The Horn Book — Publications about books for children and young adults “Nazis. I hate these guys.” August 14, 2017 By Horn Book Preaching to the choir here (Trump voters notwithstanding), but we are disgusted, enraged, and horrified by the violence and hate perpetrated by White Supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, and also by what they stand for. If you need to … [Read More...] Week in Review, August 7th – 11th August 11, 2017 By Katie Bircher This week on hbook.com… From the May/June 2017 issue of The Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: Humor: "A Quick Way to Die: Humor in Translation" by Julia Marshall August issue of Notes from the Horn Book: Five questions for author Mitali Perkins, … [Read More...] A Quick Way to Die: Humor in Translation August 11, 2017 By Horn Book by Julia Marshall For humor to work, someone has to find it funny. Netflix’s The Little Prince August 11, 2017 By Shoshana Flax Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince is a book of philosophy as much as it is a story. On Jean C. August 7, 2017 By Kitty Flynn
Past and Present NBGS Books (Notable Books for a Global Society) - CL/R SIG (Children's Literature and Reading - Special Interest Group) Boyne, John. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. New York: David Fickling, 2006. Campoy, F. Diakite, Penda. Draper, Sharon. Freedman, Russell. Greenfield, Eloise. Hobb, Will. Holm, Jennifer L. Hopkinson, Deborah. Kessler, Cristina. Kroll, Virginia. Lee-Tai, Amy. McCormick, Patricia. McCutcheon, John. McKissack, Patricia. Myers, Walter Dean. Raven, Margeret. Rubin, Susan Goldman. with Ela Weissberger. Shoveller, Herb. Tingle, Tom. Winthrop, Elizabeth. Weatherford, Carol Boston. Weatherford, Carol Boston. Zalben, Jane B. Zusak, Markus. Selection Committee - NBGS 2007Nancy Hadaway, Chair, University of Texas at Arlington April Bedford, Co-Chair, University of New Orleans, LA Jo Ann Brewer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA Cyndi Giorgis, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, NV Belinda Louie, University of Washington at Tacoma, WA Janelle Mathis, University of North Texas, Denton, TX Mary Napoli, Penn State, Harrisburg, PA Deborah L.
American Libraries Magazine The Ultimate YA Bookshelf YALSA's Ultimate Teen Bookshelf (PDF) highlights must-have teen materials for libraries. The Ultimate Teen Bookshelf, with titles listed on this webpage and as a PDF download, was developed in conjunction with the United We Serve initiative. The list includes 50 books, five magazines and five audio books. Subscribers to the YALSA-BK electronic discussion list suggested titles for the Ultimate Teen Bookshelf, which were vetted by Pam Spencer Holley, former YALSA president and author of Quick and Popular Reads for Teens (ALA Editions, 2009), and Judy Sasges, district manager for Sno-Isle Libraries in Marysville, Wash., a 2002 Printz Award committee member and a 2010 YALSA Nonfiction Award committee member. Librarians can use this collection to ensure they have quality materials to attract teens; parents and teens can use it to find interesting books and materials to keep reading skills sharp between school years. Download the full list (PDF)! Books Magazines Audiobooks
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