| Research Interests: |
Fantasy and other speculative literature for children and young adults; readers' interactions with texts; roles of public libraries; construction of LIS literature curriculum; linguistics and children's/YA literature |
| Publications, Presentations, Projects of Interest: |
papers: - Ratzan, Jill S. "'You Are Not the Boss of My Words': Junie B. Jones,
Language, and Linguistics." Children and Libraries 3:3, Winter 2005, pp.
31-38. - Ratzan, Jill S. and Lee Ratzan. "Möbius Strips, Klein Bottles, and
Dedications: The Mathematics of A Series of Unfortunate Events." Children
and Libraries 3:1, Spring 2005, pp. 32-36. - Ratzan, Jill S. "CIPA and the Roles of Public Librarians: A Textual Analysis." Public Libraries 43:5, Sept/Oct. 2004, pp. 285-290.
presentations: - "The Magic of Love: LGBTQ Characters in YA Fantasy." New Jersey Library Association Annual Conference, Long Branch, NJ, May 2008.
- "Harry Potter and Reader-Text Interactions at Your Library." New Jersey
Association of School Librarians Annual Conference, Long Branch, NJ, Nov.
2007. - "Beyond Madam Pince: Harry Potter and Your Library." Presented for LISSA at Rutgers SCILS, March 2007.
Syllabus for 17:610:547 Materials for Children, Fall 2008
Syllabus for 17:610:548 Materials for Young Adults, Spring 2008
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