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The ALAN Work­shop, the Great­est YA Show on Earth, will be held in Philadel­phia this Novem­ber. To whet your appetites, I’ve copied the list of appear­ing authors from the NCTE web­site. Each author’s name is listed next to the spon­sor­ing pub­lisher, along with the title of her/his pre­sen­ta­tion. Edward Bloor, author, Ran­dom House, New York, …

My Rot­ten Life: Nathan Aber­crom­bie, Acci­den­tal Zom­bie, by David Lubar launches today. Funny, dis­gust­ing, out­ra­geous, funny, and some­times, heart-warming, this novel is close to my heart. I pre­dict it will sweep mid­dle school and upper ele­men­tary schools like a faster than a fart joke. Con­grats, Mr. Lubar!

Teens loved the strong female char­ac­ter and the humor in this book. One teen said she “admired the char­ac­ter not giv­ing in to any­one, not even if it is the devil him­self,” and another, in agree­ment, liked how she “did not take crap from anyone.”