Year: 2014
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Universal Pictures Acquires Film Rights For ‘Let It Snow’
Universal Pictures acquired the film rights to this young adult fiction collection. The movie studio has not yet hired a director, a screenwriter, or actors. UTA oversaw the negotiations for this deal. …
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Movie Adaptations Do Inspire Children to Read Books
“Just look at The Hunger Games, one of the more obvious example of the movie bump. In February of 2012, the month the movie was released, about 70,000 school kids …
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Nathan Lane and Devlin Elliott to Publish Children’s Book with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
New York, NY — Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers announced today that it will publishNaughty Mabel, the first-ever book by Tony and Emmy Award–winning actor Nathan Lane and his …
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Evangelical Christian Woman Writes ‘Family-Friendly Harry Potter’ Fan Fiction
This stay-at-home mother decided to try her hand at writing after receiving requests from her kids for permission to read J.K. Rowling’s beloved books. Grace Ann did not want to expose her …
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A California School District Committee Bans ‘The Fault in Our Stars’
“The vote was taken after parent Karen Krueger made her case to the committee and asked its members – teachers, parents, a principal, librarian and instructional services specialist – to …
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Kate DiCamillo Visits Students in Sioux Falls
During a question and answer session, she offered advice for aspiring writers: You have to read as much as you can, and you should be thrilled to get that assignment if …
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Gregory Maguire Talks About The Importance of Fairy Tales
I think the more Google-fied we become, the more we believe that there’s a factual interpretation for everything, and the more we rely on our skepticism and become immune to …
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Call for Papers and Programs for YALSA’s 2015 Symposium
YALSA welcomes proposals in the following categories: Programming Collections Digital and Print Literacy Youth Participation Spaces (physical and virtual) Partnering/Collaborations Interested parties are invited to propose 90-minute programs centering on the theme, …
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Delacorte Press Announces the Publication of a New Book in the #1 New York Times Bestselling Maze Runner Series by James Dashner
New York, NY — Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, will publish the fifth novel in James Dashner’s #1 New York Timesbestselling Maze Runner series, which has sold …
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The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Announces 2014 Carle Honors Honorees
Amherst, MA — The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is pleased to announce the 2014 Carle Honors honorees to be awarded at Guastavino’s in New York City on Thursday, September 18, 2014. The ninth …
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Derek Jeter & Paul Mantell Co-Write a Middle Grade Novel
“His inspirational children’s novel, The Contract, is set to go on sale Tuesday, the first title off the presses of his new company, Jeter Publishing, an imprint of Simon & …
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Happy Birthday to Jim Henson!
Growing up in Maryland, Henson discovered a passion for comedy. By the time he was a student in college, he was offered his own 5-minute show on WRC-TV. Sam and Friends introduced the …
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Enter the 2014 Galactic Academy of Science Book Club Contest!
Tumblehome Learning, an emerging publisher of children’s science books based in Boston, Massachusetts, announced today a contest to promote the creation of science book and activity clubs for kids ages …
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Elizabeth Eulberg Writes 3 Short Stories & 1 Sequel Novel For ‘The Lonely Hearts Club’
Leading up to the release, fans can read three Lonely Hearts Club digital short stories for free. “A Hard Day’s Night” will be unleashed on October 1, 2014, “Two Of …
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National Coalition Against Censorship Announces Winners of Cameron Post Essay Contest
NEW YORK, NY – The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) is proud to announce the winners of its essay contest about emily m. danforth’s novel, The Miseducation of Cameron Post. The winning essays are a compelling, …
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Cartoon Network Partners With Penguin Young Readers Group On New Book Imprint
New York, NY — It was announced today that Cartoon Network will launch an eponymous imprint with Penguin Young Readers Group in summer 2015. The new “Cartoon Network Books” imprint will …
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Happy Birthday, Esphyr Slobodkina!
Caps for Sale remains a favorite in the genre, having sold over two million copies. It has been translated into more than a dozen languages. The book’s repetition and humor make it a …
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Call for 2015 Carter G. Woodson Book Award Nominations
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a nonfiction book published in 2014 Elementary (grades K-6), middle (grades 5-8) or secondary (grades 7-12) level title Discusses the experience of one or more racial/ethnic …
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Should Educators Allow Independent Reading in the Classroom?
Through independent reading children gain a wealth of background knowledge about many different things, come to understand story and non-fiction structures, absorb the essentials of English grammar, and continuously expand …
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Kids Set a New World Record – Reading 304,749,681 Minutes in the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge
NEW YORK, NY – Children worldwide set a new world record for summer reading by logging 304,749,681 million minutes in the 8th annual Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge (between May 5, 2014 and September 5, …
