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JetBlue Airways Announces Soar with Reading Initiative in Partnership with Random House Children’s Books
NEW YORK, New York (June 11, 2013)—JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), New York’s Hometown Airline™, today announces its third-annual Soar with Reading program, an award-winning summer literacy initiative that places age-appropriate books in the …
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The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 21, 2013 through Sunday, March 23, 2014 Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Gottesman Exhibition Hall (Map and directions) New York Public Library The ABC of It is …
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15 Public Libraries Will Win a Harry Potter Celebration to Commemorate 15 Years of Harry Potter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Calling All Librarians: How Would You Throw a Party to Celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone? Share your Plans with Scholastic for a Chance …
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Kenn Nesbitt Announced as Next Children’s Poet Laureate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Poetry Foundation recognizes the best contemporary children’s poetry at its annual Pegasus Awards. CHICAGO — The Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce that poet Kenn Nesbitt …
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This Week on Girls Scouts’ The Studio: Illustrator Laurie Allen Klein
“Don’t be afraid to experiment or make mistakes”—this kind of goes hand in hand with not getting discouraged. If you don’t like how a piece turned out, go ahead and …
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Penguin Young Readers Group Launches Leveled Reading Program App
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Interactive App featured as ‘New and Noteworthy’ in the app store during WWDC ’13 New York, NY (June 11, 2013) Building on the successful launch of the “Penguin …
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Twitter Debate Ignited From a Picture Book About Islam
School Media Specialist Lauren Strohecker offered her thoughts to School Library Journal: “We have the choices every day. How do we respond to hate? More hate? Or hope and stories …
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Marie Lu to Write ‘The Young Elites’ Trilogy
This fantasy story is set in a “Renaissance-like world where young children who survive the blood fever are often gifted with god-like powers.” Lu describes the series as “X-Men meets …
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The Neighborhood School Hosts the Save the Library Fundraising Marathon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As you may know, thanks to a perfect storm of budget crises on both the federal and local levels, our library is on the chopping block. The …
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Signed Books Available at the “Authors for Catherine’s Dream” Auction
“In December of 2012, six-year-old Catherine Violet Hubbard lost her life in the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. Catherine was a passionate animal lover. It was her dream to …
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Weird Al Yankovic Pens His Second Picture Book
“My New Teacher and Me! once again features Billy, a small boy with a big imagination. Mr. Booth is his new teacher – a serious man with a strict lesson …
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Shailene Woodley & Ansel Elgort to Star in ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Film Adaptation
Young adult novelist John Green fully endorses the two actors and feels that “they’re both perfect for their parts.” Production for this project is set to begin in August 2013. …
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‘Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe’ Wins the Lambda Literary Award
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers released this book back in February 2012. Ever since its publication, the young adult novel has received multiple awards including the 2013 Stonewall …
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Fans to Help Plan Veronica Roth’s Next Book Tour
“I am really excited to announce that my publisher, HarperCollins, is launching a fan-voted tour stop campaign today! What that means is that you (if you live in the US– …
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65 Booksellers Take Part in the BEA Kidlit Illustrators’ Tour
“There were, of course, some challenges as 17 small groups of booksellers from all over the U.S. used various modes of public transportation on a steamy day to make their …
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The White House Honors La Casa Azul Bookstore Owner Aurora Anaya-Cerda as a Crowdfunding “Champion of Change”
Back in 2011, Anaya-Cerda launched the “40K in 40 Days” campaign on Indiegogo raising nearly $40,000 to open La Casa Azul. This independent bookstore has become a cultural center that …
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Sarah Harrison Smith Named Children’s Editor at The New York Times
“Smith graduated from Oxford University and has a master’s degree in English and comparative literature from Columbia University. In addition to the New York Times, she has reviewed for The …
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Penguin Young Readers Group Presents the “Storytime Hangout” App
“The app uses their computer’s webcam to place them in the story, then overlays masks of the characters on top, with the aim being for kids and parents to act …
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2013 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winners Announced
more at School Library Journal▸▸ more at The Horn Book▸▸ PICTURE BOOK AWARD Winner: Building our House written & illustrated by Jonathan Bean Honor: Open this Little Book written by …
