I put away Christmas today and thought for a moment about keeping a pine cone or an ornament out just to remind me of the season. Have you ever consider doing this, keeping out a part of Christmas so that you can remember the joy, the sweetness and the gentleness we manage to find during… Read More Spirit of Christmas Books
Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles Walker Books for Young Readers, 2008 main characters: Alejandro Fuentes; Brittany Ellis He’s everything that she isn’t, so everyone thinks. We read the cover and assume we’ll be reading another good girl/bad boy opposites attracting-type of books. But what we get is a story of what can happen when people… Read More book review: Perfect Chemistry
from AdLit.org: In Dope Sick, Walter Dean Myers breaks new ground and stretches the boundaries of realism in a tale of second chances, redemption, and the promise of hope. Beginning January 14, the first quarter of Myers’ new title will be exclusively available for download at AdLit.org. You’ll also get to hear directly from Myers… Read More Walter Dean Myers goes 2.0
Teenreads.com is collaborating with the Children’s Book Council offering teens an opportunity to share their five favorite books of 2008. The five titles that receive the most “votes” will serve as the finalists for the CBC’s 2009 Teen Choice Book Award. A list of nominees can be found at http://www.teenreads.com/features/ccba_nominees_2009.asp, where readers also may find information… Read More Teen Choice Awards
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