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  • 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. More
  • Pinkney, Tan, Cousins Make the NYT Best Illustrated Books of 2009
    By Rocco Staino - 11/12/2009
    Rabbits, penguins, an astronaut, and a witch are some of the characters depicted in the 10 books listed by the  New York Times' Best Illustrated Books of 2009. More
  • 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
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