Patrick Jones…

YA Superstar!

a presentation on our local YA heroby Sara Zettervall

LIS 7230

Image of Patrick from www.connectingya.com

“Made in Flint”

Fun fact!Patrick likes to wear Michigan-

themedt-shirts.

Jones, n.d.

A (Half) Nation-Spanning Career

“It’s good for

your career if you’re willing

to move.”

“It’s unlikely I’ll follow

that particular piece

of advice,

but thanks

anyway.” Ravenstone Press, 2004

“Libraries will never be cool, but we can do cool stuff if we

listen to teens.”(Gorman, 2006)

Books!Patrick is revered among librarians for

his groundbreaking guides to YA books and services.

“I would have a question and find

there were no professional

tools. I found the answer and then

shared it with others.”(LSJ, 2011)

Images from www.amazon.com

Catholic Library Association, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2006; American

Library Association / Scholastic Lifetime

Achievement Award, 2006.(Jones, n.d.)

More Books!Patrick published his first YA novel

8 years ago and now focuseson writing fiction.

“My experience working in

libraries has helped me

tremendously in publishing… I

could just hand my manuscript to

people I knew from my work on

ALA/YALSA committees.”

(LSJ, 2011)Images from www.connectingya.com

“What reading should do for teens is make them think... I want to show

kids who screw up and make bad decisions. But it doesn’t always

have to work out tragically.”(Gorman, 2006)

MN Book Award Finalis

t

YALSA Reluctan

tReader

Kicking A** and Taking Names

“It can be wonderfull

y rewarding work that turns the slogan

‘libraries change

lives’ into reality.”(LSJ, 2011)

References

Map images are free clip art. GoodReads (n.d.) Patrick Jones Author Profile. Retrieved from

http://www.goodreads.com/chairshotxl Gorman, M. (2006, August 1). Mr. Inspiration. Retrieved from

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6357107.html Jones, P. (n.d.) Patrick Jones, Author of Teen Fiction. Retrieved

from http://www.connectingya.com/ Library Student Journal Blog. (2011, March 29). An Interview with

Patrick Jones [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.librarystudentjournal.org/blog/?p=156

Ravenstone Press. (2004, May 30). Authors Among Us: Patrick Jones. Retrieved from http://ravenstonepress.com/patjones.html