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In case you missed the news when it was first announced, or the recent news of the finalists, Kirkus Reviews now offers a really excellent writing award — it’s monetary, to the tune of $50,000, which for many authors probably represents a lot more time to write. The nominee list — all the star reviews [...]
Young adult librarian Elise Sheppard of Lone Star College-Cyfair Branch Library spearheaded an initiative to offer college readiness programs and give high schoolers a leg up before they get on campus.
The latest grants, contests, and news bites for librarians working with teens, including a way to boost summer reading programs with help from YALSA and Dollar General, and a library awareness campaign from Gale.
Welcome to the inaugural SLJ Reviews Sneak Peek, a monthly web-exclusive feature that will showcase reviews for highly anticipated books in advance of our upcoming print issue.
Read Aloud 15 Minutes is a nonprofit organization that's working to make reading aloud every day for at least 15 minutes "the new standard in child care.” First Steps columnist Lisa Kropp urges libraries to sign on as partners in the effort.
Annie Cardi and Dawn O'Porter's debut novels deal with tough stuff and Brenna Yovanoff and Cat Winters return with spooky works that are sure to give teens nightmares. From surreal fiction to pulled-from-the-headlines nonfiction, the following titles will hook young adults and have them asking for more.
Everstar is a new webcomic on Mark Waid’s Thrillbent site that features an 11-year-old girl who travels through space on her own spaceship. Thrillbent editor/curator Mark Waid talks about the comic here, and Steve Morris recently interviewed the creators, Becky Tinker and Joie Brown, at his site The Spire. Steve Morris gets Faith Erin Hicks, [...]
The National Book Foundation today announced the titles on the long list for the 2014 National Book Awards in the Young People's Category. Below are SLJ reviews, blog posts, and interviews with the authors of the these works for children and teens.
With Banned Books Week on the horizon, read about this recent challenge about a Texas pastor who attempted to have 75 paranormal YA titles, including "Twilight," removed from the Austin Memorial Library on the basis that they are inappropriate for young people.
We Were Liars, E. Lockhart Delacorte, May 2014 Reviewed from ARC For the first formal writeup of the season, I thought I’d tackle the first likely contender I read (I read this one in late 2013, so I was early). Also, I know lots of people are itching to talk about it. First, pedigree: this [...]