Center for Children's Literature and Culture

YARG Meeting Event Type: Book Discussion Age Group(s): Adult, College Students and Faculty Date: 1/12/15 Time: 4:00pm The Young Adult Reading Group (YARG) is dedicated to reading and discussing contemporary works of YA fiction in an effort to expose students and faculty to new works, trends and genres in the field. YARG meets once a month during the school year and weekly during the summer. This meeting, YARG will be discussing A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray Location: Pascal’s Coffee House Contact: Rebekah Fitzsimmons…

Jessica Oreck Event Type: Screening and Discussion Date: 01/13/2015 Time: 4:00pm Location: University of Florida Smathers Library (East) Room 100 Filmmaker Jessica Oreck will be visiting UF for a screening and discussion of her latest work, The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba Yaga. The film, set in Eastern Europe, tells a story that mixes fairy tales and personal memories to uncover the secrets and bloody histories that shape our understandings of man’s place in nature. A follow-up to her documentary Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo, Ms. Oreck’s newest film combines narrative…

YARG Meeting Event Type: Book Discussion Age Group(s): Adult, College Students and Faculty Date: 2/9/15 Time: 4:00pm The Young Adult Reading Group (YARG) is dedicated to reading and discussing contemporary works of YA fiction in an effort to expose students and faculty to new works, trends and genres in the field. YARG meets once a month during the school year and weekly during the summer. This meeting, YARG will be discussing Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero Location: Pascal’s Coffee House Contact: Rebekah Fitzsimmons…

YARG Meeting Event Type: Book Discussion Age Group(s): Adult, College Students and Faculty Date: 3/9/15 Time: 4:00pm The Young Adult Reading Group (YARG) is dedicated to reading and discussing contemporary works of YA fiction in an effort to expose students and faculty to new works, trends and genres in the field. YARG meets once a month during the school year and weekly during the summer. This meeting, YARG will be discussing All Fall Down by Ally Carter (Released Jan 27, 2015) Location: Pascal’s Coffee House…

YARG Meeting Event Type: Book Discussion Age Group(s): Adult, College Students and Faculty Date: 4/13/15 Time: 4:00pm The Young Adult Reading Group (YARG) is dedicated to reading and discussing contemporary works of YA fiction in an effort to expose students and faculty to new works, trends and genres in the field. YARG meets once a month during the school year and weekly during the summer. This meeting, YARG will be discussing I’ll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios (Released Feb 3, 2015) Location: Pascal’s Coffee…