Newbery medalist Sid Fleischman, a prolific author of more than 60 fiction and nonfiction books for children, died March 17 at his home in Santa Monica, CA, one day after turning 90.
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E L Kurdyla Publishing has acquired VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates), a magazine for librarians serving young adults, andTeacher Librarian, a journal for school librarians.
April Cage is one person who’ll never seem wimpy to her students—especially after winning a private screening of the new flick Diary of a Wimpy Kid set for today, one day before the movie gets released to the rest of the nation on March 19.
Story from Library Journal: Faced with $2 million in budget cuts in the last three months of the current fiscal year, North Caolina’s Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (PLCMC) will lay off at least 140 employees, resulting in the closure of at least 12 out of 24 library locations, pending final library board approval. The award-winning ImaginOn library, devoted to children and teen services, will also feel the pain.
Want to turn your teens onto your library? Barbara Slate’s You Can Do a Graphic Novel (Alpha, 2010) may be just the ticket.We caught up with the Hudson, NY-based Slate to ask how she met legendary comic book creator Stan Lee, why comic books continue to attract teen readers, and how this genre finally got the attention—and respect—it deserves from mainstream publishers.
PRACTICALLY PARADISE Diane Chen, Librarian, Hickman Elementary School, Nashville, Tennessee March 19, 2010 Learning new Stuff
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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
Great Day. CD. approx. 38 min. with lyrics. Milkshake Music (milkshakemusic.com). 2009. $14.
K-Gr 5–The multiple award-winning Milkshake’s (Lisa Mathews, Mikel Gehl, and four other performers) 12 original songs on their fourth album crackle with energy and musical sophistication.
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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Great Day. CD. approx. 38 min. with lyrics. Milkshake Music (milkshakemusic.com). 2009. $14. 
