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Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2012

| January 25, 2012 | 0 Comments
Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2012

The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association.

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Newbery Medal Winners, 2012

| January 23, 2012 | 0 Comments
Newbery Medal Winners, 2012

The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

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Everneath by Brodi Ashton

| January 19, 2012 | 0 Comments

Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath. Now she’s returned—to her old life, her family, her boyfriend—before she’s banished back to the underworld . . . this time forever.

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Maria Tatar on the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up

| January 4, 2012 | 0 Comments
Maria Tatar on the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up

Maria Tatar is Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures and Folklore and Mythology at Harvard University. Her latest book The Annotated Peter Pan is a glorious celebration of the centenary of the first publication of the novel, originally entitled Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie.

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How Young is a Young Adult?

| December 22, 2011 | 0 Comments
How Young is a Young Adult?

It’s well known among young adult fiction authors that a large part of our readership is comprised of adults, and in fact, titles that were originally published as adult novels are being repackaged and marketed as young adult titles.

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Last Minute Christmas Gifts

| December 17, 2011 | 0 Comments
Last Minute Christmas Gifts

Looking for some last minute gift ideas? Here are some fun books and book related items that you can’t go wrong with.

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Yona Zeldis McDonough: From Madame Alexander to Marilyn Monroe

| December 5, 2011
Yona Zeldis McDonough: From Madame Alexander to Marilyn Monroe

Yona Zeldis McDonough is the multi-talented author of many books for readers of all ages: fiction and non-fiction for adults and award-winning children’s books. She has most recently written the highly anticipated second book in her Doll Shop series, The Cats in the Doll Shop.

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December, 2011: Best Selling Kids’ Books, New Releases, and More …

| December 1, 2011 | 0 Comments
December, 2011: Best Selling Kids’ Books, New Releases, and More …

Here’s the scoop on the most popular destinations on The Children’s Book Review site, the most coveted new releases and bestsellers.

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Interview with Angelica Shirley Carpenter Biographer of Children’s Book Authors

| November 27, 2011 | 0 Comments
Interview with Angelica Shirley Carpenter Biographer of Children’s Book Authors

Angelica Shirley Carpenter is the author of many acclaimed biographies written for young people including Frances Hodgson Burnett: Beyond the Secret Garden, L. Frank Baum: Royal Historian of Oz, Robert Louis Stevenson: Finding Treasure Island, and Lewis Carroll: Through the Looking Glass.

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November, 2011: Best Selling Kids’ Books, New Releases, and More …

| November 1, 2011 | 0 Comments
November, 2011: Best Selling Kids’ Books, New Releases, and More …

Here’s the scoop on the most popular destinations on The Children’s Book Review site, the most coveted new releases and bestsellers.

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