Oliver, Narelle. Sand Swimmers: The Secret Life of Australia’s Desert Wilderness. Non-fiction. Candlewick, 2015. [36]p. $16.99. 978-0-7636-6761-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-6. In the center of Australia lies a strange desert wilderness full of fantastic creatures. Long [continue reading]
Beatty Award, Bookmobile Day, ACL Fellowships, ALSC Booklists
Katherine Roy Named 2015 Beatty Winner: Katherine Roy has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the California Library Association’s John and Patricia Beatty Award, for her book Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting With the Great Whites [continue reading]
The Question of Miracles Review
Arnold, Elana K. The Question of Miracles. Fiction. Houghton, 02/2015. 233p. $16.99. 978-0-544-33464-9 OUTSTANDING GRADES 4-6 When 11-year-old Iris arrives at her new home in rainy Corvallis, Oregon, she is haunted by the recent death [continue reading]
ACL Institute Resources List Available
ACL Institute “All Due Respect” a Big Success: The 2015 ACL Institute “All Due Respect” focused on diversity, equity, and creating safe space for all youth, and was held last Friday, April 10th. Special thanks [continue reading]
Programming Ideas: “Read to the Rhythm” and “Every Hero Has a Story”
Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas “Read to the Rhythm” 2015 Summer Reading Program Each year’s summer reading theme offers a great topic for a Do-It-Yourself program. In California, the 2015 summer reading program materials provided by the [continue reading]
Last Stop on Market Street Review
Review of the Week: De la Pena, Matt. Last Stop on Market Street. Christian Robinson, Illus. Picture Book. Putnam/Penguin, January 2015. [32]p. $16.99. 978-0-399-25774-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-2. As brown-skinned CJ and his “Nana” take the [continue reading]
ACL Institute this Friday, April 10th; Out of the Ordinary – Reissues and More
Reminder: ACL Institute this Friday, April 10, 2015 at San Francisco Public Library Date: April 10, 2015 Time: 8:30am -4:30pm Location: San Francisco Public Library – Main Library Presentations by Jacqueline Woodson, Maya Gonzalez, Malinda [continue reading]
ALSC Preconference, Ellen Conford Dies, Waterstones Prize, Webinar on YA Books
ALSC PRECONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO: The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) and the ALSC Awards Preconference Pilot Program Task Force announced the theme and speakers [continue reading]