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Rocking with the Hungarian Horntails
The Hungarian Horntails claim to be the youngest wizard rockers—music bands inspired by J. K. Rowling’s "Harry Potter" books. SLJ caught up with Darius, 10, who plays guitar, and his brother, Holden, 6, who sings, to talk about where the band’s name came from and the challenges of being in a band with a sibling. Since the duo live in Pennsylvania, they typically tour on the East Coast. Holden wasn’t in the mood to chat because he was nursing a grudge over a swiped cinnamon roll.
How’d you guys come up with the band’s name?
Darius: The Hungarian Horntail is a dragon in The Goblet of Fire (Scholastic, 2000). It’s part of the first task, the dragon that Harry has to fight. more » » »
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Joyce Valenza Ph.D, High School Librarian, Off to Denver!
I am (over)packed for Denver. Excited about the work I will do there. Sad about the choice I had to make. Again. I tread two worlds. When I hit Philadelphia International this af... more » » »
Practically Paradise
Diane Chen, Librarian, Hickman Elementary School, Nashville, Tennessee Have you forgotten the Printz Award?
Tomorrow at 5:30 I leave the house for ALA's Midwinter meeting. I'm looking forward to the Youth awards, but this year I have spent more time contemplating who might be nominated for the Michael L. Pr... more » » »
Inkheart
Mo’s got problems. For starters, a gang of thugs is pursuing the unassuming book restorer. Why the unwanted attention? Mo has the only existing copy of a novel called Inkheart, which, of course, also happens to be the name of the fantasy novel that inspired this movie. As readers of Cornelia Funke’s novel (Scholastic/The Chicken House, 2003) know, scarred Dustfinger, sadistic Capricorn, and the other baddies literally leapt off the printed page nine years earlier as Mo was reading Inkheart aloud to his daughter, Meggie, and his wife, who simultaneously vanished into the story—a secret he’s kept from his bookworm daughter, who’s now 12. Mo, aware of his gift for bringing words to life but unable to control it, hasn’t read to her since.
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To be honest, I thought it was a practical joke. But upon further investigation, I found that the invitation was legitimate. And, of course, I accepted. more » » »
But remember, individual librarians and schools aren’t eligible to apply for the federal program, which provides funding to public school libraries in districts with 20 percent or more families living in poverty. more » » »
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Nontraditional Test Preparation Tools
Are your teens tired of lugging around those giant test prep books? The titles below combined don’t weigh as much as one of those hefty guides, and the writing is definitely more entertaining! With another round of testing coming up in a couple of months, college-bound kids will appreciate these alternative study guides.
COHEN, Arianne & Coleen Kinder, eds. Confessions of a High School Word Nerd: Increase Your SAT Verbal Score While Laughing Your Gluteus Off. Penguin. 2007. pap. $14. ISBN 978-0-14-303836-8. Gr 10-12–The editors’ goal was to take the “Suffering, Angst and Torture” out of SAT studying, and they have succeeded. more » » »
The first week of February is Consumer Protection Week; this site is designed to help preteens and teens become savvy young consumers. Each time kids visit the site, the home page will look different. Fake banner ads at the top of each page are designed to teach kids how the ads lure visitors into clicking on them. The “Advertising Tricks” section shows teens some of the many methods advertisers use to encourage them to purchase things. Teens can also try their hand at designing their own cereal box and creating their own ads. more » » »
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