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Cather­ine Balkin, Chair of the 2007 ALAN Award Com­mit­tee, has announced that the ALAN Award Com­mit­tee has voted to honor Teri Lesesne with the 2007 ALAN Award. Lesesne, (aka pro­fes­sor­nana ) author of Mak­ing the Match and Naked Read­ing, is a renowned advo­cate of Young Adult lit­er­a­ture.  She is an active leader in ALAN, NCTE, …

Dear ALAN Mem­ber­ship: The ALAN elec­tion com­mit­tee is now accept­ing nom­i­na­tions for the ALAN Board of Direc­tors and ALAN Pres­i­dent. When nom­i­nat­ing please con­sider the fol­low­ing: All can­di­dates for the board must be mem­bers of ALAN and NCTE, and are expected to come to the ALAN Board meet­ing at the NCTE con­ven­tion and attend the …