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Scieszka Bumps ‘Graveyard Book’ from SLJ's Battle of the (Kids') Books SLJ Staff - 04/13/2009
Say what? Sid Fleischman’s The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West(Greenwillow) bumped Neil Gaiman’s Newbery-winning The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins) out of the running in SLJ’s Battle of the (Kids') Books contest. More
Libraries Gear Up for ‘New Moon’ Release By Debra Lau Whelan - 11/16/2009
School and public librarians are getting ready for the November 20 release of New Moon (Little, Brown, 2006), the second movie installment based on the popular Stephenie Meyer "Twilight" series about Bella and her vampire boyfriend, Edward.
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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, ...
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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.
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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.
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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’...
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Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog Jonathan Hunt, Librarian and teacher, Modesto City Schools November 11, 2009 Charles and Emma
While CHARLES AND EMMA is easily one of the best books of the year, I do think many... 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
Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side (unabr.). 9 cassettes or 9 CDs. 11 hrs. Recorded Books (recordedbooks.com). 2009. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4407-3888-3: $67.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4407-3892-0: $97.75. Gr 7 Up–Seventeen-year-old Jessica Packwood was adopted as an infant and raised in rural Lebanon County, PA, by a socially conscious vegan couple.
Celebrity decorator Evette Rios reads to enthusiastic second graders at the Brooklyn Brownstone School library as part of a First Book donation event. The Eight O' Clock Coffee brand and Candlewick Press are teaming up to contribute 20,000 books to children across the country through their partnership with First Book, an organization that provides new books to children in need.
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Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side (unabr.). 9 cassettes or 9 CDs. 11 hrs. Recorded Books (recordedbooks.com). 2009. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4407-3888-3: $67.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4407-3892-0: $97.75. 
