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James Patterson to Give Away 45,000 Books to NYC Students
In recent years, Patterson has launched several book series for middle grade readers including I, Funny, Middle School, and Treasure Hunters. “New York Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina said sixth-grade students …
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Remembering Nancy Garden, Author of ‘Annie on My Mind’
“Don’t punish yourselves for people’s ignorant reactions to what we all are. Don’t let ignorance win. Let love.” — Annie on My Mind “Garden brought so much truth and honesty …
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Natural Wonder: Jean Craighead George
“Children will often write, ‘We love your books because there are no adults in them.” — George to the New York Times Jean Craighead George was a lifelong lover of …
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‘Lemony Snicket’ Author Daniel Handler Will Host National Book Awards
Foundation executive director Harold Augenbraum praised Handler as ‘witty’ and ‘charming’. Handler said in a statement that when contacted by Augenbraum he thought he had won an award. ‘Um, guess again,’ the …
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Calling All Harry Potter Readers: The Scholastic Store Brings the Magic to Life Throughout July
New York, NY – In honor of Harry’s birthday (July 31), The Scholastic Store is dedicating the entire month of July to Harry Potter and inviting fans and new readers of all ages to …
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Pasco School District’s Removal of ‘Paper Towns’ From Summer Reading List Violates Own Policies, Sound Educational and Constitutional Principles
NEW YORK, NY — In a letter sent today (read online), NCAC’s Kids’ Right to Read Project and a number of other organizations expressed concerns over the removal of John Green’s …
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Phillip Pullman: Let Them Read Fairy Tales
“In brief, they discovered that the more included children were in the conversation and chatter going on around them, the quicker and more fully they picked up every kind of …
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Business, Medical, and Non-Profit Partners Launch New National Effort at CGI America to Help Close the Word Gap
Denver, CO — At the fourth annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) America meeting in Denver, Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a new collaborative effort of Too Small to Fail, …
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“Are They Books at All?”: Disney’s Innovative New Storytelling
“It’s debatable whether one could actually call Disney’s hybrid stories ‘digital books’ because they go way beyond the words-on-paper format of traditional books. Is Disney Palace Pets a story or …
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YA: The Reality Trend, And Beyond
“Contemporary, realistic YA fiction is, of course, as old as YA itself: S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders(1967) is frequently cited as the book that kickstarted the category, and the pioneering work of …
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Penguin and NFL Players Inc. Tackle Children’s Books
“‘Retailers have seen books about sports teams, but we thought this would be a fun series about sports that talks more about the players than the teams,’ says Lori Burke, …
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U.S. Governors and Governors’ Spouses Sign On as Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge “Reading Ambassadors”
New York, NY — U.S. Governors and Governors’ Spouses have pledged to help spread the important message about children reading over the summer by signing on as Reading Ambassadors for the 2014 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge, a …
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Bookstore of A Wimpy Kid
“Recently I signed up for a streaming music service. And so now I can type in any title and hear the music instantly. And I thought, “Wow, the act of listening …
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Highlights for Children, Inc. to Partner with INscribe Digital for eBook Distribution and Marketing
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — INscribe Digital has inked an eBook distribution deal with the iconic children’s publishing and family media brand Highlights for Children, Inc., including the Highlights Press and Boyds Mills …
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The Genre Has Limitations: An Exploration of Diversity in YA Speculative Fiction
“The fact that there seem to be more dragons and robots than LGBTQ+ characters in fantasy & sci-fi novels is shameful and disheartening, especially to the genres’ LGBTQ+ fans. So …
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Thank You for the Lovely Presents, Charlotte Zolotow!
“…the most influential relationship of her career was with the great Ursula Nordstrom, fairy godmother of modern children’s literature, who steered Zolotow’s collaboration with Sendak and with whom Zolotow worked …
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Stacy Lellos Named Senior Vice President, General Manager, For Klutz
New York, NY — Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced the appointment of Stacy Lellos as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Klutz, the …
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Mary Poppins: A Newer, Truer Story
“The resemblance to Travers’ most famous creation, the nanny whose spoonful of sugar made the medicine go down for the Banks children, is no coincidence. Travers goes on to write …
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The National Endowment for the Arts Selects Amy Stolls as Director of Literature
The National Endowment for the Arts is pleased to announce that Amy Stolls has been appointed director of literature. Since May 2013, Stolls has served as acting director of literature. …
