LaCour, Nina. The Disenchantments. Dutton, 02/2012. 308p. Fiction, 9-12, OUTSTANDING. $16.99, 978-0-5254-2219-8. In her second novel (Hold Still, 2009) local author LaCour perfectly captures the transcendent moment after high school graduation when nothing is settled [continue reading]
2012 South Asia Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
2012 South Asia Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature 2012 Winners Same, Same but Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw (Henry Holt and Company, 2011). Pen Pals Elliot and Kailash discover that even though [continue reading]
Jean Craighead George Dies at age 92
Author Jean Craighead George, best known for her middle grade novels such as Julie of the Wolves and My Side of the Mountain, has died at the age of 92. A cause of death has [continue reading]
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Nahson, Claudia J. Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats. Ezra Jack Keats, Illus. Jewish Museum/Yale Univ., 2012. 92p. $27.50. 978-0-300-17022-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL City scenes and city kids populated Ezra Jack Keats’ [continue reading]
Teen Read 2012 Website Offers Ideas
YALSA launched its Teen Read Week 2012 website at http://teenreadweek.ning.com/ . Teen Read Week will be celebrated Oct. 14-20, with a theme of It Came from the Library, which dares teens to read for the [continue reading]
Review of the Week
In memory of the late Maurice Sendak: Sendak, Maurice. Bumble-Ardy. Maurice Sendak, Illus. Pic. Bk. HarperCollins, 2011. [32]p. $17.95 978-0-06-205198-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3 Loosely based on an animated short film made for TV’s Sesame Street [continue reading]
Caldecott Medalist Maurice Sendak Dies
Maurice Sendak, the children’s book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like “Where the Wild Things Are” and “In the Night Kitchen,” died early Tuesday. He was 83. Longtime [continue reading]
California Young Reader Medal and Crystal Kite Awards
The California Young Reader medal winners for 2011-2012 were announced May 1, 2012: http://californiayoungreadermedal.org/: Primary: I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll. Flashlight Press, 2009 Intermediate: Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning by Danette [continue reading]