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Books for Boys

SPONSORED BY: Simon & Schuster, Random House BOT, Candlewick Press with School Library Journal
Starts: Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 3:00-4:00 PM EDT

Non-readers, despite their gender, get left behind in life. Low literacy contributes to drop out rates, crime rates, and increased chances for incarceration. This is especially true for boys, who are already less likely to graduate from high school, based on trend reports from the National Council on Education Statistics. What can librarians and educators do to help turn these boys who avoid books into readers?

Our presenters will be joined by celebrity moderator Jon Scieszka, founder of Guys Read, a nonprofit web-based literacy program with the mission to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers. In 2008, Scieszka was appointed the first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, a position created by the Library of Congress to raise national awareness of the importance of young people’s literature as it relates to lifelong literacy, education, and the development and betterment of the lives of young people. You also know Scieszka as the author of several bestselling children’s titles, including The Stinky Cheese Man, which won a Caldecott Honor medal, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, Robot Zot!, and the Time Warp Trio, a chapter book series.

Panelists:
Sharon K. Hancock, Executive Director, School & Library Marketing, Candlewick Press

Cheryl Herman, Director of Marketing, Random House BOT

Michelle Fadlalla, Marketing Manager, Simon & Schuster

Moderator:
Jon Scieszka, President, Jon Scieszka Worldwide; Co-founder, Guys Read

If you are not able to make the live webcast of Books for Boys, register now and you will get an email notification from School Library Journal after the event when the webcast is archived and available for viewing at your convenience.

Books for Boys Advertisement SPONSORED BY: Simon & Schuster, Random House BOT, Candlewick Press with School Library Journal Starts: Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 3:00-4:00 PM EDT Non-readers, despite their gender, get left behind in life. Low literacy contributes to drop out rates, crime rates, and increased chances for incarceration. This is especially true for boys, who are already less likely to graduate from high school, based on trend reports from the National Council on Education Statistics. What can librarians and educators do to help turn these boys who avoid books into readers? Our presenters will be joined by celebrity moderator Jon Scieszka, founder of Guys Read, a nonprofit web-based literacy program with the mission to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers. In 2008, Scieszka was appointed the first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, a position created by the Library of Congress to raise national awareness of the importance of young people’s literature as it relates to lifelong literacy, education, and the development and betterment of the lives of young people. You also know Scieszka as the author of several bestselling children’s titles, including The Stinky Cheese Man, which won a Caldecott Honor medal, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, Robot Zot!, and the Time Warp Trio, a chapter book series. Panelists: Sharon K. Hancock, Executive Director, School & Library Marketing, Candlewick Press Cheryl Herman, Director of Marketing, Random House BOT Michelle Fadlalla, Marketing Manager, Simon & Schuster Moderator: Jon Scieszka, President, Jon Scieszka Worldwide; Co-founder, Guys Read If you are not able to make the live webcast of Books for Boys, register now and you will get an email notification from School Library Journal after the event when the webcast is archived and available for viewing at your convenience.	Advertisements