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TASL Con 2022

9:00am CDT

Read With Me! Books that Engage Young Readers *NEW SESSION*

Author Jessica Young will share some of her books for young readers, including PLAY THIS BOOK and PET THIS BOOK, I'll MEET YOU IN YOUR DREAMS, and her latest—BABY'S HERE! She'll also share activities for engaging young readers, focusing on their senses and different ways of learning and making connections.

Presenters

Jessica Young

Author

Jessica Young grew up in Ontario, Canada. The same things make her happy now as when she was a kid: dancing, painting, music, digging in the dirt, picnics, reading, and writing. When she was little, she wanted to be a tap-dancing flight attendant/ veterinarian, but she’s changed... Read More →

Friday September 9, 2022 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Oakleigh A

Presenter Featured Presenter
Grade Band Elementary
Subject Author

9:00am CDT

That’s My Story and I’m Sticking to It

Libraries are places that connect people from different backgrounds and life experiences. However, it is still a struggle for many students to find a book featuring a character that looks like them. Hear how author, Jessica Kim, has been able to weave her specific experiences as a child of immigrants into a universal story that any reader can read and relate to. She will discuss why she chose to include Korean words unitalicized, how she dealt with stereotypes and accents, and how she learned to center herself in her own story.

Presenters

Jessica Kim

Author

Jessica Kim writes about Asian American girls finding their way in the world. Before she was an author, Jessica studied education at UC Berkeley and spent ten years teaching third, fourth, and fifth grades in public schools. Like Yumi, Jessica lives with her family in Southern California... Read More →

TASL Conference Break Out Session Jessica Kim pdf

Friday September 9, 2022 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Oakleigh B

Presenter Featured Presenter
Grade Band Elementary, Middle, High
Subject Author

10:00am CDT

Read With Me! Books that Engage Young Readers *NEW SESSION*

Author Jessica Young will share some of her books for young readers, including PLAY THIS BOOK and PET THIS BOOK, I'll MEET YOU IN YOUR DREAMS, and her latest—BABY'S HERE! She'll also share activities for engaging young readers, focusing on their senses and different ways of learning and making connections.

Presenters

Jessica Young

Author

Jessica Young grew up in Ontario, Canada. The same things make her happy now as when she was a kid: dancing, painting, music, digging in the dirt, picnics, reading, and writing. When she was little, she wanted to be a tap-dancing flight attendant/ veterinarian, but she’s changed... Read More →

Friday September 9, 2022 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Oakleigh A

Presenter Featured Presenter
Grade Band Elementary
Subject Author

10:00am CDT

That’s My Story and I’m Sticking to It

Libraries are places that connect people from different backgrounds and life experiences. However, it is still a struggle for many students to find a book featuring a character that looks like them. Hear how author, Jessica Kim, has been able to weave her specific experiences as a child of immigrants into a universal story that any reader can read and relate to. She will discuss why she chose to include Korean words unitalicized, how she dealt with stereotypes and accents, and how she learned to center herself in her own story.

Presenters

Jessica Kim

Author

Jessica Kim writes about Asian American girls finding their way in the world. Before she was an author, Jessica studied education at UC Berkeley and spent ten years teaching third, fourth, and fifth grades in public schools. Like Yumi, Jessica lives with her family in Southern California... Read More →

TASL Conference Break Out Session Jessica Kim pdf

Friday September 9, 2022 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Oakleigh B

Presenter Featured Presenter
Grade Band Elementary, Middle, High
Subject Author

1:00pm CDT

Unlikely Heroes In The Opioid Epidemic

Mindy McGinnis shares the inspiration for her her book Heroine, as well as the research about addiction involved in writing fiction, as well as some of the pushback the novel has encountered.

Presenters

Mindy McGinnis

Author

Mindy McGinnis is the author of multiple novels that span many genres. From historical to fantasy, contemporary to gothic thriller, you can always count on Mindy’s books to deliver grit, truth, and an unflinching look at humanity and the world around us.A ninth-generation farmer... Read More →

Friday September 9, 2022 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Oakleigh A

Presenter Featured Presenter
Grade Band High
Subject Author

2:30pm CDT

Author Signing - Allan Wolf

Presenters

Allan Wolf

Author

Booklist says, "Allan Wolf makes reading and writing poetry cool." Wolf’s many picture books, poetry collections, and young adult novels celebrate his love of research, history, science, and poetry. He is a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist, two-time winner of the North Carolina... Read More →

Friday September 9, 2022 2:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
Mirabella E/F

Grade Band Elementary
Subject Author

2:30pm CDT

Author Signing - David Arnold

Presenters

David Arnold

Author

David Arnold is the New York Times bestselling author of The Electric Kingdom, Mosquitoland, Kids of Appetite, and The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik. He has won the Southern Book Prize and the Great Lakes Book Award, and was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start for... Read More →

Friday September 9, 2022 2:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
Mirabella E/F

Grade Band High
Subject Author

2:30pm CDT

Author Signing - Jessica Kim

Presenters

Jessica Kim

Author

Jessica Kim writes about Asian American girls finding their way in the world. Before she was an author, Jessica studied education at UC Berkeley and spent ten years teaching third, fourth, and fifth grades in public schools. Like Yumi, Jessica lives with her family in Southern California... Read More →

Friday September 9, 2022 2:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
Mirabella E/F

Subject Author

2:30pm CDT

Author Signing - Jessica Young

Presenters

Jessica Young

Author

Jessica Young grew up in Ontario, Canada. The same things make her happy now as when she was a kid: dancing, painting, music, digging in the dirt, picnics, reading, and writing. When she was little, she wanted to be a tap-dancing flight attendant/ veterinarian, but she’s changed... Read More →

Friday September 9, 2022 2:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
Mirabella E/F

Subject Author

2:30pm CDT

Author Signing - Mindy McGinnis

Presenters

Mindy McGinnis

Author

Mindy McGinnis is the author of multiple novels that span many genres. From historical to fantasy, contemporary to gothic thriller, you can always count on Mindy’s books to deliver grit, truth, and an unflinching look at humanity and the world around us.A ninth-generation farmer... Read More →

Friday September 9, 2022 2:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
Mirabella E/F

Grade Band High
Subject Author

3:30pm CDT

Metaphors Be with You: Bringing Poetry to Life in the Library

Using several of his books as examples, popular children’s author and poet, Allan Wolf, will show how he transforms historical and scientific research into poetry that is engaging, interactive, and educational. In this super fun, entertaining, and informative session Wolf will demonstrate his approach to Research, Writing, and Presentation, along with simple ways that you can apply this same approach in your own library or classroom.

Presenters

Allan Wolf

Author

Booklist says, "Allan Wolf makes reading and writing poetry cool." Wolf’s many picture books, poetry collections, and young adult novels celebrate his love of research, history, science, and poetry. He is a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist, two-time winner of the North Carolina... Read More →

Garden Mask Poems.doc pdf

Active Voice Immersing Readers and Writers in Language and Content 7 29 21 pdf

Friday September 9, 2022 3:30pm - 4:20pm CDT
Oakleigh B

Presenter Member Presenter
Grade Band Elementary, Middle, High

4:30pm CDT

A Concise History of My Entire Life (and the Books That Got Me Here)

David Arnold will discuss his books and his life.

Presenters

David Arnold

Author

David Arnold is the New York Times bestselling author of The Electric Kingdom, Mosquitoland, Kids of Appetite, and The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik. He has won the Southern Book Prize and the Great Lakes Book Award, and was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start for... Read More →

Friday September 9, 2022 4:30pm - 5:20pm CDT
Oakleigh A

Presenter Featured Presenter
Grade Band High
Subject Author

4:30pm CDT

Metaphors Be with You: Bringing Poetry to Life in the Library

Using several of his books as examples, popular children’s author and poet, Allan Wolf, will show how he transforms historical and scientific research into poetry that is engaging, interactive, and educational. In this super fun, entertaining, and informative session Wolf will demonstrate his approach to Research, Writing, and Presentation, along with simple ways that you can apply this same approach in your own library or classroom.

Presenters

Allan Wolf

Author

Booklist says, "Allan Wolf makes reading and writing poetry cool." Wolf’s many picture books, poetry collections, and young adult novels celebrate his love of research, history, science, and poetry. He is a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist, two-time winner of the North Carolina... Read More →

Garden Mask Poems.doc pdf

Active Voice Immersing Readers and Writers in Language and Content 7 29 21 pdf

Friday September 9, 2022 4:30pm - 5:20pm CDT
Oakleigh B

Presenter Featured Presenter
Grade Band Elementary, Middle, High
Subject Author

8:30am CDT

A Concise History of My Entire Life (and the Books That Got Me Here)

David Arnold will discuss his books and his life.

Presenters

David Arnold

Author

David Arnold is the New York Times bestselling author of The Electric Kingdom, Mosquitoland, Kids of Appetite, and The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik. He has won the Southern Book Prize and the Great Lakes Book Award, and was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start for... Read More →

Saturday September 10, 2022 8:30am - 9:20am CDT
Oakleigh A

Presenter Featured Presenter
Grade Band High
Subject Author

8:30am CDT

Using Autobiography to Teach Inclusive Fantasy for Black Boys

Using Autobiography to Teach Inclusive Fantasy for Black Boys

Presenters

Jamar J. Perry

Author

Author of the middle grade fantasy series, Cameron Battle, Dr. Jamar J. Perry attended Berea College in Berea, KY, majoring in psychology and English literature and Education. After graduation, Dr. Perry became a middle school teacher in the Washington, D.C. area, hoping to instruct... Read More →

Saturday September 10, 2022 8:30am - 9:20am CDT
Cambridge A/B

Presenter Featured Presenter
Grade Band Middle
Subject Author

9:30am CDT

Using Autobiography to Teach Inclusive Fantasy for Black Boys

Using Autobiography to Teach Inclusive Fantasy for Black Boys

Presenters

Jamar J. Perry

Author

Author of the middle grade fantasy series, Cameron Battle, Dr. Jamar J. Perry attended Berea College in Berea, KY, majoring in psychology and English literature and Education. After graduation, Dr. Perry became a middle school teacher in the Washington, D.C. area, hoping to instruct... Read More →

Saturday September 10, 2022 9:30am - 10:20am CDT
Cambridge A/B

Presenter Featured Presenter
Grade Band Middle
Subject Author

10:30am CDT

Resurrecting Edgar Allan Poe

Mindy McGinnis shares the elements of Poe's short stories that were incorporated into writing her duology The Initial Insult and The Last Laugh, as well as how she updated them for a modern audience.

Presenters

Mindy McGinnis

Author

Mindy McGinnis is the author of multiple novels that span many genres. From historical to fantasy, contemporary to gothic thriller, you can always count on Mindy’s books to deliver grit, truth, and an unflinching look at humanity and the world around us.A ninth-generation farmer... Read More →

Saturday September 10, 2022 10:30am - 11:20am CDT
Oakleigh A

Presenter Featured Presenter
Grade Band High
Subject Author

12:30pm CDT

Author Signing - David Arnold

Presenters

David Arnold

Author

David Arnold is the New York Times bestselling author of The Electric Kingdom, Mosquitoland, Kids of Appetite, and The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik. He has won the Southern Book Prize and the Great Lakes Book Award, and was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start for... Read More →

Saturday September 10, 2022 12:30pm - 1:00pm CDT
Mirabella E/F

Grade Band High
Subject Author

12:30pm CDT

Author Signing - Jamar J. Perry

Presenters

Jamar J. Perry

Author

Author of the middle grade fantasy series, Cameron Battle, Dr. Jamar J. Perry attended Berea College in Berea, KY, majoring in psychology and English literature and Education. After graduation, Dr. Perry became a middle school teacher in the Washington, D.C. area, hoping to instruct... Read More →

Saturday September 10, 2022 12:30pm - 1:00pm CDT
Mirabella E/F

Grade Band Middle
Subject Author