From: Fred Kirchner <FKirchner>
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 13:20:40 -0500

Hello Folks:

I'm Fred Kirchner, teen librarian at one of Dayton, Ohio's branch libraries. Been on this list serv for a while, but have never posted. I also work occasionally for Project Jericho, a group offering arts opportunities for at-risk teens in Clark County, OH. Here's their web address:

www.project-jericho.com

I've been Poet in Residence at several poetry slam workshops for them. Click on Media and you can hear the kids' poems. Some nifty stuff.

Anyway, now we're going to put together a library for teens at the Clark County Juvenile Detention Center. And we're looking for YA Fiction & Non-Fiction titles for teens behind bars. We'd like to find books about all of the issues facing teens today, ranging from suicide to murder, from cutting to body art, from anorexia to gluttony... you get the idea. Some with female protagonists; some with male.

If you have read (or heard about) any books lately that you think could help a teen in jail deal with issues and make a difference in their growth, or is just a great read, please share some titles. You can just respond to the group, or email me off list at: pedalin_poet at yahoo.com

Thanks... Fred Kirchner
Received on Tue 04 Nov 2008 12:20:40 PM CST