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A teen reader shares their thoughts on Raven, Guts, Maybe He Just Likes You, Dear Sweat Pea and Something Like Gravity
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Anne Frank's Diary is just one person's account of the Holocaust, but it's an account that many people can relate to.
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? There’s nothing cute or funny about a child who uses bad grammar, decides to hate people, thinks she knows better than adults, and hollers like a toddler whenever she wants something. Click here for the answer. Why do I […]
Travis: It’s time to throw back to a beloved episode from the past . . . It’s rare when Colby and I do interviews for the podcast together. He does some, and I do some. I remember Colby sending me a message after he interviewed Gary D. Schmidt, saying it was really something. So I […]
At ALA Annual, AASL released its new, downloadable Developing Inclusive Learners and Citizens Activity Guide. Designed to support school librarians in nurturing inclusive learning communities, the Guide offers reflection activities, scenarios, and resources based on the six Shared Foundations and the four Domains of our National School Library Standards. The goal of the Activity Guide is […]
Cassie Anderson talks about her new graphic novel 'Extraordinary: The Story of an Ordinary Princess' and shows some of her concept art as well.
I spent my summer in California looking for Bigfoot, in China waiting for an adoption to be finalized, in Washington becoming a young FBI agent, and in North Carolina making friends with a dog. Reading can really take you places!
Good news. I know exactly what to do with this particular middle school book. You need to weigh it down with awards, so many that it can no longer stand under its own weight and is forced to stagger to the display unit that stands front and center in the library where all the best books go. Then, and only then, will it have found its true home.
Riri Williams has emerged from Iron Man's shadow with her own solo series, the first six issue of which are now available in trade paperback collection.
What could make a book about space even better? Space zombies! Contagion by Erin Bowman is an edge of your seat science fiction thriller that will leave you wanting more.
Here's a quick look at some of the current and upcoming YA novels you can see on the small and big screen
My strategy for painting a room is pretty simple. Two words in fact. Gray Horse. But what if I actually had the guts to choose a color? A real color? A color that connects with something I love: picture books? Well, if I was that person, I’d get myself over to this website, enter the […]
As you may know, my day job is as a librarian but not, as it happens, a librarian of children's literature specifically. A lot of days I spend my time sorting through all the new releases for adults (horrors!). But since my heart is firmly ensconced in the world of books for kids, I always note when a book has some connection to literature for the young. Today, I'd like to introduce you to six 2019 titles that may be worth noting.
There are a lot of great things about working in an elementary library and thus having the summer off, but by far one of my favorite things is being home and able to IMMEDIATELY grab and rip open book mail when it arrives. Here's what's arrived recently.
Small in the City By Sydney Smith Neal Porter Books/Holiday House ISBN: 9780823442614 $18.99 Grades K-2 Out September 3, 2019 *Best New Book* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library When it comes to picture book making, one of the holy grails is re-readability. Concocting a story that readers care to hear once and […]
Angela Johnson has more than forty books to her name and she can write the gamut from board books to YA. This year, she's giving us a poem-turned-book called A Girl Like Me, with illustrated photography by Nina Crews. Naturally I'd like to show you the cover, but first I had some questions for the creators.
A teen reader shares their thoughts on Raven, Guts, Maybe He Just Likes You, Dear Sweat Pea and Something Like Gravity
In 2017, I talked with librarian, author, and zine aficionado Celia C. Pérez about her debut novel, The First Rule of Punk. That book went on to make some people happy. In 2018, Celia participated in a panel of Pura Belpré award winners I moderated for a live episode of The Yarn podcast. And now […]
In 2017, I talked with librarian, author, and zine aficionado Celia C. Pérez about her debut novel, The First Rule of Punk. That book went on to make some people happy. In 2018, Celia participated in a panel of Pura Belpré award winners I moderated for a live episode of The Yarn podcast. And now […]
This latest round of reader suggestions saw two new titles (marked with *) and additional support for those already on the list. (The list is now 66 titles long.) . The fall publication season will come fast and furious – keep your reading eyes peeled for worthy titles. I’m personally excited about a few August […]
Independent publishers Boom! Studios and IDW Publishing have something to celebrate with books from this week's new releases.
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