In an all too predictable pattern, the Crook County School near Bend, Oregon, has banned Sherman Alexie’s National Book Award winning novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. This, after a single parent read a few pages of the book out of context and then complained to the school board, skipping the required [...]
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ALA has released the titles for the inaugural William C. Morris Award, which honors a book written for young adults by a first-time, previously unpublished author. Bill Morris was a terrific person and advocate for teens and their books. He was also the first publisher I met when I joined ALAN and the first to [...]
Thanks to everyone for the many emails, notes, and phone calls about the ALAN workshop. You are very kind, and I appreciate all of the compliments. The truth is, I didn’t do it alone. The workshop is the cumulative effect of dozens of people working together: The ALAN Board, a group of consultants, presenters, authors, [...]
Gacked from the HarperCollins newsletter:
2009–2010 Texas Bluebonnet Master List:The Gollywhopper Games
Congratulations also to Jody Feldman, whose debut children’s book, The Gollywhopper Games, has been named to the 2009–2010 Texas Bluebonnet Master List! “Nonstop action, appealing pencil illustrations, and increasingly difficult brainteasers will keep readers engaged,” said ALA Booklist of this interactive story of puzzles.
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