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Study on YA Programming
Want your youth programs to succeed? Than involve teens! School Library Journal (May 20, 08 ) / SLJteen posts an artical regarding teen program creation, execution and evaluation: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6562609.html?nid=4302&rid=1403506335&source=title Included in the article is a great new study guide Nine to Nineteen . “The guide is based on a yearlong study which looked at 400 IMLS-supported youth programs conducted at [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )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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New Adult Fiction
Since teens often enjoy reading adult fiction, here is a list of some of the titles currently popular with our community this month, April 2008. They’ve just been added to our collection.
Bell at sealey head
McKillip, Patricia A.
Branch and the scaffold
Estleman, Loren D.
Catch
Mayor, Archer
Clean cut
La Plante, Lynda
Cold case
Wilhelm, Kate
Dance with dragons
Martin, George R. R.
Dark of day
Parker, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )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 )Alcatraz and the Evil Librarians
From American Libraries Direct, the e-newsletter of the American Library Association, comes this sci-fi pick from Nancy Pearl. Looks like a great read for those rainy days ahead!
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson, Hardcover, 320 pages
Perhaps there are some people (even librarians) who could resist reading a book with the enticing title of [...]
2.0 Tools Benefit Students and Educators
I ran across this wonderful article today by Steve Hargardon in School Library Journal from Oct 1, 2007 called A Little Help From My Friends. Here’s a neat summary of information from teachers and librarians ”in the trenches” who have integrated podcasts, blogs and other social networking tools into their curriculum with great success. Discussion includes Classroom [...]
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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