Industry News
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Five Debuts on the Publishers Weekly Bestseller List
Featured in the June 5, 2017 print issue Bestsellers from May 22 -28, 2017 Children’s Frontlist Fiction: Crazy House by James Patterson & Gabrielle Charbonnet (Jimmy Patterson)Rise of the Isle …
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Two Debuts on the Publishers Weekly Bestseller List
Featured in the May 29, 2017 print issue Bestsellers from May 15 -21, 2017 Children’s Frontlist Fiction: Flame in the Midst by Renee Ahdieh (Putnam)Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner …
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Silent Art Auction at BookExpo to Feature Artwork From 125 Illustrators
More than 125 illustrators have donated works of art. All proceeds benefit American Booksellers for Free Expression (ABFE) and Every Child a Reader. The event will also feature the presentation of …
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Kwame Alexander Named 2017 Summer Reading Champion for Nationwide Campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Newbery Medalist, poet, educator, and New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander has been named the 2017 National Summer Reading Champion for the Collaborative Summer Library …
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National Ambassador Gene Luen Yang Featured Speaker at YSU English Festival
In honor of Gene Luen Yang’s appearance, the festival included a graphic essay contest for students for the first time this year. The Festival also promoted Yang’s “Reading Without Walls” …
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Nine Debuts on the Publishers Weekly Bestseller List
Featured in the May 15, 2017 print issue Bestsellers from May 1 -7, 2017 Children’s Frontlist Fiction: The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo #2) by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion) Way …
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Kids Summer Reading Adventure Starts Now With the 2017 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge and Reading Road Trip
Kids Log their Reading Minutes to Help Their School Become “Best in State”Two Summer Reading RVs Will Visit 25+ Cities to Host Free “Pop-Up” Reading Festivals Including Author Visits, Giveaways …
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Winners of 2017 Annual Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition
Announced by Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and New York City Department of Education City-wide Winners Receive $500 Cash Prize; Winning Books and Honorable Mentions on Special Exhibit May 2–26 at …
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2017 Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Winner Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY – April 26, 2017 – Penguin Young Readers, the Children’s Book Council, and Every Child a Reader are proud to announce that EDWARD GETS …
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United for Libraries to dedicate Literary Landmarks™ for Children’s Book Week
For Immediate Release April 20, 2017, BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania — In celebration of Children’s Book Week (May 1-7, 2017) United for Libraries will dedicate three Literary Landmarks™ celebrating children’s book …
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3,500 Teachers to Receive Grants for Classroom Libraries from James Patterson & Scholastic as Part of School Library Campaign
April 20, 2017, New York, NY— James Patterson will personally donate another $1.75 million to school libraries this year, in the third installment of his School Library Campaign. In partnership …
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Every Child a Reader and Screen-Free Collaborate on NEW Resources for Kids
Did you know that Children’s Book Week and Screen-Free Week are taking place at the same time this year, May 1st to May 7th? Every Child a Reader and Screen-Free …
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EBSCO Announces Finalists for SEE-IT Graphic Novel Award
Earlier this year, EBSCO partnered with the Graphic Novel Committee of the Children’s Book Council to launch the SEE-IT Award to recognize the cultural and literary impact of youth graphic …
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Scholastic Launches Leveled Bookroom 4.0 for K–6 Classrooms with Print Books, Instructional Materials, and More
Educators Can Enter Sweepstakes to Win a Whole-School Literacy Transformation, Including a Free Leveled Bookroom 4.0 New York, NY – April 12, 2017 – Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s …
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New Book From Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst Helps Educators Discover Why How We Read Matters to Students
Disrupting Thinking Defines Reading as a “Changemaker” and Explains How to Help Students Become Responsive, Responsible, and Compassionate Readers New York, NY – March 31, 2017 – Scholastic, the global …
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Exclusive Bookmark for National Poetry Month!
It’s our pleasure to feature an exclusive bookmark for National Poetry Month featuring 2 poems, “Blue Bucket” by Naomi Shihab Nye and “Here We Go” by Janet Wong. These poems …
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#DVpit Returns April 2017
#DVpit is a Twitter event created to showcase pitches from marginalized voices. This includes (but is not limited to): Native peoples and people of color; people living and/or born/raised in …
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Get #CaughtReading with ‘Story Monsters Ink’ Magazine’s New Literacy Campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Linda F. Radke, Story Monsters LLC480-940-8182 | info@storymonsters.comHigh-res photos available upon request CHANDLER, AZ (April 2017) – Story Monsters Ink magazine is issuing a fun challenge for …
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Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Finalists Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY – March 22, 2017 – After a two month-long open nomination process, Penguin Young Readers, the Children’s Book Council, and Every Child a Reader …
