Bryant, Jen. Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight: Patsy Takemoto Mink and the Fight for Title IX. Toshiki Nakamura, Illus. Biography. HarperCollins/Quill Tree, 01/2022. [48]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-295722-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 1-4. This picture book [continue reading]
Worser Review
Ziegler, Jennifer. Worser. Fiction. Holiday House/ M. Ferguson, 03/2022. 256pp. $17.99. 978-0-8234-4956-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-7. William Orser got his odious nickname, Worser, in second grade when a fellow student read the class roster—first initial, last name. [continue reading]
Author Renee Watson at Books Inc. Laurel
Books Inc. Laurel proudly presents award winning author Renée Watson in celebration of Ways to Share Joy, the third book in her beloved Ryan Hart series. Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson continues her [continue reading]
Front Desk Read-Alikes
Front Desk by Kelly Yang Bowling, Dusti. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus. Cervantes, Angela. Lety Out Loud. Cheng, Andrea. The Year of the Book. Craft, Jerry. New Kid. Cruz, Marie Miranda. [continue reading]
National Book Awards Announced Longlist for Young People’s Literature
National Book Awards Announced Longlist for Young People’s Literature: The National Book Foundation has named ten titles under consideration for the Young People’s Literature Category. The winner will be announced on November 16th: Barnhill, Kelly. [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, September 9, 2022
ACL Meeting Friday, September 9, 2022: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, September 9, 2022, from 9:30am-Noon over Zoom (link will be emailed [continue reading]
Native American Storytime
Native American Storytime In addition to, or as an alternative to Thanksgiving storytimes, focus on authentic Native American Indigenous stories. For a craft project, check out this list of meaningful crafts suggested by a [continue reading]
Manners/Etiquette Storytime – Revised
Manners/Etiquette Storytime – Revised Good manners are an issue, especially post-Covid, where folks have forgotten how to interact in public. At the grocery store, some customers don’t respond to the checkout clerk, or even [continue reading]