Thursday, October 16, 2003

National Book Award Finalists 2003 National Book Award Finalists. The National Book Foundation today announced the five finalists for the young people's literature category. They are Paul Fleischman -- Breakout Polly Horvath -- The Canning Season Jim Murphy -- An American Plague Richard Peck -- The River Between Us Jaqueline Woodson -- Locomotion [Kids Lit] The adult finalists are interesting too. And then there's the "issue" of Stephen King and the "distinguished contribution to American letters." 6:55:24 AM    comment []

BILL'S BEST BOOKS: A Monthly Menu: October 2003 [ALAN--The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE] More good book recommendations, although some of these sound quite close to the cliff of "edgy" YA literature. 6:41:06 AM    comment []

More Evidence for Value of School Libraries School Libraries Source: Orlando Sentinel [requires registration] Good school libraries boost readers"Donna Baumbach, a professor at the University of Central Florida, analyzed more than 1,700 media centers at Florida schools. She found that well-staffed, well-stocked libraries drive up elementary reading scores by 9 percent, middle-school scores by 3 percent and high-school scores by 22 percent." Link contributed by Shirl Kennedy. [ResourceShelf] 6:25:42 AM    comment []

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