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Chronicle Fall 2016 Preview Shows Off Unique Approaches for All Ages
The publisher recently shared the anticipation of their next season releases with a gaggle of giddy librarians and booksellers—and a few furry friends.
A New Tullet, a "Lowriders" Sequel, and the Latest from Molly Idle Shine at Chronicle's Spring 2016 Preview
Librarian Amy Cheney attends the recent Chronicle preview in San Francisco, CA, highlighting hotly anticipated new picture books, novels, and more.
Street Life: Memoirs for Teens | YA Underground
These three memoirs about young people who have overcome incarceration, gang life, and impoverished childhoods will satisfy the need for representation of teens in the margins.
Storytimes and Read Alouds for Incarcerated Teens | YA Underground
No matter the age or sentence, the incarcerated teens that Amy Cheney serves enjoy being read to. She shares several offerings that would make excellent and diverse read-alouds and storytime picks for disenfranchised young adults.
Animal Idioms, an Anna Pavlova Picture Book, and Benjamin Chaud's Latest | Chronicle Fall 2015 Preview
Librarians and booksellers flocked to the Chronicle Books preview in San Francisco recently for a look at the publisher's upcoming titles, including a picture book biography of ballerina Anna Pavlova, a can't-miss new work from Benjamin Chaud, and some gripping YA.
All About the Girls: Titles Featuring Young Women in Peril | In the Margins
Inspired by Kelly Jensen’s series, “About the Girls” on the “Stacked” blog, librarian Amy Cheney highlights recent works that feature young women dealing with tough stuff, including sex trafficking, incarceration, and self-harm.
In the Margins Announces First Social Justice/Advocacy Book Award
Bryan Stevenson has won the In the Margins Social Justice/Advocacy Book Award for his 2014 title Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, which traces his career of serving the imprisoned and his fight to change injustices in the system.
Top 2015 Titles for Youth in Custody—or in Your Libraries
After careful consideration and heated debate, the In the Margins committee has selected its best fiction and nonfiction, top 10, and overall selection list of 34 titles. On February 18, it will announce the newest recognition—the Advocacy Award—for authors.
Books to Increase Awareness of the Cycles of Poverty, Race, and Incarceration
By listening to the voices of those who have experienced racism, time in prison, and life on the streets, readers of these titles can begin to learn how to break the cycle, and be inspired by those have.