Adult Books for High School Students Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 11/01/2009
Fiction ADAMS, John Joseph , ed. The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes . 350p. Night Shade . 2009. pap. $15.95. ISBN 978-1-59780-160-7 . LC number unavailable. Adult/High School—These 28 short stories are impressive in their variety and quality, as well as in the inclusion of authors with established young adult appeal such as Stephen King, Tanith Lee, and Neil Gaiman.
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Professional Reading 11/01/2009
BARNETT, Diana . Putting It All Together: Teaching the Research Process . 74p. illus. Web sites. Upstart . 2009. pap. $17.95. ISBN 978-1-932146-99-8 . LC number unavailable. This well-organized and to-the-point title focuses on practical application of the AASL standards of information literacy for student learning in middle and high schools.
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Preschool to Grade 4 11/01/2009
Fiction ALLEN, Joy . Princess Party . illus. by author. unpaged. CIP. Putnam . 2009. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-399-25259-4 . LC 2008043543. PreS-K—Two little girls—one fancifully dressed as a fairy princess, the other wearing cowboy boots and a "Princess Power" T-shirt—host a party for princesses of various ethnicities, dressed in a variety of costumes.
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Multimedia Review 11/01/2009
Video/DVD Art Instruction Drawing Media: Getting to Know Art Media, Vol. 1 . DVD. 24 min. with tchr's. guide online. Getting to Know . 2009. $29.95. K-Gr 4—The first title in a new series designed to introduce different art media to young children, this film covers the tools used to create two-dimensional art such as pencils, charcoal, chalk, pastels, crayons, markers, and more.
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Grades 5 & Up 11/01/2009
Fiction AMATEAU, Gigi . A Certain Strain of Peculiar . 261p. Candlewick . 2009. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-3009-6 . LC 2008935295. Gr 6–9—Overhearing a group of boys comparing her to worse-than-disgusting girls, Mary Harold, 13, feels another panic attack coming on. It seems easier to change her entire life rather than endure more days of being the outcast.
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Graphic Novels 11/01/2009
Primary and Elementary BERNER, Rotraut Susanne Definitely Not for Little Ones: Some Very Grimm Fairy-Tale Comics tr. from German by Shelley Tanaka. illus. by author. unpaged. CIP. Groundwood 2009. Tr $18.95. ISBN 978-0-88899-957-3 . LC C2009-901069-0. Gr 3-6–This odd collection of cartoon fairy tales may have trouble finding an audience.
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Art Appreciation: SLJ reviews new resource Picturing Books By Shonda Brisco - 11/01/2009
Even though I love children's picture books, I almost always cringe when a high school art student asks me to help them locate examples of titles that use "woodcuts" or "wash." While I handle these books on a daily basis, I admit that I'm not as familiar with the original media used or the style displayed within the pages of these mini museums.
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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
2008 National Book Awards Nominees in the young people's literature category graced the red carpet on Awards night Nov. 20, 2008.
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.
Clowning around at the second annual Atlantic City Free Public Library Family Fun Festival last weekend. About 2,500 people came out to enjoy the beautiful day and the many festivities, including an array of performances, face painting, poetry readings by local teens, games, and music.
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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. 
