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The Power of the Teen Voice #WEMTA17

March 20, 2017 @ 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm

Melissa Gorzelanczyk (ARROWS) AND Liza Wiemer (HELLO?) will focus on ACCESS FOR ALL at #WEMTA17 by addressing how YA novels provide an outlet to explore topics such as diversity, family dynamics, relationships, sexuality including the LGBTQ community, kindness, compassion, coping with loss, grief, and mental health issues. The authors will give educators and librarians specific tools and ideas to help students discover new books based on key words, hashtags, social media outlets. Suggestions for displays will also be provided that could be utilized in school libraries and classrooms.

Details

Date:
March 20, 2017
Time:
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
Website:
http://www.wemta.org/conference/registration.cfm

Venue

Kalahari Resorts
1305 Kalahari Dr,
Wisconsin Dells, WI United States
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