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Anime Review Sites
Here are some helpful links for anime review and general links on understanding the medium:
THEM anime reviews. Good for getting the synopsis of a series. See: Reviews tab and then scroll alphabetically: http://www.themanime.org/
Anime for Libraries. These reviews are done by librarians: http://www.animeforlibraries.com/
Gilles’ Service to Fans. Author is the writer of Anime Companion books. Good for [...]
Booklist’s top 10 picks for YA SF/Fantasy 2008
Searching for your next fix beyond Tamora Pierce? Look no further than Booklist Online’s top ten SF/Fantasy picks for Youth, 2008–hot off the presses:
http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pid=2719491
You will recall that yours truly picked Nancy Farmer’s The Land of the Silver Apples earlier this year as one of her favorites! : )
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YALSA Best Book Nominees 2009
As of May 5, there have been 70 titles officially nominated for YALSA’s Best Books for Young Adults 2009. You can view the nominations at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/bestbooksyoung.cfm
What’s your favorite?
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Hot YA Titles of 2007
I’m working my way through a stack of books that have been on my ‘to read’ list for too long: The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Friday Night Knitting Club, The Lottery Rose, I Am The Cheese, Hidden Talents, Dairy Queen, Nothing But the Truth, Martin’s Mice, Poppy, Monster (again), Gathering Blue, Messenger, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Books and Movies
We haven’t talked about books and movies lately so I thought I’d give you a peek at what I’ve been viewing lately. Kingdom of Heaven is an excellent movie for middle schoolers who would rather get their World History from buff Orlando Bloom in chain-mail than a stuffy history book. Don’t miss the second disk which [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Holiday book picks
If you are like me, you are the family ‘book choice go-to’ person and are now receiving a lot of requests for the best books friends and family should buy for their children and extended family. Here are a couple of good places to point them for making those special selections:
Amazon’s Top 100 Best Books [...]
2007 National Book Award Winners..
Check out the National Book Foundation to see the National Book Award Winners and Finalists.
Sherman Alexie
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
(Little, Brown & Company)
Robert Hass
Time and Materials (Ecco/HarperCollins)
Tim Weiner
Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
(Doubleday)
Denis Johnson
Tree of Smoke
(Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
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Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Teen Book Links
no flying, no tights
a website reviewing graphic novels for teens
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http://www.teenreads.com/features/2006-reading-list.asp
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http://www.yalit.com/
YA lit book release dates: upcoming and newly released
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