[OYAN] Mock Printz - Time to Register!!

[Sonja Somerville]

Hello! The Oregon Young Adult Network 2020 Mock Printz is coming soon. We certainly hope you are planning to attend (after all - it is free and a fun; an afternoon of colleagues and interesting teens, book discussion, and snacks)

So - we are writing to encourage you to register yourself and any teens who might want to attend today!!

How? It's easy. Just fill out the Google Form here: https://forms.gle/5T8tnA3rwe3w6vLP6

Mock Printz 2020 - A Wild and Intense Afternoon of Book Discussions Ending with an Attempt to Guess which 2019 Release will Win ALA's Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature!

12:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, January 11

Beaverton Community Center, 12350 SW 5th Street, Suite 100

It is free. It is SO FUN. There will be snacks. For teen readers, there will be ARCs to take home.

**This event will be available for remote attendance by individuals or groups gathered at other sites. You will need a computer, camera, and microphone to join us remotely.**

Here are the books that participants should track down, read, and come prepared to discuss! Here are the book titles:


  *   Barely Missing Everything by Matt Mendez - #realisticfiction #latinx #struggling #multiplenarrators #ownvoices

  *   They Called Us Enemy by George Takei - #graphicmemoir #Japaneseimprisonment #lostinnocence #famousownvoices
  *   Internment by Samira Ahmed - #future #Muslimimprisonment #rebellion #injustice #ownvoices
  *   The Grace Year by Kim Liggett - #dystopia #ritesofpassage #womanmagic #devastating
  *   Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys -  #historicalfiction #Spain #fascism
  *   Destroy All Monsters by Sam J. Miller - #fantasy #realisticfiction #mentalillness #trauma
  *   Thirteen Doorways Wolves Behind the All by Laura Ruby - #historicalfiction #paranormal #orphanages
  *   House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig - #fantasy #retelling #murdermystery

The afternoon will begin with a short presentation by Abbey Gaterud from the Ooligan Press in Portland (https://ooligan.pdx.edu/) focused on the state of trade publishing today, what happens to a book after a writer is "finished," and self-publishing.

Questions? Send them to be at ssomerville at cityofsalem.net or 503-588-6083.

Best,
Sonja Somerville, MLIS
Teen Services Senior Librarian
Pronouns: she/her/hers
City of Salem | Salem Public Library
585 Liberty St. SE, Salem, OR 97301
ssomerville at cityofsalem.net<mailto:ssomerville at cityofsalem.net> | 503-588-6083
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