| 2011-04-12 | Rock the Drop! Support Teen Literature Week |
| YALSA sponsors Support Teen Literature Day every year. Check out their site for events! Also, readergirl is working to Rock the Drop - see how you can participate. |
| 2011-04-04 | 2011 Margaret A. Edwards Award |
| Terry Prachett wins the 2011 Margaret A. Edwards Award |
| 2011-03-11 | Jane Eyre Now Playing |
| Jane Eyre - now playing. Read it first and then go see it! |
| 2011-03-01 | Red Riding Hood - New Movie |
| Red Riding Hood the movie - a scary new take on a Brothers Grimm classic. |
| 2011-02-14 | The Cybils Are Announced! |
| The Childrens and Young Adult Bloggers Literary Award Winners for 2010 have been announced! Congrats to all the winners. |
| 2011-02-11 | The Eagle |
| Based on the book The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle is now out.
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| 2011-02-01 | Yalsa's 2011 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Reader |
| Yalsa's 2011 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers - 87 titles, both nonfiction and fiction, from a variety of genres, including biography, pop culture, fantasy, street lit, and more. |
| 2011-01-25 | Out of Shadows Wins Costa Children's Book Award |
| Jason Wallace wins the Costa Children's Book Award for Out of Shadows. Congrats Jason! |
| 2011-01-11 | 2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults |
| Yalsa's 2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults - 99 books, recommended for ages 12-18, meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens. |
| 2010-12-25 | Gulliver's Travels - A Fun Look at a Classic |
| Don't write a book report from seeing this movie - but definitely see it for fun! Based on the classic, Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. |
| 2010-12-10 | C.S. Lewis Fans - Prepare! |
| The long awaited next installment of C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia series is out!
Check out the beautiful site at:
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. |
| 2010-11-19 | More Harry! |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 1 is out just in time for Thanksgiving Break! |
| 2010-04-27 | A Wrinkle in Time to be a graphic novel |
| Author Hope Larson is adapting A Wrinkle in Time by MaMadeleine L'Engle into a graphic novel. |
| 2010-04-22 | Celebrate Childrens' Book Week - It's for TEENS Too! |
| The Children's Book Council is sponsoring Children's Book Week May 10-16 and it's not just for kids! Check out the site for more information! |
| 2010-04-16 | Bringing Books to the Navajo and Apache Teens |
| Guys Lit Wire has teamed up with the Readergirlz, YALSA and If I Can Read, I Can Do Anything, (A national reading club for Native American children) for another book fair event to get books to students enrolled at Ojo Encino Day School and Alchesay High School. |
| 2010-04-09 | Catching Fire Wins Award |
| Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins has the Indies Choice Book Award for Young Adult Literature. Congrats! |
| 2010-04-08 | Top Ten Historical Novels for Youth |
| Booklist Online has created a "Top 10 Historical Fiction Novels for Youth".
Check it out here. |
| 2010-04-05 | New Meyer Book out June 5th! |
| Stephanie Meyer is releasing a new book! The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, about Bree, a newborn vampire will be released June 5th. |
| 2010-03-24 | David Almond wins Hans Christian Andersen Award |
| David Almond, beloved author of such novels as Skellig, Kit's Wilderness, and Heaven Eyes has won the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award. For more information, see this Publisher's Weekly article. |
| 2010-03-15 | Hilary Duff to Publish YA Series |
| Hilary Duff plans to plans to publish a YA series - being in October with Elixr. Click here for more info. |
| 2010-03-14 | Lambda Literary Annouces Best LGBT Teen Books |
| 10 Outstanding LGBT Teen Reads
(from the last 10 years) Check out for all 10 books on the lsit. |
| 2010-03-11 | 10 Best Graphic Novels |
| Check out these great graphic novels from Booklist. |
| 2010-03-03 | Indies Choice Awards Finalists |
| BOOK OF THE YEAR -- YOUNG ADULT
Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
Going Bovine, by Libba Bray (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)
If I Stay, by Gayle Forman (Dutton Juvenile)
Leviathan, by Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson (illus.) (Simon Pulse)
Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater (Scholastic)
Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson (Viking Juvenile)
BOOK OF THE YEAR -- MIDDLE READER
Al Capone Shines My Shoes, by Gennifer Choldenko (Dial)
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, by Jacqueline Kelly (Holt)
Odd and the Frost Giants, by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins)
A Season of Gifts, by Richard Peck (Dial)
When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead (Wendy Lamb Books)
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin (Little, Brown)
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| 2010-03-03 | Emo Boy Creator on Journaling |
| Steve Emond, creator of the comics Emo Boy and Steverino reflects on the practice of keeping a journal - online or otherwise - and discusses how it inspired his debut novel for young adults, HAPPYFACE. Check it out here. |
| 2010-03-03 | School Library Journal's Battle of the Books |
| School Library Journal's Battle of the (Kids') Books is a competition between 16 of the very best books for young people published in 2009, judged by some of the biggest names in children's books. Check out the site and vote for your favorites! |
| 2010-02-26 | Ninetendo adds ereader to DS |
| The Nintendo DS is getting an upgrade - a bigger screen to enable its new ereader capabilities. Click here for the full article. |
| 2010-02-25 | Biblio Burro |
| "Teaching kids to read from the back of a burro."
This is a heartwarming story of a man who takes books to those who don't have access to them. |
| 2010-02-25 | Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults |
| Looking for something great to listen to on your IPOD? Check out Booklist's new Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults: 2010 list. |
| 2010-02-22 | Top Ten Environmental Books for Youth |
| Want a great read about the environment? Check out this Top Ten Environmental Books for Youth List from Booklist Online. |
| 2010-02-17 | Scholastic Releases Name and Cover for Last in Hunger Games Trilogy |
| Mockingjay is the title of Suzanne Collins last installment of the crazy popular trilogy, Hunger Games. Check out the website to see the cover. |
| 2010-02-15 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movie |
| The Diary of a Wimpy Kid has been made into a movie - premiering March 16th! Check out the official movie site. |
| 2010-02-15 | Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland |
| Alice in Wonderland, the movie, starts March 5th. See the official site. |
| 2010-02-14 | Cybils Announced |
| It's Valentine's Day - a day for love and books! The Cybil Book Blogger Awards were announced today!
Check out Cybils for all the winners. |
| 2010-02-02 | 2 New Books from Walter Dean Meyers |
| Walter Dean Myers has had a busy week - two new releases in 2 days! Check out Dope Sick and Lockdown, both in stores today. |
| 2010-02-02 | Enter to Win a Book a Day - Harper Teen |
| Enter to win a book a day in Harper Teens' "28 Days of Winter Escapes" sweepstakes: Winter Escapes.
Good Luck! |
| 2010-02-01 | Booklist's Top 10 Black History Books for Youth: 2010 |
| Booklistonline released its Top 10 Black History Books for Youth list for 2010 today. From Bob Marley to the Greatest All-Girl Swing band, this list has some interesting titles. Click here for the complete list. |
| 2010-01-21 | Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Movie Release - February 12th |
| Check out the offical Percy Jackson Movie Site to see a trailer and sign up for movie updates. |
| 2010-01-21 | YALSA Announces First Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults |
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Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith, by Deborah Heiligman was awarded the inaugural Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults by the
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). This is the first national award to honor the best Young Adult Nonfiction. See the
Press Release for more information. |
| 2010-01-18 | ALA Awards Announced |
| The ALA (American Library Association) announced their top award winners today. Check out the press release for more info. Complete awards updates can be also be found on Bibliobabe. Check out the Teens Awards Update page. |
| 2010-01-17 | Booklist's Editors’ Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults, 2009 |
| Selected by the Books for Youth editors, the Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults, 2009 list contains fiction and nonfiction titles that constitute the year’s best personal reading for teenagers among adult books published in 2009. |
| 2010-01-17 | Indies Next List for Teens |
| January just got a little warmer...
Fire, by Kristin Cashore is the IndieBound Kid's Next Pick. See more Teen Indies Next Choices. |
