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Celebrate Indies First Storytime Day Saturday, May 17 marked the launch of Indies First Storytime Day, with more than 125 independent bookstores from Maine to California hosting storytimes with hundreds of children's authors.
Click through for a sampling of photos from the nationwide festivities. more
Godine
Celebrates Children's Book Week with Contest In the weeks leading up to the 95th annual Children’s Book Week, Boston-based publisher David R. Godine invited students in grades K-6 in Boston, Brookline, and Cambridge, Mass., to answer the question: Why do you love reading? more
IN THE MEDIA
From Teen Librarian Toolbox:
"Dear Media, let me help you write that article on YA literature.” Click here 
From the Hollywood Reporter:
"A battle is shaping up between The Fault in Our Stars and Tom Cruise sci-fi epic Edge of Tomorrow – and Fault could win." Click here
From the Huffington Post:
What it's like to watch The Fault in Our Stars in a room full of teenagers. Click here
From the Hairpin:
The Truth About Alice author Jennifer Mathieu, in praise of the "bad girls" of YA literature. Click here
From Flavorwire:
A response to British author Caitlin Moran, who stated there are no "sexy" YA books for girls. Click here
From the Associated Press:
2+2 = what? Parents rail against Common Core math. Click here |
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From the Atlantic:
Why libraries matter: a day in the life of New York City's public libraries. Click here
From the Wrap:
Pretty Little Liars creator Marlene King will adapt Danielle Vega’s forthcoming YA novel The Merciless into a movie for Lionsgate. Click here
Also from the Huffington Post:
Writer Mariko Tamaki asks: Where are all the fat girls in literature? Click here
From the Guardian:
David Levithan and filmmaker Darren Stein in conversation about gay characters on page and screen. Click here
From the Grocer:
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's announced it will launch its own children's book awards. Click here
From Mashable:
21 books for those who are "so over" dystopian YA. Click here |
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