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March 2015

Read-Alike

The Crossover Read-Alikes

Read-alikes for the 2015 Newbery Medal winner The Crossover by Kwame Alexander, (HMH, 2014) Abdul-Jabbar, Kareen. Sasquatch in the Paint. Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem. Stealing the Game.  Baskin, Nora Raleigh. Basketball (or Something Like It). Coates, Jan. [continue reading]

Published on Mar 30, 2015
Posted by: pennypeck

Review

Chris Raschka Event, Review of the Week

Chris Raschka To Speak at San Francisco Main Library: Two-time Caldecott Award winner Chris Raschka will give the 19th annual Effie Lee Morris Lecture at the San Francisco Main Library on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, [continue reading]

Published on Mar 25, 2015
Posted by: pennypeck

ACL Institute Scholarships, Free Webinar on New Children’s Books, New ACL BayNews Posted

ACL Institute Scholarships: ACL has access to a small number of scholarships from generous ACL members to cover registrations to ACL Institute 2015. They can be partial scholarships or full scholarships, depending on the need. [continue reading]

Published on Mar 23, 2015
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: ACL Events, Professional Development
Tags: ACL Institute, BayNews, Infopeople

Meet Local Author Mike Graf

Meet a Local Author Mike Graf “Where we can get to know California authors and illustrators of books for children and teens.”  This issue, author Mike Graf was kind enough to do an interview by [continue reading]

Published on Mar 20, 2015
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Programming Ideas
Tags: Author Events, Mike Graf

Review

Booking the Library: A Guide for Entertainers, Musicians, Speakers & Authors Review

Brawner, Jessica. Booking the Library: A Guide for Entertainers, Musicians, Speakers & Authors. Story of the Month Club, 2015. $9.99 (paperback), ISBN 9780692350188. What do you wish library performers knew before they arrived at your [continue reading]

Published on Mar 18, 2015
Posted by: pennypeck

Storytelling Festival, ACL Institute – still time to register!

Bay Area Storytelling Festival: The west coast’s oldest storytelling festival (since 1982!) has a new location – the Orinda Community Center- and a new date – April 24,25, 26, 2015! Featured tellers include Tim Tingle, [continue reading]

Published on Mar 16, 2015
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: ACL Events, Professional Development
Tags: ACL Institute, Bay Area Storytelling Festival

Obituaries: Terry Pratchett, Margery Facklam

Sir Terry Pratchett died at age 66 from Alzheimer’s disease. Best know for the “Discworld” series of fantasy novels, Pratchett wrote for both adults and children. His first book for children, The Amazing Maurice and [continue reading]

Published on Mar 13, 2015
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Obituary
Tags: Margery Facklam, Terry Pratchett

Review

Review of the Week – How It Went Down

Magoon, Kekla. How It Went Down. Fiction. Holt, 2014. 326p. $17.99. 978-0-8050-9869-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 8-10. Sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson is shot by a white man, Jack Franklin. Franklin is picked up by the police but within [continue reading]

Published on Mar 11, 2015
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: How It Went Down, Kekla Magoon
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