Guess what? After months of anticipation (and teasing on my part), the Fall 2010 Greenwillow Books catalog has been released, which means I can officially share the jackets for both Black Hole Sun (a future-dystopia kick-ass action novel set on Mars that will will be released on August 24) and the paperback version of Soul [...]
Balkin Buddies is sponsoring a raffle of a number of online chats with authors and artists and invite schools and libraries to participate.
All you need is a computer with a camera (many computers come embedded with this now), a microphone and speakers (also built in to most computers), and an account with iChat [...]
Come join me and a host of other YA authors for this year’s Virginia Festival of the Book, March 19-20 in Charlottesville, VA. I’ll be presenting and reading from Black Hole Sun on March 20, joined by Jennifer Hubbard, Amy Brecount While, and Paula Chase Hyman. But that’s not all! The day will be full [...]
Edited to add: this is a repost of an email by Kelly Milner Halls to yalsa-bk, used with Kelly’s permission.
Two students at Montgomery County High School, Diana Banderas and Stephanie Bellot, have organized a free speech rally in Mount Sterling, Kentucky to protest the challenge by parents and school board superintendent Daniel Freeman of several [...]
YALSA has announced the five titles for the 2010 Morris Award shortlist. YALSA will name the Morris Award winner at the Youth Media Awards in Boston at ALA’s Midwinter Meeting on Jan. 18. YALSA will also honor the winning title, as well as Morris shortlist titles and YALSA Nonfiction Award winners at a reception on [...]
Ah, Fall is in the air, and the turkeys are on sale at the supermarket, which can mean only one thing–NCTE & ALAN! Even now, thousands of English teachers are packing for their annual pilgrimage to the National Council of Teachers of English Convention and the ALAN Workshop. Just the thought of it gets my [...]
Visit HarperCollins Children’s Books Booth #213 at NCTE
HarperCollins Children’s Books
We’re so excited about this year’s NCTE Convention, which will be held in Philadelphia, November 20–22, 2009, with the ALAN Workshop following on November 23–24. Come visit us at booth #213 to check out our newest books, collect galleys and other giveaways, and meet our amazing [...]
With Banned Books Week coming to a close, we in the YA community are watching in dismay as teachers and libraries are facing repeated–and sometimes, harassing–attempts to remove YA books from the shelves and the curriculum. Many folks have added their voices to the fight, and others, although they would like to help, are not [...]
