VOYA

=VOYA=

VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) is a bimonthly journal addressing librarians, educators, and other professionals who work with young adults. The only magazine devoted exclusively to the informational needs of teenagers.

The hot topics are the issues of undocumented immigrants and bullying. The books and movies released about these topics might help raise both issues and how they relate directly to teens' lives. The magazine also has a section "When the Rubber Hits the Road." On this page, the librarian, who is the teen service leader, calls for the suggestions, questions, and ideas that other librarians may have on the teen service books in their library collections.

Wen

//Voya// included a lot of ways to get young adults interested in reading and writing. It included a large section on multicultural education and stressed the importance of multiculturalism in young adult education. This issue talked about rap as poetry and using it to encourage urban students. There was a video gaming guide and an explanation of the video game rating system. They discussed using video games and other technologies to keep students engaged and learning throughout the school year. They focused on reviews of science fiction, horror and fantasy novels as well proving that teens are still riding the supernatural wave and librarians who want to reach teens have to be up on them.

Tara

For both posts

The topic of multicultural education is of such importance. It is through this education that we teach of tolerance for everyone from ethnicity, gender, acceptance of disabilities, and ending bullying. I never realized how much was available in this genre until this quarter when I completed a multicultral project assignment and attended an OELMA session. The articles seem like they really would provide a basis for gaining insight into this topic and providing information for further research.

Shari