Sheinkin, Steve. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War. Non-fiction. Roaring Brook, 09/2015. 384pp. $19.99. 978-1-59643-952-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12. Steve Sheinkin (Bomb, Flashpoint, 2012) is a master of narrative non-fiction [continue reading]
Amelia Bloomer List, Performers’ Showcase, New BayNews for ACL
2016 Amelia Bloomer List Announced: Children’s books (for ages 0-18) with positive depictions of girls and women are the focus of the annual Amelia Bloomer List, part of the Feminist Task Force of the American [continue reading]
Asian/Pacific Awards, ACL Members at Midwinter
2015-2016 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Winners Selected The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), an affiliate of the American Library Association, has selected the winners of the 2015 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature (APAAL). The [continue reading]
NEWBERY, CALDECOTT AND OTHER ALA/ALSC AWARDS ANNOUNCED
The American Library Association announced its annual Youth Media Awards in Boston on January 11, 2016, including the Newbery and Caldecott Medal winners. www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/01/american-library-association-announces-2016-youth-media-award-winners. Here are the awards: John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday Jan. 8th, Gene Yang Named Ambassador, Mock Newbery Results
ACL Meeting Friday, January 8, 2016: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, January 8, 2016, from 9am–12:30p, at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Outstanding! – December 2015
Every 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]
Orbiting Jupiter
Schmidt, Gary D. Orbiting Jupiter. Fiction. Clarion/Houghton, 10/2015. 183pp. $17.99. 978-0-544-46222-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-9. Their son Jack’s narrative begins when a rural farm family takes in foster son Joseph, a 13-year-old who has a record [continue reading]
New Pop-up Books
New Pop-Up Books: Braun, Sebastien. Jingle! Jingle! Can You Say It, Too? Nosy Crow, 2015. 10p. $8.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-8002-2. In this simple board book with flaps, the text in each spread asks a question, such [continue reading]