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DiCamillo to Add New Title: Ambassador Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo will be named the country’s fourth national ambassador for young people’s literature at the Library of Congress on January 10. In the role, DiCamillo plans to promote the idea of community reading with her platform, "Stories Connect Us." more
S&S
Signs On as Peanuts Master Publisher Peanuts Worldwide has signed a wide-ranging publishing deal with Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, marking the first time in eight years that Snoopy and friends have had a master licensee in place for children's books. S&S will create formats including 8 x 8s, ready-to-reads, storybooks, board books, and novelty titles, with content extending from original stories and adaptations of holiday TV specials to movie tie-ins. The summer 2015 launch will feature 12–15 titles. more
IN THE MEDIA
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From the Independent:
"I don't want smut on the page": author Veronica Roth on sex in teen fiction. Click here
From Noblemania:
Children's authors read bad reviews of their books. Click here
From the Huffington Post:
A high school honors student in Tennessee gives an anti-Common Core presentation in front of his local board of education. Click here
From PolicyMic:
Five hidden messages in popular children's books that "went right over our heads." Click here |
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From the Chicago Tribune:
Teen writers are finding publishing success – and writing the stories they want to read. Click here
From the New Yorker:
What would have saved Saving Mr. Banks. Click here
From the Wrap:
DreamWorks Animation will release the DreamTab, a kids' tablet designed for educational games based on DWA properties. Click here
From Slate:
Giving voice to "the chaotic anger of our teenage lives": a look at Flowers in the Attic. Click here |
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