"Edgy" YA books in the news again Teen novel sales soar as stories get sexier, more timely "Book covers with bare legs, bikini tops, shiny leather handbags -- no, it's not "Sex in the City" but "Gossip Girl," one of the new, definitely grown-up series of novels for the 12-to-18 crowd." "Books that look like adult ones, and sound like them, too, are the route publishers are following these days to attract teenage readers." "Called the "Young Adult" market, the field was considered all but dead five years ago, but has been revitalized with an edgier tone." (from The Post-Gazette) [LISNews.com] 7:55:16 AM     [comment []];[]

Librarians Book Club Selects Reading for June The current book selections for the Librarians Book Club are Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution and From Gutenberg to the Global Information Infrastructure: Access to Information in the Networked World. [LISNews.com] These books look good, but would I really be able to get through them in this month of the end of the school year, writing of reports, etc.? Probably not. Maybe in July, when I'm travelling, visiting family, and taking an online course -- maybe then I'll have time. 7:49:12 AM     [comment []];[]

Childhood Forming the Writer E. L. Doctorow, author of Ragtime and Welcome to Hard Times, writes about a defining moment in a high school journalism class. [Bookslut] 7:33:04 AM     [comment []];[]

ALA Committee Selects 21 Great New Websites Teachers and librarians will find excellent curriculum support at the 21 new websites selected by ALA's Great New Websites Committee. Ranging from Little House Books to the Office of Naval Research, a preview of these sites has been published by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Education Forum. [Education Librarian] 7:17:46 AM     [comment []];[]

Teaching Books.net TeachingBooks.net is a Madison-based, multimedia children's literature database that utilizes cutting edge technologies to connect educators and families with authors, books and authoritative teaching materials. [Education Librarian] This looks good, but I can't figure out how much it costs. The site offers a free trial, so I assume that the whole thing isn't free. I like to have all the information up front. 7:12:07 AM     [comment []];[]

SC Children's Book Award Nominees "The South Carolina Association of School Librarians has prepared booktalks, activities and curriculum tie-ins for their books."  [From Kate B., posted on Booktalkers, 3 June 2003] 6:26:55 AM     [comment []];[]