Anew tool you might try with your YAs: Simon and Schuster’s BookVideoTV doesn’t have many (ok, it has two) YA authors, but it does have a few adult authors that appeal to YAs. Terri Woods, Zane and a few others give th back story to a book or two.
Children of the U.S.A., the 18th in an award-winning series of books published by Charlesbridge Publishing and The Global Fund for Children (GFC), reveals the diversity of American youth through portraits of 51 U.S. cities–one in each state, as well as Washington, DC. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of Children of the… Read More Celebrating Children’s Celebrating Diversity
If you haven’t seen it yet, author Mitali Perkin’s (First Daughter) Sparrowblog offers a refreshing and insightful perspective on the ’08 elections. Written in the voice of her fictional book’s main character, his could really get YAs excited about the elections as we get dish about the candidates and their children.
Great Stories CLUB Deadline: Feb. 15, 2008 (extension) Connect with hard-to-reach, underserved teens by conducting a Great Stories CLUB reading and discussion program in your library. The Great Stories CLUB (Connecting Libraries, Underserved teens, and Books) program reaches teens through books that are relevant to their lives, invites them to read and keep the books,… Read More Great Stories
The Medtronic Foundation has announced new grant guidelines for its HeartRescue program. Grants are for schools, school districts, governments, and nonprofits to educate students about sudden cardiac arrest and prepare them to act in an emergency. Priority funding will be given to new initiatives that demonstrate effective education and training programs or emergency response planning… Read More Have a Heart
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