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Before They Were Famous: Young Carl Sagan, Golda Meir, and Alice Waters | Nonfiction Preschool to Grade 4
This month, SLJ highlights some picture books about famous figures—before they made it big. Barbara Krasner details Golda Meir's first stab at leadership, Stephanie Roth Sisson offers a glimpse of Carl Sagan's childhood dreams about the stars, and Jacqueline Briggs examines foodie Alice Waters, starting with the early years.
Q & A with Librarian and YA Author Mindy McGinnis of 'Not a Drop to Drink'
Library aide Mindy McGinness's first book Not a Drop to Drink, a dystopian YA novel, was recently optioned by "Twilight" series author Stephenie Meyer to be made into a film.
Pets Do the Strangest (and Most Wonderful) Things: Books for Young Readers │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
Having a pet―no matter what it is―can inspire some amazing stories. The following selections of pet tales are no exceptions. Check out these critter-filled picture books selected by Junior Library Guild editors.
The Debut: Leslye Walton on 'The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender'
SLJTeen caught up with Lesley Walton to discuss her magical realism-infused debut novel, The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender. The author had to do a lot of research sitting in cafes, eating croissants and pain du chocolat.
Teens Review Spring 2014 Releases, Second Take on Whaley's 'Noggin'
Though there's time travel in Subway Love and a body transplant in Noggin, all of the featured titles here could loosely be labeled contemporary young adult fiction. While one teen attempts to escape from suburban atrophy in The Other Way Around, another finds her way out through dance in Warm Up. What's not to love about YA books?
Two New Series
Today we celebrate the launch of two new series. First, an epic fantasy by David Hair, up to now a YA author with two previous series under his belt. With Mage’s Blood he steps into the adult realm. Our reviewer (and an extended post on the Tor blog by Niall Alexander) places the Moontide Quartet squarely in the [...]
Review: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black. Little, Brown. 2013. Review copy from publisher. The Plot: Tana wakes up after a party to a house filled with the dead. She is one of three survivors: the others are her ex-boyfriend, Aidan, and strange vampire, Gavriel. As the sun slowly sets, the vampires who killed [...]
Review of the Day: Jane, the Fox & Me by Fanny Britt
Jane the Fox and Me By Fanny Britt Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault Translated by Christelle Morelli and Susan Ouriou Groundwood Books ISBN: 978-1-55498-360-5 $19.95 Ages 9-12 On shelves September 1st Isn’t it strange how few children’s graphic novels are published in a given year? This is one of those phenomena that defy the basic tenets [...]
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