June 2012
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Friday Links
New study says enhanced ebooks are bad for kids. Author John Green announces the “An Abundance of Covers” contest winner. A summer reading flowchart from Teach.com. Rosa Guy, author ofThe Friends, has passed away. Photos from the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards announcement at BEA.
Jun 8th
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Jun 8th
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Jun 6th
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WatchWatch
The Perks of Being a Wallflower trailer is here!
Jun 5th
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Jun 5th
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Friday Links
For the love of James and the Giant Peach. Beauty Queens the Movie? YA novels that should be made into movies. The Guardian has created a literary map of the UK and Ireland. A spring interactive and pop-up book roundup from the New York Times. The seventh “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book is coming in November!
Jun 1st
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May 2012
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May 31st
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Photos from Publishing Perspectives “What Makes a Children’s Book Great?” conference, which took place in New York City on May 31. One of the best quotations from the event?  ”I’ll talk to a lot of librarians—they’re the ones that get books in kids’ hands.” (Author/illustrator John Rocco on how he promotes his books)
May 31st
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May 29th
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“The only solution [to social media addiction] is not one that most people want...”
– V. Vale (via austinkleon)
May 28th
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May 25th
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Summer Reading 2012 brought to you by the New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, and Queens Library. Check out their reading lists and other videos here.
May 25th
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May 24th
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May 23rd
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Two schools of thought: High-tech v. no-tech →
‎”[These] independent pre-K-to-12 schools are able to make such stark choices because of the flexibility their private boards and budgets allow them. And though they may represent the extremes, their experiences offer touchstones for parents and educators unsure about the promises of learning through technology for this ultra-connected generation.”
May 22nd
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A letter to my seniors (updated)  →
We have graduation on our brains here at SLJ.  Here’s some thoughts and advice from librarian/blogger Joyce Valenza.
May 21st
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May 20th
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Flying High: The Improbable True Tale of Debut... →
May 18th
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WatchWatch
Open Road Integrated Media remembers children’s book author Jean Craighead George (1919-2012), who passed away May 15.
May 17th