Patrick Jones (born 1961) is a librarian and the author of realistic teen novels.

Biography

''Chasing Tail Lights'' (2007)was a finalist in the YA category in the 2008 Minnesota Book Award. In 2006, he won lifetime achievement awards from both the Catholic Library Association, and the

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. Jones is a frequent speaker at library conferences, having visited all fifty states, as well as in

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. Jones grew up in

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& attended Ainsworth Highschool, but now lives in

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Bibliography

Novels

*''Things Change'' (Walker & Company, 2004) *''Nailed'' (Walker Books for Young People, 2006) *''Chasing Tail Lights''(2007) *''Stolen Car'' (Walker / Bloomsbury, 2008) *''Cheated'' (Walker / Bloomsbury, 2008) *''The Tear Collector'' (Walker Books for Young People, 2009) *(With The Elsinore Quills) ''Cassandra's Turn: A Tear Collector Novel'' (Dragon Gems, 2013)

Professional Publications

*''Do it Right! Best Practices for Serving Young Adults in School and Public Libraries'' (Neal-Schuman, 2001) *''Running a Successful Library Card Campaign, A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians'' (Neal-Schuman, 2002) *''A Core Collection for Young Adults'' (Neal-Schuman, 2003) *''Connecting Young Adults and Libraries'' (Neal-Schuman, 2004) *''Connecting with Reluctant Readers'' (Neal-Schuman, 2006)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Patrick 1961 births Living people American children's writers American librarians Writers from Flint, Michigan