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With so many excellent books on our Mock Newbery list, how do we separate the very good from the truly great? One exercise that might help: the "Fortunately/Unfortunately" game.
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Teen librarian Cindy Shutts discusses Anime Club and how to get a Crunchy Roll account
A young swordsmith engages sorcerers and the Yakuza in this tale of revenge.
This week's "Wednesday Roundup" looks at the many excellent titles from this year that fall into the broad and often-recognized category of middle grade fiction.
The trick is to not give up while the slow burn runs its course.
Peter Brown was featured in the New York Times.
I know it isn't even Thanksgiving yet, but we are friggin' talking about Santa today. Sleigh.
I hope after reading our novel, hearts can empathize better with refugees in the community and be spurned to action. Perhaps students will take greater interest in the new classmate that just arrived in the states.
If you want to have a good time, invite a parasitologist onto your site. Chelsea Wood astounds and entrances, not simply in her new book, but in this interview as well (come for the tapeworms, stay for the lice video).
Check out this week's list of new comics, manga, and graphic novels for readers 12 and under, featuring Cat's Cradle Vol. 3: Suri's Dragon from First Second Books and Sonic the Hedgehog Knuckles 30th Anniversary Special from IDW Publishing.
With so many excellent books on our Mock Newbery list, we need to really look at what books stand out. Today we do an exercise called "Battle of the Books" where we pin two books against each other.
As it turns out, becoming a writer for teens—and teen Jan—is about the most thrilling and rewarding answer to the question: who am I?
"I'm thinking this rabbit is friggin' JACKED!" Were truer words ever said of a Caldecott Award winner? We think not.
Amazon has announced their list of the best children's books of 2024.
As you keep faith as readers, I’ll keep faith as a writer to continue writing and showing the places where our stories interconnect. Not everyone is on the same page, but we all HAVE a page. Never forget: We are who makes the story worth reading.
Vigo County Public Library is joining the growing trend of libraries responding to climate change while at the same time, users are provided with information, materials, and communities in unique ways that remove barriers to success.
With so many excellent books on our Mock Newbery list, how do we separate the very good from the truly great? One exercise that might help: the "Fortunately/Unfortunately" game.
Will one of these take home the Newbery come January? And could one of them win a Newbery AND a Printz?!
Can you name these 3 books by their LEGO-fied covers?
Author Terri Farley shares how series can be a comfort to middle grade readers seeking emotional shelter
Exclusive: Random House Graphic is launching Ink Pop, a new line of manga, manhwa, and webtoons for chapter book, middle-grade, and YA readers.
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