Hundreds of students from the tri-state area traveled to New York City’s Ziegfeld Theater this week to attend the star-studded premiere of the long-awaited film adaptation of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Amulet, 2007).
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Lisa, Bright and Dark, (1969, SG Phillips) still captures teens with its story of a young girl grappling with a bipolar condition and her parents who don’t seem to understand. We caught up with author John Neufeld to find out about the impact of Lisa, named a New York Times Outstanding Book of the year when it was first published more than 40 years ago.
Are you ready to rumble again? Then get involved in SLJ’s second annual Battle of the Kids’ Books, and let your students have fun with 15 star-studded judges as they cast their votes for last year’s best books for young people.
The U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) Office of Technology Education has released an 80-page draft of a five-year National Educational Technology Plan (NETP), which presents a model of 21st century learning powered by technology, with goals and recommendations in five important areas: learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and productivity.
A FUSE #8 PRODUCTION Elizabeth Bird, Children's Librarian, Children's Center at 42nd Street March 11, 2010 Top 100 Children's Novels (#30-26)
Once the Top 20 list starts to countdown (and it will be one book per day, folks) I w... More
2009 National Book Awards On the red carpet with nominees in the Young People's Literature category.
Photos by Rocco Staino.
SLJ Covers 2009 A bigger and better view of SLJ's covers from 2009
BookExpo America 2009: SLJ's Day of Dialog School Library Journal held a Day of Dialog in conjunction with the annual BookExpo America on May 28, 2009 at the Brooklyn Public Library. Full story: bit.ly/1a0G7o
Ameriquest Kids: Your Right to Vote. DVD. 22 min. with tchr’s. guide. Prod. by Ameriquest Kids. Dist. by Landmark Media (landmarkmedia.com). 2009. $69 per school.
Gr 1-5–The Ameriquest Kids, Sam and Charlie, teach viewers about the importance of voting in this engaging 3-D animated program.
Johnny Crawford (Armpit) and Ellora Vilkin (Kaira DeLeon) star in the Oregon Children's Theatre's production of Small Steps, Louis Sachar's popular sequel to 1998 Newbery Award-winner Holes. Small Steps is the story of a teen trying to get his life back on track after being released from a juvenile correctional facility. Armpit maneuvers through the unexpected, dangerous, and even romantic as he tries to keep his goals in sight, taking small steps to keep moving forward. Directed by Stan Foote, the production runs April 24–May 16, 2010 at the Winningstad Theatre in Portland, OR.
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Ameriquest Kids: Your Right to Vote. DVD. 22 min. with tchr’s. guide. Prod. by Ameriquest Kids. Dist. by Landmark Media (landmarkmedia.com). 2009. $69 per school. 
