Balcárcel, Rebecca. Other Half of Happy, The. Fiction. Chronicle, 08/2019. 317[+7]pp. $16.99. 978-1-4521-6998-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Rich and original prose tells the story of Quijana, a half-white, half-Guatemalan seventh grader who is frightened that the [continue reading]
January 2020
Walter Dean Myers Awards Announced
Walter Dean Myers Awards: We Need Diverse Books named the winners of the 2020 Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children’s Literature – the fifth year of these awards to honor diverse main characters [continue reading]
Free Infopeople Webinar on What’s New in Children’s Literature
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 Start Time: Pacific – 12 Noon, Mountain – 1 PM, Central – 2 PM, Eastern – 3 PM Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8326870241731559181 Presenter: Penny Peck Join us for our annual review of [continue reading]
Math Storytime, Part 2
For the next several Mondays, we offer a series of Math storytimes from Ann Hotta, children’s librarian at Berkeley Public Library ACL Blog: Mathematical Storytime. Part 2 Mathematical Storytime, Part 2 Shape recognition is an [continue reading]
Spanish Book Fair to be held Feb. 14, 2020
Bibliotecas Para La Gente’s Spanish Book Fair will take place on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, 10am-4:30pm at the Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View, CA 94041.
Allies: D-Day Review
Gratz, Alan. Allies: D-Day. One Chance to Unite, Everything to Lose. Fiction. Scholastic, 10/2019. 307[+17]pp. $17.99. 978-1-338-24572-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. Fast-paced and well-researched, this historical fiction centers around D-Day, June 6, 1944 and the Allied [continue reading]
Jason Reynolds Named Ambassador of Young People’s Literature
Jason Reynolds Named Ambassador for Young People’s Literature: The Library of Congress named author Jason Reynolds the newest National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature on Jan. 13, 2020. Reynolds is known for his teen and [continue reading]
Free YA Lit Conference on Sat., Jan. 25th in Millbrae
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-top-authors-at-young-adult-novelist-convention-yanovcon-free-registration-77058609375 Saturday, January 25, 2020, Noon – 6pm, at the Millbrae Library, 1 Library Ave., Millbrae, CA 94030. This free half-day celebration will include panel discussions, author hangouts, and book signings with award-winning, [continue reading]