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October 2017

Review

Maya Lin: Thinking with Her Hands Review

Rubin, Susan Goldman. Maya Lin: Thinking with Her Hands.  Biography. Chronicle, 11/2017. 99pp. $17.99. 978-1-4521-0837-7. OUTSTANDING.  GRADES 6-10. In the new biography of Maya Lin, designer of monuments such as the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial in [continue reading]

Published on Oct 11, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck

ACL Meeting in Oakland on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017

ACL Meeting Friday, October 13, 2017:  Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members!  Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, September 8, 2017, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library.  We [continue reading]

Published on Oct 9, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: ACL Events
Tags: ACL Meeting

Free Webinar on Storytime Picture Books

New Books for Storytime An Infopeople FREE Webinar Register Now (link is external) Wednesday, October 18th, 2017 12:00-1:00 PM  Instructor: Penny Peck Are you looking for new picture books to offer at your storytimes? Storytimes [continue reading]

Published on Oct 5, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: News, Professional Development
Tags: Infopeople, Storytime

2017 National Book Awards Finalists

2017 National Book awards, young people’s literature NOMINEES announced: What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K. Arnold Far from the Tree by Robin Benway I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. [continue reading]

Published on Oct 5, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Awards, News
Tags: National Book Awards

Review

Refugee Review

Gratz, Alan. Refugee. Fiction. Scholastic, 07/2017. 338pp. $16.99. 978-0-545-88083-1. OUTSTANDING.  GRADES 6-10. This powerful novel details the plight of three young refugees—Josef, fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939, Isabel, leaving Castro’s Cuba in 1994, and Mahmoud, [continue reading]

Published on Oct 4, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck

OUTSTANDING! – September 2017

Each 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]

Published on Oct 3, 2017
Posted by: Eric Barbus
Categories: Outstanding Books of the Month, Review, Updates

Ezra Jack Keats’ SNOWY DAY Featured on U.S. Postage

KEATS’ SNOWY DAY FEATURED ON U.S. POSTAGE:  Four new “Forever” stamps will be issued Oct. 4, 2017 by the U.S. Postal Service, featuring the character of Peter from Ezra Jack Keats’ Caldecott Medal-winning picture book [continue reading]

Published on Oct 2, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: News
Tags: Ezra Jack Keats
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