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Tamora Pierce’s Fantasy Novel Picks | SLJ SummerTeen

By SLJ on July 29, 2013 1 Comment

Acclaimed young adult fantasy author Tamora Pierce headlined SLJ’s SummerTeen online event on July 24, and shared her love for libraries and books during the conference’s opening keynote. The 2013 Margaret A. Edwards Award-winner regaled the virtual audience of librarians and teens via webcam with a presentation about her writing process, her inspirations, and other fantasy novels and writers that readers should be adding to their to-be-read piles. The following is a list of the titles that were cited in Pierce’s talk.

Filed Under: Authors & Illustrators, Collection Development, Featured, Teens & YA Tagged With: fantasy, Robin McKinley, SLJST, Summerteen, Tamora Pierce

Tamora Pierce Wows YALSA at Edwards Celebration | ALA 2013

By Karyn Silverman on July 1, 2013 1 Comment

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Margaret A. Edwards Award, given by the Young Adult Library Services Association in honor of work that makes a “significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.” The award, which is sponsored by SLJ, was presented Saturday to Tamora Pierce for her “Song of the Lioness” and “The Protector of the Small” series. As the featured speaker at the event, the feisty and mischievous Pierce did not disappoint.