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The results are in. Four Honor books were recently selected by American Library Association. With great kid appeal for students in grades two to nine, these books also meet classroom learning standards. Check out the following booktalks and resources for these acclaimed titles.
Chronicle is giving SLJTeen readers the first shot at getting galleys of these April releases: Beth Kephart's Going Over and Juliet T. Lamana's Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere.
The 2014 Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction goes to Kirkpatrick Hill for Bo at Ballard Creek, illustrated by LeUyen Pham
CJ Lyons is an award-winning, critically acclaimed bestselling author of 21 adult novels. Now she has published her first YA novel. And she found the time to launch the "Buy a Book, Make a Difference" campaign that’s funded 54 scholarships to help fight crime and raised an additional $75,000 for charities.
With the award season in full swing, how can you make the best use of the wonderful books you’re adding to your collection? Junior Library Guild's Deborah B. Ford offers booktalks and resources for acclaimed fiction titles for elementary readers.
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, I wanted to post a couple of links relating to graphic novels about the Civil Rights movement. Rep. John Lewis’s memoir March was one of the most talked-about graphic novels of 2013. On this site, Esther reviewed it and Eva interviewed the co-author, Andrew Aydin, who is [...]
The Mystery Writers of America has announced the nominees for its 2014 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction, and television from the previous year, in celebration of the 205th anniversary of Poe’s birth.
Here's a collection of picture-book biographies that introduces musicians and fine artists to children. The authors and illustrators have created engaging, child-friendly profiles that will hopefully lead readers to explore and seek out other materials about these amazingly talented individuals.
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