Steve Sheinkin Writes a Thriller
TeachingBook.net resources on this interview.»»» Listen to Steve Sheinkin introduce and read from The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon. On the eve of WWII, a German chemist,...
View ArticleSLJ Summit 2012: Nonfiction Authors Address the Common Core
Moderator Mary Ann Cappiello leads the author panel “Nonfiction at the Forefront of the Common Core,” at the School Library Journal Leadership Summit. Among other mandates, the Common Core State...
View ArticleDebut Author William Alexander Nabs 2012 National Book Award for Young People
National Book Award winner William Alexander. At teen press conference, kids grilled finalists on their research, their inspirations, and their editors First time author William Alexander took home the...
View Article‘Goblin Secrets’ Joins a Select List of Fantasy Winners of the National Book...
“This is surreal and thrilling!” debut author William Alexander exclaimed after winning the National Book Award (NBA) for Young People’s Literature Wednesday, November 14 for his book Goblin Secrets (S...
View ArticlePictures of the Week: National Coalition Against Censorship Award Gala;...
Please send your pictures of the week to sdiaz@mediasourceinc.com Host Jon Scieszka displays a series of mock book covers at the National Coalition Against Censorship Award Gala on Monday, November 12....
View ArticleYALSA Reveals Five Nonfiction Award Finalists
The sinking of the Titanic, the creation of history’s most destructive nuclear weapon, and the march for civil rights are among the subjects covered by this year’s finalists for the YALSA Award for...
View ArticleWhiskers, Dreams, and Grave-Robbing Schemes | More on Abraham Lincoln
Coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation (January, 1863), as well as the delivery of the Gettysburg Address (November,1863), 2013 brings a number of new...
View ArticleCybil Awards Honor Palacio, Sheinkin, Hartman
Though the Caldecott, Newbery, and Printz awards have all been announced, the excitement isn’t over yet! The Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards (or Cybils) have been revealed. The...
View ArticleMinding the Gaps, Part II: Highlighting Boston Globe-Horn Book Award...
When does a biography become fiction? For which Boston Globe-Horn Book award recipient has Sony picked up the movie rights? What is missing in the world of children’s publishing? For the answers to...
View ArticleSLJ Reviews of the 2014 National Book Award Finalists in Young People’s...
School Library Journal reviews of the National Book Award Finalists in the Young People’s Literature category, as well as some relevant pieces from our bloggers and interviews with the authors....
View Article“Port Chicago 50″ Wins Seventh Annual Battle of the Kids’ Books
In BOB’s final round, The Closer, Newbery Medalist Clare Vanderpool, selects Steve Sheinkin’s Port Chicago 50 (Roaring Brook) as the victor of the yearly virtual tournament of books for children and...
View ArticleFour NYC Publishers, One Epic Season: Rocco Staino’s Peek at Upcoming Fall...
This past spring, SLJ contributing editor Rocco Staino attended several previews for major publishing houses based in the New York City area. From a get-together at the funky triangular-shaped offices...
View ArticleTen Titles Make Longlist for the 2015 National Book Award for Young People’s...
The National Book Foundation has announced the longlist for the 2015 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. Finalists will be revealed on October 14, 2015, and the winners of the National...
View ArticlePrinceton Children’s Book Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Sees Record...
The 10th annual Princeton Children’s Book Festival (NJ) drew a gathering of about 5000 book lovers to the Library Plaza of the Princeton Public Library on Saturday, September 19. The festival has grown...
View ArticleYALSA Reveals 2016 Excellence in Nonfiction and Morris Finalists
The children’s and young adult book awards season continues and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), made its contribution this...
View ArticleThe Premier Children’s Nonfiction Forum Returns
The 21st Century Children’s Nonfiction Conference is back, boasting three days packed with workshops, panels, and presentations by a prestigious group of industry professionals. This year, the event...
View Article2016 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winners Revealed
Roger Sutton and Linda Pizzuti Henry. Photo by Aram Boghosian Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph (Candlewick), written by Roxane Orgill and illustrated by Francis Vallejo, has won the 2016...
View ArticleSLJ’s Starred Reviews | February 2017
Picture Books Bagley, Jessixa. Laundry Day. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/Neal Porter Bks. Feb. 2017. p. 64. Bottner, Barbara. Priscilla Gorilla. illus. by Michael Emberley. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy...
View ArticleNonfiction Creators on Inspiration, Research, and More | SLJ Day of Dialog 2017
Left to right: Christopher Lassen, Sue Macy, Steve Sheinkin, Michelle Markel, Alexandra Siy, and R. Gregory Christie. All photos © Julian Hibbard for School Library Journal What did Steve Sheinkin,...
View Article25 Titles and Resources To Explore the Vietnam War
War is not a topic approached lightly in schools, especially when there are several factions and no clear-cut moral certitude for any side. Writing about the Vietnam War bears the additional burden of...
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