A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry Avi. Old Wolf. Bauer, Marion Dane. A Bear Named Trouble. Bauer, Marion Dane. Runt. Burnford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey. Hall, Elizabeth. Child of the Wolves. Hinojosa, Stacy. [continue reading]
Amari and the Night Brothers
Alston, B. B. Amari and the Night Brothers. Godwin Akpan, Illus. Fiction. Supernatural Investigations Series; bk. 1. Balzer & Bray, 01/2021. 416pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-297516-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. Amari, one of the few Black girls at [continue reading]
ACL to Offer Mosaic Training
ACL TO OFFER MOSAIC PROJECT TRAINING: Beginning in April and continuing for three more months, ACL will be offering anti-racism training from the Mosaic Project (The Mosaic Project | Home), an Oakland-based nonprofit that works [continue reading]
Ezra Jack Keats Awards Announced
Ezra Jack Keats Awards Announced: The winners of the 2021 Ezra Jack Keats Awards were announced in early March 2021. The author winner was Tricia Elam Walker for Nana Akua Goes to School, and Heidi [continue reading]
Author Norton Juster Dies
Author Norton Juster Dies: Norton Juster, Newbery Honor author of The Phantom Tollbooth, (1961) died at age 91 at home in Massachusetts on March 8, 2021. The book featured cartoon ink drawings by Jules Feiffer, [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – February 2021
Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ at our previous month’s meeting and nominated for our year-end Distinguished List. Members can see full reviews of these books and many [continue reading]
ACL Meeting on Friday, March 12, 2021 at 10am
ACL Meeting Friday, March 12, 2021: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, March 12, 2021, from 10am-Noon over Zoom. We will have our [continue reading]
Out of the Ordinary
Ahuja, Nandini. Rise Up and Write It: With Real Mail, Posters, and More. Illus. by Anoosha Syed. HarperFestival, 01/2021. [30p.] $16.99. 978-0-06-302959-0. This celebration of civic engagement encourages young readers to participate in their [continue reading]