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The Shadow Prince
Gr 9 Up—Despain adds to the growing subgenre of Greek myth—inspired YA romance with this engrossing series opener...
This Side of Salvation
Gr 9 Up—An honest portrayal of a family dashed apart by grief and in much need of salvation...
Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors
PreS-Gr 2—The creators of Round Is a Tortilla (Chronicle, 2013) are back with another Mexican American culture—infused concept book with universal appeal...
Beach Reads, Royal Intrigue, and Genre-Bending Tales | What’s Hot in YA
The following titles–from Justin Somper’s first foray into YA lit and Danielle Paige's wicked Dorothy Must Die to Sally Green’s witchy Half Bad and E. Lockhart’s much-anticipated We Were Liars– offer teens a plethora of attention-worthy narratives.
Yang's Two-Volume 'Boxers & Saints' Scores Final Victory | SLJ 2014 BoB
While crowd favorite Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor & Park swept the Undead Poll, it was Gene Luen Yang's innovative graphic novel, Boxers & Saints, on Chinese history, that survived to be the winner of SLJ's 2014 Battle of the Kids' Books.
Bird with the Heart of a Mountain
Gr 8 Up—Set in a 1936 Spain divided by civil war, in which the Republicans side with the poor and Communist Russia and the Nationalists side with the rich and Fascist Germany, this novel centers on 16-year-old Drina, who is also caught between two sides of herself...
SLJ's 2014 Battle of the Books Is in Full Swing
SLJ ’s own version of March Madness, our sixth annual Battle of the Kids' Books (BoB) elimination contest, kicked off on March 11 and has been going strong for 10 matches and counting. A recap of the Battle's surprise victories, student-led celebrations, and quips from the Peanut Gallery.
Children’s Book Author and Toymaker Tim Kehoe Dies at 43
Timothy Kehoe, author of The Unusual Mind of Vincent Shadow and its sequel The Top Secret Toys died unexpectedly in St. Paul, Minnesota at age 43 on February 27, reports the Star Tribune.
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