Month: February 2016
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SCBWI Announces On-The-Verge Emerging Voices Award Winners
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators is pleased to announce the 2015 On-The-Verge Emerging Voices Award winners. The annual award, established by SCBWI and funded by Martin and …
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African-American Experience Children’s Book List
An outgrowth of her work at the NYPL, the book list spans picture books to middle grade, fiction and nonfiction published between 2011 and 2016. Highlights include: Knock Knock: My …
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Candlewick Press Announces Title and Publication Date for 5th Installment in the Bestselling Timmy Failure Book Series
SOMERVILLE, MA – February 3, 2016 – The title character in Stephan Pastis’ hugely popular middle grade series will continue his push for detective agency domination this year. Candlewick Press …
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How Libraries Support Teen Parents
Literacy programs that center on storytelling, bookmaking, singing, and parent-child conversation are just a few ways that libraries are connecting with teens and their children. We need to help [teen parents] …
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Never-Before-Published Details About Wizarding Schools Revealed in New Content by J.K. Rowling Available On Pottermore
Orlando, FL – New information about several wizarding schools, including the name and location of the North American school, were revealed in the latest writing by J.K. Rowling, available on …
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Happy 10th Anniversary, First Second!
To commemorate this milestone, First Second is sharing recommended reading lists with favorite titles — including works by National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Gene Luen Yang. Whether you’re a …
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#DrawingDiversity: ‘Happy in Our Skin’ illustrated by Lauren Tobia
Happy in Our Skin by Fran Manushkin, illustrated by Lauren Tobia (Candlewick Press, August 2015). All rights reserved.
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Macmillan’s Flatiron Books Expands into YA
Founded as a nonfiction imprint in 2013, Flatiron will expand into the world of young adult fiction. Inaugural titles include Meredith Russo’s If I Was Your Girl and Alison Umminger’s American Girls — both YA debuts. Our …
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Jazz Jennings, Teen and Transgender Advocate, to Publish Memoir With Crown Books For Young Readers in June 2016
New York, NY — Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, has acquired BEING JAZZ: MY LIFE AS A (TRANSGENDER) TEEN by 15-year-old Jazz Jennings, …
