I must confess; when it comes to various takes on the Arthur legend, I'm a bit of a non-traditionalist. I prefer the likes of Monty Python & the Holy Grail and Disney's The Sword in the Stone to more traditional retellings. However, despite my penchant for the ... goofier ... versions of the tale, I... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week, we introduced you to an awesome teacher who's using Beautiful Creatures in her classroom. In fact, here's a photo of her -- Adrien Alsobrook -- with authors Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl: Today, Adrien was kind enough to share some of her classroom tools for teaching Beautiful Creatures and other YA books.... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week, we introduced you to an awesome teacher who's using Beautiful Creatures in her classroom. In fact, here's a photo of her -- Adrien Alsobrook -- with authors Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl: Today, Adrien was kind enough to share some of her classroom tools for teaching Beautiful Creatures and other YA books.... Continue Reading →
Reelz Channel continues its spotlight features on Kids Books to Movies ... here are links to their latest stories: * The 3-D Treatment * Fantastical Places * Roald Dahl Books You can see more on Reelz Channel's Kids Books to Movies feature, including a story about Percy Jackson, Harry Potter & Diary of a Wimpy... Continue Reading →
Our exclusive interview with Lauren Kate continues today, with a focus on her first book, The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove: Fallen has gotten a lot of buzz lately, but you have another wonderful YA book out. Tell us about The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove and why would fans of Fallen enjoy it? The Betrayal of... Continue Reading →
Our exclusive interview with Lauren Kate continues today, with a focus on her first book, The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove: Fallen has gotten a lot of buzz lately, but you have another wonderful YA book out. Tell us about The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove and why would fans of Fallen enjoy it? The Betrayal of... Continue Reading →
Amma's love of crosswords in Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl inspired us to create one in her honor. After all, the woman who treats Ethan like a son and looks out for him deserves a little recognition. Although you won't find words like "I.N.C.O.M.M.O.D.I.O.U.S."Â (p. 200) in our puzzle, all the clues... Continue Reading →
YALSA Teen Tech Week is coming March 7-13th, and our friends at Sourcebooks Teen Fire have put together some great content to complement YALSA's materials. Here's what Paul at Sourcebooks wrote us: This week of techno fun is a national initiative aimed at teens, librarians, educators, and other concerned adults to encourage teens to take... Continue Reading →
Today kicks-off our four-part exclusive interview with author Lauren Kate. Yesterday, we introduced you to her two books, Fallen and The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove. Today, our interview focuses on her most recent book, Fallen. The concept of reincarnation is central to Fallen, as is the battle between good and evil. Yet no specific religion... Continue Reading →
Today kicks-off our four-part exclusive interview with author Lauren Kate. Yesterday, we introduced you to her two books, Fallen and The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove. Today, our interview focuses on her most recent book, Fallen. The concept of reincarnation is central to Fallen, as is the battle between good and evil. Yet no specific religion... Continue Reading →
