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  • Teen Book Buzz Webcast 2009 Introduces 60 New YA Titles
    By SLJ Staff - 11/02/2009
    More than 60 new YA titles were introduced in 60 minutes during Teen Book Buzz Webcast 2009, sponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children's BookGroup, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, Follett Library Resources, and School Library Journal. More
  • Ordinary Heroes: Barbara O'Connor's latest book, 'The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis,' is a big treat
    By Rick Margolis - 11/01/2009
    Popeye lives with his grandmother, Velma, who recites the names of the kings and queens of England in chronological order so she won’t go crazy. What else should we know about Popeye’s life? Popeye lives in a small Southern town with nothing to do in the summer, and he’s bored. And then, lo and behold, a shiny silver motor home gets stuck in the mud in front of his house and, ... More
  • Yes, They Can: Google Lit Trips and games give kids a new perspective on social justice
    By Lauren Barack - 11/01/2009
    Children, especially girls, are finding supporters across the globe—some their own age—who are engaging with virtual education programs, an online game, and books that promote social justice and a better world. “Education seems like a simple thing,” says Greg Mortenson, coauthor of Three Cups of Tea (Viking, 2006) and founder of the nonprofit Pennies for Peace. More
  • When Weeding Is Wrong: A principal asks for banned books to be removed from the collection
    By Pat Scales - 11/01/2009
    A parent of one of our eighth graders came into the library and began pulling books off our shelves. She ended up stacking 15 books on the circulation desk—including The Giver, The Chocolate War, Monster, and Looking for Alaska—and demanded that we permanently remove them from our collection. More
  • A Touch of Grace
    By Madeleine Blais - 11/01/2009
    From Grace Lin’s blog: June 19, 2007 Relief Even though I have been quiet about it, the last two weeks have been really brutal. Robert has suffered viciously, yet still soldiered on. I felt the least I could do was try to do the same. But the last few days have brought improvement and relief, and as it rains upon us, my creative seeds begin to sprout again… and it looks like I’... More
  • This Blog's for You: Ten of the best blogs for folks who take kids' lit seriously (but not too seriously)
    By Elizabeth Bird - 11/01/2009
    A magazine article changed my life. Admittedly, that sounds like a bit of hyperbole, but it's true. There I was in New York City, with my shiny new MLIS degree, working at my very first children's librarian post. I was still experiencing that first flush of excitement people have when they start a new job in an occupation they love, and I was reading every article in every children's literature... More
  • Junie B. Jones Tour Bus Promotes Latest Book
    By Rocco Staino - 10/14/2009
    Junie B. Jones, star of Barbara Park’s popular series about a precocious six-year-old, has hit the road again with a 16-city bus tour to celebrate the release of Junie B’s Essential Survival Guide to School (Random House 2009). More
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The Alvin Ho Collection, Books 1 & 2

The Alvin Ho Collection, Books 1 & 2 (unabr). 4 CDs. 4 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape (library.booksontape.com). 2009. ISBN 978-0-7393-7997-4. $38.  
Gr 2-4–Alvin Ho, a quirky Asian-American second grader, is articulate at home but so afraid of school that he is unable to speak while he is there.   

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