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This wiki is primarily intended for the students and alumni of Dr. Stephanie D. Reynolds, School of Library & Information Science, University of Kentucky.

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Good Enough to Eat: Come Devour a Banned Book

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45th McConnell Conference (pending)

Youth Literature for a Diverse Society (LIS690.222) - Summer '12

Youth Literature for a Diverse Society will be offered online Summer 2012, 8-week session.

REQUIRED TEXTS   ** REQUIRED YOUTH LITERATURE READING LIST**

 PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE
The schedule for the required articles can be found in the course syllabus. The articles listed below that are not included in the syllabus are strongly suggested, but not required.
  • Agosto, D. (2001). Bridging the culture gap: Ten steps toward a more multicultural youth library. Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 14(3), 38-41.*
  • Aronson, M. (2001, May). Slippery slopes and proliferating prizes. Horn Book Magazine, 77(3), 272-278.*
  • Balderrama, S. R. (2000). This trend called diversity. Library Trends, 49(1), 194-214.
  • Brooks, W., & Browne, S. (2012). Towards a culturally situated reader response theory. Children's Literature in Education, 43(1), 74-85. doi:10.1007/s10583-011-9154-z *
  • Campbell, S. (2010). Windows and mirrors: A case for more multicultural children's books on Illinois Children's Choice Award lists. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 38(4), 33-38.*
  • Glazier, J., & Seo, J. (2005). Multicultural literature and discussion as mirror and window? Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 48(8), 686-700.*
  • Gray, S., & Abaid, T. (2002). Building a multicultural media collection. MC Journal: The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship, 8(2).*
  • Hearne, B. (1999). Swapping tales and stealing stories: The ethics and aesthetics of folklore in children’s literature. Library Trends, 47(3), 509-528.
  • Hochwald, L. (1996). Little book, big controversy. Publishers Weekly, 243(31), 32-33.*
  • Kimball, M. A. (1999). From folktales to fiction: Orphan characters in children's literature. Library Trends, 47(3), 558-578.
  • Lempke, S. (1999, March). The faces in the picture books. Horn Book Magazine, 75(2), 141-148.
  • Madigan, D. (1993). The politics of multicultural literature for children and adolescents: Combining perspectives and conversations. Language Arts, 70(3), 168-176.
  • Martin, M. (1999, May). Never too nappy. Horn Book Magazine, 75(3), 283-289.
  • Mathis, J. B. (1999, Jan/Feb). Multicultural literature: Mirror and window on experience. Social Studies and the Young Learner, 11(3), 27-30.
  • Perkins, M. (2009, April). Straight talk on race. School Library Journal, 55(4), 28-32.
  • Pinkney, A. (2001, September). Awards that stand on solid ground. Horn Book Magazine, 77(5), 535.
  • Robbin, A. (2000, Summer). We the people: One nation, a multicultural society. Library Trends, 49(1), 6-48.
  • Roethler, J. (1998). Reading in color: Children's book illustration and identity formation for black children in the United States. African American Review, 32(1), 95-105.
  • Stoffle, C.J., & Tarin, P.A. (1994, July). No place for neutrality: The case for multiculturalism. Library Journal, 119(12), 46-49.
  • Toelken, Barre. (2004, Fall). Beauty behind me; beauty before (AFS Address). Journal of American Folklore: Journal of the American Folklore Society, 117(466), 441-445.
  • Wickens, C. M. (2011). Codes, silences, and homophobia: Challenging normative assumptions about gender and sexuality in contemporary LGBTQ young adult literature. Children's Literature in Education, 42(2), 148-164. doi: 10.1007/s10583-011-9129-0 *

*Required