Stunning ink, watercolor, and pencil artwork brings to life ancient China.
Weekly Reviews: Setting
By on May 8, 2013
We write a lot about genre and the types of books that teens enjoy reading. But what about setting? Do teen readers care about sinking into the setting of a book? This is an element that teens rarely mention when they share what they enjoy reading, or how much they liked a particular book. But [...]
Pick of the Day: Julian Bond (DVD)
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African-American activist Julian Bond relates his family’s struggle for equality in the starred DVD review of Julian Bond: Reflections from the Frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement from Filmakers Library.
Pick of the Day: Papa’s Mechanical Fish
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With luminous, playful artwork, an exuberant look at the development of one of the first submarines.
Weekly Reviews: Stranger Than Fiction
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A possibly insane man who was acquitted of murdering his wife’s lover because the jury found it to be justifiable homicide, and then went on to play one of the most crucial roles in the early development of motion pictures. A teenage assassin who has been blamed (both then and now) for igniting the precipitating [...]
Pick of the Day: The Last Dragonslayer (AUDIO)
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Don’t miss the starred review of Jasper Fford’s The Last Dragonslayer, the first title in his “The Chronicles of Kazam” trilogy, a book populated with outrageous individuals and fantastic creatures. Elizabeth Jasicki’s narration of this audiobook is spot-on.
AB4T First Encounters: Kate Chopin
By on May 3, 2013
In our continuing series on the first adult books we read as teens, one of our newest reviewers, Meghan Cirrito, talks Chopin’s The Awakening, a book that I had trouble reading as a college sophomore. Go Meghan! It is difficult to remember when I stopped reading books for kids my age and when I started reading [...]
Pick of the Day: An Original DUCKumentary (DVD)
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Meet a variety of ducks and learn all about them via breathtaking visuals and spot-on narration in PBS’s starred DVD production, An Original DUCKumentary..
Rourke eRead and Report: Fiction and Nonfiction ebooks for K-12, with assessment features built in
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Rourke’s “eRead and Report” database provides one-stop shopping for schools and libraries seeking informational ebooks. Each title is not only Common Core compliant, but comes with student assessment functions as well, with test results immediately available to teachers. Students can search the entire ebook collection to which their library subscribes, or teachers can assign particular books and observe student progress within the system.
Best of Apps & Enhanced Books | May 2013
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From penguins to trucks, this month’s column includes apps for a range of ages and interests featuring stunning photos, colorful artwork, amusing interactivity, and delightful animations.
Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | May 2013
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May, a month of “ducky” stars.
Pick of the Day: The Lucy Variations
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A coming-of-age story about music, passion, and the search for identity
Fiction Series Update | May 2013
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The latest installments in intriguing adventures, gripping sci-fi, and more.
Multimedia Reviews | May 2013
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Be sure to check out May’s starred reviews for two DVDs and five audiobooks that are must-haves for you collection.
Professional Reading | May 2013
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Grades 5 & Up | May 2013
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Look for reviews of first books in debut fiction series.
Preschool to Grade 4 | May 2013
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From Alice B. McGinty’s Gandhi to Amy Novesky’s Mister and Lady Day, picture book biographies make a showing.
Two Books, Two Stars
By on May 1, 2013
Two magical books topped off our April reading, both earning starred reviews. The Golem and the Jinni is a mash-up of Jewish and Arab folklore, historical fiction and fantasy, new and old world sensibilities. Helene Wecker’s debut seems destined to be among the best of the year. The publisher has certainly gone all-out. The physical package is richly [...]
Teens Review ‘If You Find Me’,'Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong’, ‘Burning’, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Scream’ | Book Reviews
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Emily Murdoch explores kidnapping, selective mutism, and drug abuse in her debut novel ‘If You Find Me’. Which group will get school funding, cheerleading or the robotics club? In Prudence Shen’s ‘Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong’ the two cliques take the fight to the school election. If you never thought the Burning Man Festival would show up in teen fiction, think again—a local boy and a gypsy girl connect there in Elana K. Arnold’s ‘Burning’. Does R.L. Stine still have his horror chops? Read our reviewer’s take on ‘A Midsummer’s Night Scream’, and decide for yourself.
Teens Review OneRepublic’s ‘Native’ and New Kids’ ’10′ | Music Reviews
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“The boys” still have their stuff on New Kids on the Block’s ’10′, the follow-up to their 2008 ‘Greatest Hits’ reunion album, while OneRepublic has continued to add polish and range on their highly collaborative new album, ‘Native’.
