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December 7, 2011
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Greetings!
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| Surviving for a Reason: Emmanual Jal Donna Rosenblum, library chairperson, Floral Park (NY) Memorial High School  When Southern Sudanese musician and former child solider Emmanuel Jal was seven, he had to flee his village. Jal was soon recruited by the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and forced to fight in his nation's bloody civil war. His best friend at the time? An AK-47 assault rifle. Our students recently heard Jal's amazing story firsthand, when he appeared at a school assembly.Read More... |
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| Call Me the Pie-brarian Erica Littlefield, youth services supervisor, Twin Falls (ID) Public Library  You know it's a good day at work when you get pie thrown in your face.That's exactly what happened to me on November 4 at our library, the Twin Falls Public Library in Idaho. This fall we held a Teen Reading challenge, and at the end of the challenge I got two pies shoved in my face. Believe it or not, it was truly one of my favorite days at this job, and I would do it again in a heartbeat..Read More... |
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Music and Game Reviews from Young Adults Our music reviewers are giving us a varied earful—everything from Susan Boyle belting out the classics to Florence + the Machine proving that their style has staying power to the soundtrack from Breaking Dawn Part I, which features tasty tunes from hot acts like Bruno Mars and Belle Brigade. Got some hoops fans in the house? Look no further than NBA 2K12 for the top stars, old and new, and fantastic game-playing features.Read More... |
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| Book Reviews by Young Adults Sneak Peak Reviewers Club  Two titles firmly grounded in the present lead off this issue’s list, though diametrically opposed in tone—an examination of a young journalist’s life and his death at 22 in Somalia in Dan Eldon: Safari as a Way of Life, and in How to Fight, Lie and Cry Your Way to Popularity (And a Prom Date), readers will find a collection of teen movie sound bites to help them journey through life. Everything else is about the future. In Julie Frost’s Tempest, Jackson is a time traveler who must grapple with events in both the past and the future, while Ember is working desperately to escape what the future holds for her in Kristen Simmon’s Article 5. Read More... |
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| The Debut | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Debut: I Want My MTV Dodie Ownes  One of the perks of being part of SLJ’s family is that I have access to books and authors. When I first heard about I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution, I called the publisher and requested an advance copy. Ten minutes into it, I was emailing the publicist to see if I could interview the authors. Though Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum have been writing and editing for years for magazines like Spin, Blender, and Rolling Stone, this is their first book, and it is getting rave reviews. Those of us that actually lived through the MTV era will revel in the memories this oral history brings back, and teens that were into the video game Rock Band or dig classic rock will discover often hilarious and shocking tidbits about their favorite bands. Read More... |
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| Media Mania: Book Tie-ins to High-Interest Movies, TV Shows, and More | ||||||||||||||||||
| December Movie Delights Joy Fleishhacker  Sherlock Holmes and his equally ready-for-action sidekick return in an exhilarating sequel to the 2009 box-office hit based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous fictional characters. Premiering in theaters on December 16 from Warner Bros. Pictures, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG-13) reunites director Guy Ritchie with stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, and the action, intrigue, and globe-trotting settings are even more spectacular this time around. Based on Benjamin Mee’s memoire of the same title (Weinstein Books, 2008), We Bought a Zoo (PG), a comedy/drama from 20th Century Fox directed by Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire), premieres on December 23. With an intriguing premise, upbeat tone, and adorable young co-star (Maggie Elizabeth Jones), the movie is poised to be one of the top picks for family holiday viewing.Read More... |
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Cultivating Kids and Gardens There's nothing like a garden to make a place look infinitely better. Now, thanks to the National Gardening Association's (NGA) Mantis Awards for community and youth gardens, 25 public schools and libraries will have a chance to do just that.Read More... |
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Help Parents Understand Their Kids Every parent fears losing their child. But in Do I Get My Allowance Before or After I'm Grounded?: Stop Fighting, Start Talking, And Get To Know Your Teen, youthologist Vanessa Van Petten translates what parents want to say into what teens want to hear. At 16, Vanessa Van Petten started her award-winning website, RadicalParenting.com, in reaction to sudden friction with her parents. Here's an easy way to start helping parents today: Plume Books will be sending out copies of Do I Get My Allowance Before or After I'm Grounded? to 10 lucky winners chosen at random.Read More... |
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