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by Brigid Alverson
January 26, 2012 by Angela Carstensen
Prolific science fiction author John Shirley calls his latest novel “an anti-teabagger political metaphor” and “near-future thriller.” Just yesterday, Shirley wrote a piece on his blog about a possible reaction against the politics of the novel by those he chose to satirize. Very interesting, and something I had never head of before. SHIRLEY, John. Everything Is […]
January 25, 2012 by Angela Carstensen
from graphic novel guest blogger, Francisca Goldsmith: As experienced readers even in traditional print formats, we all know how the size of a page, the presence or lack of margins, font choice and color can be relevant to something beyond merely our enjoyment or comfort with reading. These factors can also tinge how we judge […]
January 24, 2012 by Angela Carstensen
YALSA’s 2012 Alex Awards were announced yesterday morning at the ALA Media Awards. The winners are (with links to the AB4T review of each title): Big Girl Small, by Rachel DeWoskin In Zanesville, by Jo Ann Beard The Lover’s Dictionary, by David Levithan The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens, by […]
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January 22, 2012 by Angela Carstensen
I am very excited to remind you that the winners of the 2012 Alex Awards kicks off the ALA Media Awards tomorrow morning, Monday January 23rd, at 7:45am in Dallas, TX (so that’s 7:45am CT). Just a reminder: YALSA’s Alex Awards “are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young […]
January 19, 2012 by Angela Carstensen
Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan were both 15 years old in 1957. The photograph that was taken of them that day affected the rest of their lives. David Margolick follows both their lives and their relationship, using them as a unique lens through which to view race relations in the United States. After Little Rock, […]
January 18, 2012 by Angela Carstensen
from graphic novel guest blogger, Francisca Goldsmith: The well constructed anthology not only offers readers an opportunity to find multiple voices, views and styles within a single pair of covers, but also directs the reader’s attention to similarities, differences, developing tropes and legacies arising from the variety. Tom Pomplun’s long running series of “Graphic Classics” […]
January 17, 2012 by Angela Carstensen
This creative little book will make your teens stop and take notice. The publisher puts it best, “You can open the book in either direction to decide whether you’ll first read Brendan’s, or Evelyn’s account of the mysterious love affair. Choose a side, read it like a regular novel—and when you get to the end, […]
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