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Adult Books 4 Teens: BookExpo Preview, 2012
BookExpo 2012 is right around the corner, so I spent some time this weekend compiling my wish list. For this post I am limiting myself to adult books that have potential teen appeal. Please keep in...
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SLJ’s 2012 Day of Dialog: Walter Dean Myers Vows to Close the Reading Gap
Our nation faces a huge reading gap—but most people are unwilling to talk about it because the bulk of illiterate kids are minority and poor, says Walter Dean Myers. The award-winning author explains...
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SLJ’s 2012 Day of Dialog: Stellar Debuts
From left: Emily Danforth, R. J. Palacio, Ellis Weiner, J. Anderson Coats It was R.J. Palacio’s brief encounter with a little girl who had a facial deformity that motivated the author to finish her...
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SLJ 2012 Day of Dialog: Pushing the Picture Book Envelope
(l. to r.) Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Jon Klassen, Tom Lichtenheld, D.B. Johnson, & Mac Barnett The picture book isn’t dead—in fact, it might be entering a golden age, say some of the most talented and...
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SLJ 2012 Day of Dialog: Keeping Middle Schoolers Engaged
From Left: Sharon Creech, Joan Bauer, Eoin Colfer, James Dashner, Jennifer Hubert Swain, Rebecca Stead Middle school students are a “hormonally charged” bunch who are “full of complex contradictions”...
View ArticleSLJ’s 2012 Day of Dialog: Dynamic Nonfiction for Kids and Teens
What’s the secret to creating riveting nonfiction for young readers? It begins with passion, says kids’ book author Candace Fleming, one of the participants in SLJ‘s annual Day of Dialog, on June 4, at...
View ArticleSLJ 2012 Day of Dialog: Walter Dean Myers’s Keynote Address
Missed SLJ 2012 Day of Dialog and the National Ambassador of Children’s Lit’s keynote? Or want to hear it again? Watch a video of his address here. See below for more coverage of SLJ 2012 Day of...
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2012 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winners Unveiled
The tale of a little girl who loves to knit, a story about a Harlem book seller, and a book about the life and work of artist Chuck Close are winners of the 2012 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards. The Horn...
View ArticleVideo: ‘Middle School Snake Charmers’ Hold Forth at SLJ Day of Dialog
The prospect of working with adolescents may inspire fear in some, “but for a small, dedicated group of us, middle school is where it’s at,” said librarian Jennifer Hubert Swan, who gleaned some...
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Collier, Frazee, Green Kick Off First SLJ/AAP Children’s Librarians’ Dinner
Bryan Collier, Marla Frazee, John Green, John Stephens, and Catherynne M. Valente spoke about their latest works, their love of libraries, and the importance of literacy in their lives during the first...
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Children’s Book Art Auction at BEA | News Bites
During BookExpo America on May 29, there will be a Children’s Book Art Silent Auction and Reception at the Javits Convention Center in New York City. The American Booksellers Foundation for Free...
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Galley Guide | Go Inside BookExpo
The doors to the exhibit halls at BookExpo America (BEA), one of the biggest shows of the year, open on May 30, and School Library Journal has prepared a special free guidebook, the 2013 BEA Guide to...
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Masters of Middle School Drama and Trauma | SLJ Day of Dialog 2013
Authors of SLJ’s DOD 2013 panel “Middle School Drama and Trauma.” l. to r. Holly Sloan, Ayun Halliday, Gordon Korman, Linda Urban, and Josh Farrar. From tragic turning points to budding first love,...
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School Library Journal 2013 Day of Dialog Lineup
Here’s the complete schedule for the event held Wednesday, May 29 at Columbia University, Faculty House 8:30 am – 6:00 pm. Keynote: Kevin Henkes Kevin Henkes is he author and illustrator of close to 50...
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Bean, Rowell, Byrd win 2013 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards
Jonathan Bean’s Building our House, Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor & Park, and Robert Byrd’s Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin have been named the winners of the 2013 Boston...
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Sharing the Love: Librarians, Authors Talk Kid Lit | SLJ Day of Dialog 2013
“I love books,” says Kevin Henkes, award-winning author of nearly 50 children’s titles and the opening keynote speaker at SLJ’s annual Day of Dialog (DoD). “I am built by books.” During the daylong...
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Masters of Visual Storytelling | SLJ Day of Dialog 2013
Lizi Boyd After a day of stimulating, substantive presentations at SLJ’s annual Day of Dialog on May 29, Rita Auerbach, children’s literature specialist and storyteller, moderated the final panel of...
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Holly Black Shares a Poem | SLJ Day of Dialog 2013
In a charming keynote, bestselling author Holly Black shared a poem that she wrote in seventh grade, to the hysterics of the audience at School Library Journal’s annual event held during BookExpo...
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Photos from the Floor at BookExpo of America 2013
The publishing industry’s BookExpo of America took place from May 30 to June 1. An annual gathering of authors, publishers, booksellers, and of course librarians, it held signings, panels, and events...
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Matt Phelan on Visual Storytelling in Graphic Novels (Video) | SLJ Day of...
From a scratchy nib pen to splatter from a toothbrush, author illustrator Matt Phelan describes the special quality he derives from using traditional media in this clip recorded at School Library...
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