A Renaissance Learning Report
In its latest report about reading covering the 2013–14 school year, Renaissance Learning collected data from more than 31,600 primary and secondary schools. The database includes book-reading records for more than 9.8 million students, who read more than 330 million books. We detail some surprising numbers on what and how much kids are reading. more
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Celebration! A Tribute to the Works of E.B. White
A multigenerational audience packed a sold-out Manhattan theatre for a November 16 event honoring the life and works of author E.B. White. Roger Angell, David Hyde Pierce, Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber, and others read from White's work; click through for some photo highlights from the evening. more
IN THE MEDIA
From the Hollywood Reporter:
Universal has optioned Just One Day and Just One Year by Gayle Forman, and plans to combine them into a single feature film. Click here 
From NBC News:
Latinas for Latino Lit: "Remarkable" Children's Books of 2014. Click here
From Brain Pickings:
The 15 Best Picture Books of 2014. Click here
From the Guardian:
The newspaper asks: Why is dystopian fiction still so popular? Click here
From the Guardian:
A new Lewis Carroll biography finds "nothing untoward" in his relationships with children. Click here
From BookRiot:
You Never Kill Off Enough Teenagers: A Conversation with R.L. Stine. Click here
From the Guardian:
Do authors of YA novels glamorize crime, or help readers to avoid it? Click here
From io9:
Why Tamora Pierce Should Be Hollywood's Favorite Author Right Now. Click here
From Mental Floss:
10 Facts About Beverly Cleary's Ramona Books. Click here |
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From the Toronto Star:
"What kids like is that Greg seems authentic": Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney, "living an apparently ordinary life in an ordinary town called Plainville." Click here
From USA Today:
A Laura Ingalls Wilder memoir offers a candid view of her life. Click here
Also from Brain Pickings:
Best Illustrations from 150 years of Alice. Click here
From NPR:
Fairy tales started out much more dark and harrowing. Click here
Also from the Guardian:
Timmy Failure author Stephan Pastis: "When I was a lawyer I was drawing all the time, even in court." Click here
From the Belfast Telegraph:
Michael Bond: "Paddington is a polite bear, he's a lot like my father." Click here
From the Juneau Empire:
What YA novels have taught me about how America will be destroyed. Click here
From the Guardian:
Tiny Sherlock Holmes book for Queen Mary's dolls' house – in pictures. Click here
From BuzzFeed:
24 Things All Young Adult Fans Are Tired of Hearing. Click here |
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