YALS Volume 7, Number 1, Fall 2008

From the Editor
RoseMary Honnold

From the President
Sarah Cornish Debraski

Author Perspectives

Printz Award Winner Speech
By Geraldine McCaughrean

Printz Award Honor Speech
By Judith Clarke

Printz Award Honor Speech
By Stephanie Hemphill

Printz Award Honor Speech
By A. M. Jenkins

Printz Award Honor Speech
By Elizabeth Knox

Margaret A. Edwards Award Acceptance Speech
By Orson Scott Card

YALSA Perspective

REFORMA and YALSA
Working Together to Reach Latino Youth
By Alma Ramos-McDermott

School Library Perspective

From Helpful Teen to History Librarian
A Recruitment Story
By Kathy Seaver

Student Perspective

YA Q&A
Expert Advice on Tough Teen Services Questions

Best Practices

Stress-Free Programming for Teens
Stop the Stress and Do More by Doing Less
By Samantha Larson Hastings

Hot Spot: Outreach to Special Teen
Audiences

Freak Out or Melt Down
Teen Responses to Trauma and Depression
By Jami L. Jones

It’s All About the Kids
Presenting Options and Opening Doors
By Joni Richards Bodart

Library Outreach to Teens with Physical Challenges
By Victoria Vogel

Professional Resources

Guidelines for Authors

Index to Advertisers

The YALSA Update