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Poetry Writing Contest for Kids; Eric Carle’s ‘Friends’ Exhibit | News Bites
Dare to Dream Contest Students in grades three through eight can enter the Dare to Dream…Change the World Second Annual Writing Contest for Children by creating an original biographical poem and a...
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Lego Essay Contest; Celebrate Picture Book Month | News Bites
Celebrate Picture Books For the third year, schools, libraries, booksellers, and book lovers are coming together to celebrate Picture Book Month in November. It’s an international literacy initiative...
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YALSA Summer Reading Grants; LOC’s Twitter Feed for Educators | News Bites
Summer Grants Looking for a great way to help fund your summer reading program? Well, the Young Adult Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), can help....
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Scholastic Art and Writing Awards; 2014 IRA Conference Program | News Bites
Ebooks on Demand Terri Soutor, former vice president of marketing and digital products at Lerner Publishing Group, a sister company to Brain Hive, and a key player in the formation of the company, has...
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Pick of the Day: Divergent | Audio
Divergent. By Veronica Roth. 10 CDs. 11:11 hrs. Harper Audio. 2013. ISBN 978-0-06-228643-7. $22.99. Gr 9 Up–In the dystopian Chicago setting of Roth’s novel (Katherine Tegen Bks., 2011), the population...
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Pick of the Day: Defiant Requiem | DVD
Defiant Requiem. DVD. 85 min. Prod. by Partisan Pictures. Dist. by PBS Dist. 2013. ISBN 978-1-60883-917-9. $24.99. Gr 10 Up–When the Nazis invaded the Czech city of Terezinduring World War II, Jewish...
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Pick of the Day: Permanent Record | Audio
Permanent Record. By Leslie Stella. 7 CDs. 7:57 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2013. ISBN 978-1-4692-8246-6. $69.97. Gr 9 Up–In present day Chicago, an Iranian-American teenager is forced to transfer schools...
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Bullying Prevention Resources; YA Lit Symposium | News Bites
Bullying Prevention October is National Bullying Prevention Month and Scenario Learning is offering free resources to every school in October and November. Among the available tools is a 20-minute...
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Pick of the Day: I Want My Hat Back | DVD
I Want My Hat Back. DVD. 6 min. Weston Woods. 2013. ISBN 978-0-545-57151-7. $59.95; CD, ISBN 978-0-545-57152-4: $12.95; CD with hardcover book, ISBN 978-0-545-57153-1: $29.95. PreS–Gr 3–Jon Klassen’s...
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Pick of the Day: Pi in the Sky | Audio
Pi in the Sky. By Wendy Mass. 6 cassettes or 6 CDs. 7 hrs. Recorded Books. 2013. cassette: ISBN 978-1-4703-5297-4, CD: ISBN 978-1-4703-4787-1. $51.75. Gr 5–8–Joss lives in a mysterious place known as...
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Pick of the Day: Never Forget to Lie | DVD
Never Forget to Lie (Frontline Series). DVD. 60 min. Prod. by WGBH Educational Foundation. Dist. by PBS Dist. 2013. ISBN 978-1-60883-914-8. $24.99. Gr 10 Up–Documentary filmmaker Marian Marzynski...
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Take the Follett Challenge; Future of Libraries Center; Día Mini-Grants |...
Take the Challenge Librarians, educators, and administrators in a school or school district who are implementing a collaborative program with others in their school to align the curriculum to teach the...
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Pick of the Day: Out of This Place | Audio
Out of This Place. By Emma Cameron. 3 CDs. 3:19 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2013. ISBN 978-1-4692-7497-3. $54.97. Gr 9 Up–Three friends who want to leave high school and move on describe their anguish in...
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Pick of the Day: Sugar | Audio
Sugar. By Jewell Parker Rhodes. 5 CDs. 5:26 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2013. ISBN 978-1-4692-7401-0. $59.97. Gr 5–8–Through the voice of 10-year-old Sugar, an emancipated slave in post-Civil...
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Pick of the Day: Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass | Audio
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass. By Meg Medina. 6 CDs. 6:54 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2013. ISBN 978-1-4692-7502-4. $54.97. Gr 8 Up–Piddy Sanchez seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Her...
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Pick of the Day: When the World Was New | Audio
When the World Was New. Performed by Dean Jones. CD. approx. 35 min. Prod. by DogOnFleas. Dist. by CDBaby.com. 2013. ISBN unavail. $12.97. K–Gr 4–Dog on Fleas’ founder Dean Jones has never sounded as...
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Pick of the Day: Fantastico! | Audio
Fantastico! Performed by Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band. CD. 22 min. Lucky Diaz Music. 2013. ISBN unavail. $9.99. PreS–Gr 2–The Los Angeles kindie-pop group Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band are...
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Pick of the Day: Turn Turn Turn | Audio
Turn Turn Turn. Performed by Dan Zanes and Elizabeth Mitchell. CD. 44:14 min. Dan Zanes. 2013. ISBN unavail. $12. PreS–Gr 4–This first collaboration between Dan Zanes and Elizabeth Mitchell of...
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Pick of the Day: P.S. Be Eleven | Audio
P.S. Be Eleven. By Rita Williams-Garcia. 6 CDs. 6:15 hrs. Recorded Books. 2013. cassette: ISBN 978-1-4703-6184-6, CD: ISBN 978-1-4703-6183-9. $66.75. Gr 4–7–In Williams-Garcia’s sequel (2013) to her...
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Best Audiobooks: 20 Must-Have Titles for Tweens and Teens
From fact and fiction about World War II to complex tales of psychics and spooks, these must-have audiobooks for middle and high school students represent a wide range of genres. We are showcasing...
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