Friday, November 22, 2013

National Book Award for Young People's Literature

PW Children's Booklhelf


Luck plays a big role in Cynthia Kadohata's life. She admits that she's very superstitious, and has a few small rituals that she says bring her good fortune. Luck can be found in the title of her latest novel, The Thing About Luck, which has just won the 2013 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. And in accepting her award, Kadohata told the audience, "I didn't write a speech because I thought it would be bad luck. I guess it worked out." more

Young People's Literature Finalists:
A Photo Essay 


On Wednesday evening, November 20, five children's book authors, dressed in their finery, headed to Cipriani Wall Street for the 64th National Book Awards. Our photographer caught up with the authors (and their editors) nominated in the Young People's Literature category. more





Kinney and Pilkey Team Up for Scholastic Webcast
Two bestselling children's book creators – Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney and Captain Underpants's Dav Pilkey – will star in a free live webcast on January 15. more






IN THE MEDIA

From the Bookseller:
David Fickling Books in the U.K. has signed a first-look deal with Scholastic U.S. Click here

Also from the Bookseller:
The Times of London has fired children's book critic Amanda Craig and will move its coverage in-house. Click here

From Digital Spy:
How The Hunger Games and YA lit are re-shaping the Hollywood blockbuster. Click here

From Letters of Note:
Forty years ago this month, Kurt Vonnegut wrote to a man who wanted his books be thrown in a school's furnace. Click here

From Slate:
A textual analysis: comparing word usage by Suzanne Collins, Stephenie Meyer, and J.K. Rowling. Click here

From the Union-Tribune:
San Diego's first couple of teen fiction, Laura and Tom McNeal. Click here
From the Huffington Post:
A collection of five tips for how not to kill kids' love of reading. Click here
From the Huffington Post:
John Green gets personal on bullying: his response to a middle-school student's question on the topic. Click here

From Parade:
Curtsies and Conspiracies author Gail Carriger on the "vital transition" that occurs in young adulthood. Click here

From Vanity Fair:
Green eggs and egos: an assortment of reviews of new celebrity children's books. Click here

From the Los Angeles Times:
History Decoded author Brad Meltzer is trying to find a kidney for his 11th-grade history teacher. Click here

From the Guardian:
The newspaper looks back at its early reviews of C.S. Lewis, and the fierce debate over his legacy. Click here

From Brain Pickings:
A look inside Friends, Eric Carle's ode to friendship. Click here


From Gothamist:
Watch a real-life Harry Potter look for platform 9 3/4 in New York's Penn Station. Click here

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