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A Fuse #8 Production
by Betsy Bird
Teen Librarian Toolbox
by Karen Jensen, MLS
July 27, 2010 by Elizabeth Burns
In NJ Library, Citing Child Pornography, Removes GLBT Book, SLJ reports “A New Jersey public library has ordered the removal of all copies of Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology (Alyson, 2000) from its shelves–despite the fact there was no formal book challenge–and its library director has referred to the title as “child pornography.” […]
July 27, 2010 by Elizabeth Burns
The folks over at Penguin told me about this video they put together about their authors who attended ALA. It’s a mix of signings and participation on panels. A full list of authors in the video, with more information about Penguin at ALA, is at the Penguin blog.
July 26, 2010 by Elizabeth Burns
Folly by Marthe Jocelyn. Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Books. 2010. Review copy from publisher. Sample Chapters. The Plot: Nineteenth century England. Two stories. Mary Finn, a teenage girl whose stepmother forces her into service. James Nelligan, a small boy leaving his foster family to live at a foundling home. Two stories, […]
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July 23, 2010 by Elizabeth Burns
Nerds Heart YA is a blogger organized book tournament to showcase underrepresented young adult books — that is, books that did not get as much online attention as others. For 2010 (it’s second year), the tournament further highlights diversity. Thirty two books published in 2009 go against each other one-on-one, with the winner for each […]
July 22, 2010 by Elizabeth Burns
Stranded by J.T. Dutton. HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins. 2010. Reviewed from ARC from publisher. The Plot: With great reluctance, fifteen year old Kelly Louise and her mother are leaving Des Moines for her mother’s hometown of Heaven, Ohio. Kelly Louise — named for Tina Louise, of Gilligan’s Island fame — tells of being dragged back […]
July 21, 2010 by Elizabeth Burns
Last November, I attended my first ALAN Workshop, which was a lot of fun and included the reception for the first Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award. Here is the press release for the 2010 Walden Book Award, which will be celebrated at the ALAN Workshop in Orlando (information at bottom of press release). Press Release: […]
July 20, 2010 by Elizabeth Burns
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater. Scholastic Press. 2010. Reviewed from ARC from ALAN Conference. The Wolves of Mercy Falls series; Linger is a sequel to Shiver The Plot: Shiver, the tale of human Grace and sometimes wolf Sam, ended on a happy note, with Sam permanently shedding his wolf and becoming a real boy, so that Sam and Grace could live happily ever […]
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