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• Jennifer Bissonnette

  
  International Edubloggers Directory — Authority: 125
  Jennifer Bissonnette, USA, Middle Grades, 4-8, Language Arts I’m a middle school teacher who loves to read and teach reading. Currently, I teach 6th grade Language Arts in Boise, Idaho. Before that, I taught 1st and 3rd grades at a public arts magnet school in Chattanooga, TN. I’ve also had the honor of ...
  20 hours ago

• Saturday Read: Going Bovine, by Libba Bray

  
  College Candy — Authority: 664
  When I first saw “ Going Bovine ” on Amazon.com , to be honest, I was a bit scared of the cover. A creepy cow carrying an equally creepy garden gnome? Needless to say, along with feeling frightened, I was also intrigued. “Going Bovine” tells the story of Cameron Smith, a 16-year-old loner and somewhat loser ...
  5 days ago

• Inexcusable: "The Way It Looks Is Not the Way It Is"

  
  Bitch Blogs — Authority: 140
  In Chris Lynch’s 2005 young adult novel Inexcusable (2005 National Book Award Finalist – Young People’s Literature, 2005 School Library Journal’s Best Books, 2006 YALSA Best Books for Young Adults) is a disturbing tale of the effects of rape culture from the inside. In narrator Keir Sarafian, high school ...
  1 week ago

• Young Adult Novel Discovery Contest

  
  Karin's Book Nook — Authority: 421
  Contest details taken from website . Writing Great YA Fiction No query? No pitch? No problem! Serendipity Literary Agency, in collaboration with Sourcebooks and Gotham Writers’ Workshop, is hosting its first Young Adult Novel Discovery Competition for a chance to win a one-on-one ...
  2 weeks ago

• Ann Hagedorn

  
  International Edubloggers Directory — Authority: 125
  Ann Hagedorn, USA, Middle School, Reading, Writing I am an 8th grade reading and writing teacher. I love to read young adult books and write! I participated in the National Writing Project at Kent State University this past summer and was so inspired to write about my classroom! I love photography, travel, working ...
  2 weeks ago

• Book Review: Catching Fire

  
  School Librarian in Action — Authority: 121
  This is long. If you have the patience, read on. If youre a fan, you will enjoy this. If you have not read the book yet, forego reading this review unless you really want to know where the smoke comes from.There are SPOILERS so dont say I did not warn you.Catching Fire immediately started where The Hunger Games ended. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Expect the Unexpected

  
  Fabric Addict — Authority: 108
  Based on the jacket flap, I thought I knew what to expect from this novel. The story arc appeared to be straightforward, and for the first 99 pages it basically was. Beyond that, all of my predictions proved incorrect. This makes for a great reading experience, but (in order to avoid spoilers) a sparse review. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Teen Read Week 2009

  
  School Librarian in Action — Authority: 121
  In my own little way, I am celebrating Teen Read Week by reading a host of young adult novels and short stories for teens. Ive just finished Collins The Hunger Games and Catching Fire. I will give my reading eyes and mind a days rest and will reread Laura Gallego-Garcias The Legend of The Wandering King. I need ...
  3 weeks ago

• On teen reading habits over at Tu Publishing

  
  Stacy Whitman's Grimoire — Authority: 108
  Today for Teen Read Week , I interviewed Susan from Color Online about teen reading over at the Tu Publishing website. Check it out! Originally published at Stacy Whitman\\\\\\\s Grimoire .
  3 weeks ago

• Book Review: The Hunger Games

  
  School Librarian in Action — Authority: 121
  Be warned! There are SPOILERS in this review!By some stroke of luck, I was able to acquire a copy of Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games for free. Thank you Scholastic Philippines! Lets just say that I was at the right time at the right place. Its been a while since I last read a young adult novel and yes, I was craving ...
  3 weeks ago

• Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival ~ Oct 18 - 25

  
  http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress — Authority: 469
  The 22nd Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival , one of North America’s premier literary events, takes place Oct 18 - 25 in Vancouver, BC. The Vancouver Sun just published a great article on the festival, Big Names and a Six-Day Smorgasbord for Local Books Worms , that gives a glimpse of the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Complete List of 2009 National Book Award Finalists for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry and Young People’s Literature

  
  One-Minute Book Reviews — Authority: 427
  Here is the complete list of finalists for the 2009 National Book Awards. You can learn more about the books and authors on the shortlist by visiting on the site for the prizes : FICTION Bonnie Jo Campbell, American Salvage (Wayne State University Press) Colum McCann, Let the Great World Spin (Random House) ...
  4 weeks ago

• Uncomfortable, yet Riveting

  
  Fabric Addict — Authority: 108
  Boot Camp , by Todd Strasser Although the topic and setting might appeal to at-risk kids, the main character represents only one fraction of that audience. Hes prodigiously gifted, extraordinarily wealthy, and one half of an anomalous relationship. Hes as big a misfit (largely due to his honesty) at the boot camp ...
  4 weeks ago

• "Morbid, Dead-Girl Lit" Is Hott [Gossip Girls]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 819
  A look into the minds of teens - who are actually adults thinking like kids, but stay with me - is really, fascinatingly scary: In a juicy profile , New Yorker s Rebecca Mead goes inside the behemoth teen taste-maker Alloy, a sort of sinister junior Clear Channel thats responsible for much of the YA bestseller ...
  4 weeks ago

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