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October 1, 2008

Congratulations to author Jon Scieszka. Last Friday, he was presented with the first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Medal as part of the National Book Festival celebration. Scieszka accepted the ambassador position in January 2008 and has taken it on with his characteristic humor and gusto. He’s been crisscrossing the country since May, bringing books and young people together. That’s something we can all get behind. Click here childrensbookambassador.com for more information and a great video clip of Scieszka talking about the National Ambassador program. - Dodie Ownes, Editor

In This Issue

  • Where History Just Doesn't Live in Books
    If you visit Mission Mill Museum in Salem, Oregon on a hot July day, you might hear the sound of a young man playing a somber hymn on a violin. A few feet away a young woman may be gathering herbs in a garden. Approach them and these two young people might tell you about their trials and tribulations as Methodist missionaries to the Oregon Country in the 1830s. more » » » 
  • Helping Teens Get a Job - MyFirstPaycheck.com
    When sixteen year old Celeste Lavin decided to get a job last summer, she realized that she didn’t even know where to start. Thank goodness big brother Austin was around to go to for guidance.That simple request for help motivated them to create MyFirstPaycheck.com, designed to give all job-seeking teens an online resource for that first step into the world of employment. SLJTeen caught up with co-creator and CEO Austin Lavin to get the backstory. more » » » 
  • Google Docs, Just the Right Rx
    You want to make an impact on the teachers in your area. You want to let them know the library has tools they will love, that will help students with their homework, and that are available 24x7x365, all for free. But teachers are hard to get a hold of. They're busy teaching, after all. And they don't have the free time to come to the library for your classes on library resources. What do you do? more » » » 

Teens Know “Best” – Book Reviews from Young Adults

  • Green John. Paper Towns. Penguin. October 2008. ISBN: 978-0-525-47818-8. Gr 8-12.
    Quentin (aka Q) is a high school senior in love with childhood friend Margo, who drifted apart from him after a somewhat traumatic childhood incident. One night, she appears dressed all in black at his bedroom window, asking him to join her on a night of revenge. The next day, however, Margo is gone, leaving only a mysterious trail of clues for Q to follow. The whole book is interwoven with John Green's witty teenage dialogue and several moments that had me laughing out loud. more » » » 
  • Weatherill, Cat. Wild Magic. Walker. October 2008. ISBN: 978-0-8027-9799-5. Gr 3-6.
    This book has an interesting story which combines elements of the Pied Piper and Beauty and the Beast. It starts traditionally enough with the children of Hamelin being lured away by a mysterious piper. It then continues, taking the perspective of the piper, Finn, one of Hamelin's children, Marianna, and the crippled boy left behind, Jakob. Marianna is Jakob's older sister, and she is distraught when he is left behind. more » » » 
  • Ryan, Amy Kathleen. Vibes. Houghton Mifflin. October 2008. ISBN: 978-0-618-99530-1. Gr 10-12.
    I totally fell in love with this book. Amy Ryan really knew what she was doing when she was writing the book because she had the facts right about how teenagers act in high school, like the perverted boys do, and about struggles between parents and kids. The main character Kristi is a teenage girl who is able to read minds, and because of that she has lots of misunderstandings, yet her psychic ability is still great to have. more » » » 

Media Mania: Book Tie-ins to High-Interest Video Games

  • Play It and Read It
    These riveting novelizations embrace the scenarios, characters, plotlines, and breathless excitement of popular role-playing video games. Display these books to capture the eye of avid gamers and encourage them to expand their video experiences into the world of literature. more » » » 

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