Sunday 19 May 2013

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RIP maurice sendak – thanks for the memories

For so many of us, Maurice Sendak’s books are a great memory from our younger years. The man who shared with us, “Where the Wild Things Are”  died yesterday at age 83. The children’s book author and illustrator published many award winning books but he tended to shy away from …

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a teen feminist gives new meaning to ‘a little f’d up’

If you Google “A Little F’d Up” you will find 19-year-old Julie Zeilinger. Julie is the founder of the FBomb (FBomb.org) and author of the new book A Little

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most challenged teen books

The American Library Association compiles a list annually of books that receive complaints and requests for removal from school and library shelves.  In honor of  Teen Lit Day

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rock the drop for teen lit day

Today, April 12th is Teen Lit Day and there are many ways you can get involved and celebrate this important holiday. Here’s how you can Rock the Drop and

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book mania reaching all teens

By Violet Rivera, Mission High School, Mission, Texas Books. The typical response to them is a slight cringe. But as the stories in the pages of these books become

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the hunger games: what the movie missed about the book

The film version of The Hunger Games is a fine example of the contemporary Hollywood franchise picture. It features a cast full of next-big-things breakout actors supported by old-pro ringers

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happy birthday dr. seuss!

Today is Read Across America Day. Remember what a big event it was when you were in elementary school.  Well some high schools continue the tradition.  The students

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Goosebumps author, R.L. Stine tweets a spooky story

Remember reading the Goosebumps books by R.L. Stine?  Miss those scary stories?  Well Mediabistro.com collected all of the tweets so you can read the story in entirety on

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understanding rap – the book

By Jonathan Van Linden, Etowah High School, Woodstock, Georgia Rap music can seem like a labyrinth of bizarre similes, twisted rhymes and meaningless slang to those not accustomed to

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“where things come back” wins book awards

A suggestion for your reading list. A debut novel about brothers, loss, love, faith, hope... And woodpeckers. And angels. And zombies. Really.   Where Things Come Back  by John Corey Whaler recently won the William