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This effective and valuable program explains how to read nutrition labels on food packaging, and is a solid purchase for health curricula at the junior and senior high school levels.

Although Jarrett J. Krosoczka’s immensely popular "Lunch Lady" series of graphic novels will come to an end this year, the women and men who work in our nation’s school cafeterias will not be forgotten. Krosoczka recently announced that May 3 will now be known as “School Lunch Superhero Day,” a day for kids to show their appreciation for all of their cafeteria workers.

A fun treatment of punctuation

Today we review three thrillingly original works of speculative fiction. Let’s start with a post-apocalyptic, dystopian debut novel. The Office of Mercy is being marketed as a Hunger Games readalike. (I’ve also seen comparisons to recent Alex Award winner, Pure). However, debut author Djanikian is more concerned with ethical questions than fast-paced action. The Alphas had good intentions [...]

Navigating Early By Clare Vanderpool Delacorte Press (Random House) ISBN: 9780385742092 $16.99 Grades 5-8 In Stores *Best New Book* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library When Moon Over Manifest won the 2011 Newbery Medal, it took everyone off guard. Any time a debut novel receives that sort of recognition, the followup isn’t just [...]

Just in case you missed this gallery of reimagined posters for the Best Picture Oscar nominees when College Humor debuted it last month...

The expert narration coupled with a powerful and heartfelt story make E.M. Kokie's Personal Effects audiobook a must-have for all high school and public library collections.

Every time Best Buy Mobile opens a new location in the U.S., YALSA will designate a public or school library in the vicinity to receive $2,000 from Best Buy to purchase digital library resources for teens. That library will take part in a community celebration to promote the partnership.

Necromancing the Stone , sequel to Lish McBride's Hold Me Closer Necromancer, is as darkly hilarious, horrifically suspenseful, and heartbreaking as the first book.