2018 Edgar Awards Announced: The Mystery Writers of America announced the awards for best mystery books published in 2017. The winner in the Best Juvenile category is Vanished! by James Ponti, published by Simon & [continue reading]
Jane Addams Book Awards Announced
Jane Addams 2018 Book Award: Malala’s Magic Pencil was named the 2018 ALA Jane Addams winner for best book for younger children that promotes peace. Written by Malala Yousafzai and illustrated by Kerascoet, this picture [continue reading]
Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card Review
Saedi, Sara. Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card. Biography. Knopf, 02/2018. 288pp. $17.99. 978-1-5247-1779-7, PLB $20.99. 978-1-5247-1780-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12. In a breezy YA memoir about growing up Iranian American in Northern California in the [continue reading]
Bob Review
Mass, Wendy and Rebecca Stead. Bob. Nicholas Gannon, Illus. Fiction. Feiwel, 05/2018. 208pp. $16.99. 978-1-250-16662-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-6. Livy doesn’t remember much from the last time she visited her Gran in drought-stricken Australia, five years [continue reading]
“Beyond the Binary” Resources
Congratulations to all the ACL members who worked on our recent ACL Institute, “Beyond the Binary,” especially the coordinator Eric Barbus of San Francisco Public Library! This all-day event on celebrating the diverse array [continue reading]
2018 Beatty Award Goes to “57 Bus” by Dashka Slater
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the [continue reading]
Funeral Review
James, Matt. Funeral, The. Matt James, Illus. Picture Book. Groundwood, 04/2018. [40]pp. $18.95. 978-1-55498-908-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Norma’s great-uncle Frank has died. As the family prepares to attend the funeral, Norma, a white child, practices [continue reading]
Reminder – ACL Institute Friday, April 13th in San Francisco
Registration now open! Register directly at Brown Paper Tickets! Beyond the Binary: Embracing Diverse Gender Identities Koret Auditorium, SF Main Library San Francisco, CA