inspiring, surprising – shades... Personal Views~ YA Books: Cutting Edge Literature by Susanne Gervay Teens Between Cultures: A Reading List by Mitali Perkins Open up and get reading: YA books you just can't put down by Marjorie Coughlan Resources~ ALAN- Assembly on Literature for Adolescents Sagebrush Award for young adult reading or literature programs Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature Alex Award for adult books with appeal to young adults White Ravens Catalog of international noteworthy children's books and more... Book reviews from PaperTigers, Books for Keeps, and other trusted sources~ Mitali Perkins' First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover, Lensey Namioka's Mismatch, Kashmira Sheth's Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet; Patricia McCormick's Sold, Ann Jaramillo's La Linea, plus The Killer's Tears, Wait for Me, Kalpana's Dream, Us Mob Walawurru, On Thin Ice and more... Lists & Links~ USA: - Multicultural YA Literature - YA Foreign Titles - Vandergrift's 100: Young Adult Authors and Titles - Historical and/or Multicultural YA Books (and related links) - 2007 Top 10 Summer Reading Lists for Children and Teens Canada: -Contemporary Canadian Adult Fiction with Appeal to High School Readers, by Resource Links Australia: -Aussie Reviews -Jenny Connor's Rapid Reviews of Australian YA Literature -OzLit - Australian Literary Resources


			NEW ::PaperTigers Blog:: Speaking of multicultural books for children and young adults... NEW PT Outreach~ Connecting children to authors and illustrators: Check out author Cynthia Chin-Lee's visit to Synergy, a non-profit, community-based school in San Francisco...


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