Lane, Andrew. Rebel Fire. Fic. .Sherlock Holmes, The Legend Begins Series. Farrar, 2012. 343p. $16.99 978-0-374-38768-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-10. In this second entry in the series Sherlock Holmes, the Legend Begins, 14-year-old Sherlock, his tutor [continue reading]
Free Webinar on Storytime
Please let your staff and colleagues know about this FREE event! Title: What’s New for Storytimes Presenter: Penny Peck Format: Webinar Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Start Time: 12 Noon Pacific 1PM Mountain 2PM Central [continue reading]
NPR’s Best Teen Books List
Thought this story from NPR might be of interest to readers. http://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/157795366/your-favorites-100-best-ever-teen-novels and http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2012/09/10/160768675/when-a-popular-list-of-100-best-ever-teen-books-is-the-whitest-ever Submitted by Helen Block
Review of the Week
Haynes, Emily. Ganesha’s Sweet tooth. Sanjay Patel, Illus. Pic. Bk. Chronicle, 2012. [34]p. $16.99 978-1-4521-0362-4. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-3. This playful reimagining of a Hindu legend offers the unanointed an entry into the ancient world [continue reading]
Meeting Reminder, Shirley Climo Obituary
Meeting Reminder: Our September meeting will be held Friday, September 14, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. We’re back in Oakland this month, in the meeting room at the Main Library, 125 14th St. You can [continue reading]
Children’s Book Guild Nonfiction Award
The 2013 Children’s Book Guild Nonfiction Award winners are Jan Greenburg & Sandra Jordan Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring, Orbis Pictus Award winner and Sibert Honor title (both nonfiction honors); Action Jackson, Sibert Honor title [continue reading]
Outstanding!
Every month, we’ll 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]
PEN Awards Announced
PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship ($5,000): To an author of children’s or young-adult fiction, who has published at least two books, to complete a book-length work-in-progress. Judges: Daniel Handler, Lyn Miller-Lachman, and Neal Shusterman. WINNER: [continue reading]