Read-Alikes for Rick Riordan’s new series, “The Sword of Summer,” which begins with Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Alice, Alex. Siegfried. Anaker, John W. The Raven’s Ring Pin. Anders, Lou. Frostborn. Armstrong, Kelley. [continue reading]
October 2015
Vera Williams Dies, Wordcraft Circle Awards Announced
Author/Ilustrator Vera B. Williams Dies at age 88: Vera B. Williams, author and illustrator of at least 17 children’s books, died on October 16, 2015 at age 88. She was also a peace activist, spending [continue reading]
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part I
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part I As their older siblings go back to school, many babies and toddlers (and their caregivers) will be going back to the library for their own reading selections. In this [continue reading]
October BayNews Posted on ACL Website
New ACL BayNews Posted: The October 2015 BayNews (the newsletter for the Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California) is now available on our website: http://www.bayviews.org . You will find the the first part of [continue reading]
National Book Award Nominees
National Book Awards Nominees Announced: The five nominees for the National Book Award, Young People’s Literature Category were announced on Oct. 14, 2015. The five are: The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin, Little Brown [continue reading]
Professional Reading: Top 250 LGBTQ Books for Teens
Cart, Michael, and Christine A. Jenkins. Top 250 LGBTQ Books for Teens: Coming Out, Being Out, and the Search for Community. Chicago: Huron Street Press, 2015. 180 pages. $21.95. ISBN 978-1-937589-56-1. Grade 7 to Adult, [continue reading]
“BookPALS” – a Project of the Screen Actor’s Guild Foundation
BookPALS, which stands for Performing Artists for Literacy in Schools, is a project of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation. It is their “signature children’s literacy program,” with the goal of developing the love of reading [continue reading]
Outstanding! – September 2015
Every month, we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ and nominated for our Distinguished List at our previous month’s meeting. Members can see full reviews of these books and many more [continue reading]