Nominations are now being accepted for the 2014 Zora Neale Hurston Award offered by the American Library Association Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). This annual award, founded in 2008, is given to an ALA member who has demonstrated leadership in promoting African American literature. To further the professional development of the winner so that… Read More Zora Neale Hurston Award
The Hispanic Division and the Center for the Book of the Library of Congress will honor Sonia Manzano for The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano (Scholastic) with the America’s Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature by the Consortium of Latin American Studies Program on Monday 23 September in Washington DC. First Book made headlines this… Read More
What better day for book trailers than a Saturday? Set in the early 90s when zero fade haircuts and Arsenio Hall were part of the lives of all the cool people, YA readers in 2013 will be amazed at how things recycle and how life’s basic messages never really change. When asked why feature the… Read More Saturday Trailer: Zero Fade
What better day for book trailers than a Saturday? Books for middle graders and younger YA readers can be so enjoyable! The fun and adventure of life is still there, too soon to be replaced by the grit, horror and pain of aliens, vampires, classmates and just plain life. MG books often handle life’s complexities… Read More Saturday Trailers: MG and younger YA
So many people have been commenting about how eager they are to read Jumped In that I thought an interview with author Patrick Flores-Scott might be a good thing. Jumped In is his first novel. Jumped In by Patrick Flores Scott Macmillan, 2013 Sam has the rules of slackerhood down: Don’t be late to… Read More Interview: Patrick Flores-Scott
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