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A Fuse #8 Production
by Betsy Bird
The Classroom Bookshelf
by Denise Davila
July 27, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
If you weren’t able to attend the 2011 Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder, you can read the speeches in The Horn Book or Children & Libraries. Of course, part of the fun of the celebration is hearing the authors and illustrators. But part of the fun is also being able to meet fellow members of the children’s literature community. Thanks […]
July 26, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
I’ve been meaning to post about the recent news about Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian being “cleared for any grade level in Richland high schools.” (Richland School Board Reverses Course on Book Ban at The News Tribune). What I found interesting — and interesting enough to post about it so long after […]
July 25, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
Not that many policies left! The second to the last of the policies & procedures for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Adults is about Honor Title(s). From the YALSA website: “A short list of up to five Finalists will be announced during early December, with the winner announced during the following Midwinter Conference […]
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July 21, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement-Moore. Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House. 2011. Review copy from publisher. The Plot: Amy Goodnight’s summer job is taking care of her aunt’s Texas ranch while her hard working aunt goes on a vacation to China. Along with her older sister, Phin, they’re taking care of the dogs, the […]
July 20, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
In the real world, I have recently moved. I currently don’t own an ereader, but after packing and unpacking all those books, I want one just so I don’t have to pack so much next time! Of course, an ereader would only solve the problem of future books, not current books. My last major move […]
July 19, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen. Viking, an imprint of Penguin. 2011. Reviewed from ARC from ALA Midwinter. The Plot: Mclean has spent the last two years at four different high schools. At each one, she tries out a different personality: different name, different interests, different clothes. The most recent move lands her at […]
July 18, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
After a couple weeks off (4th of July, Summer Blog Blast Tour), back to the YALSA Nonfiction Award Policies and Procedures! We are almost at the end — this week, it’s Final Voting of Award Title. Hoe does the final voting take place? It’s simple; here is the procedure from the YALSA website: “Oral ballots […]
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