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Amy Cheney, the programming goddess who works in Cali, recently asked those of us on the Yalsa-lockdown listserv “What are the 10 most popul...

Lucky. I think that’s how many of us felt yesterday to be in the presence of the inimitable godfather of young adult literature, Walter Dean...

If you could go back in time and change just one moment, what would it be? Where would you start over from? Lil’ J has been shot in the arm...

Rosario thinks he’s got his life pretty straight: he's got a beautiful girlfriend, Connie; an apartment for the two of them and the bab...

“When did you first hear about Auschwitz?” “Right AWAY we heard … even from there – from that other world – people came back and told us. B...

Tomorrow two of us (Jessica and Anja) will head down to New Orleans to learn and share at the world's largest librarian conference . Yo...

“Yo momma’s so execrable, her family planned her funeral with alacrity.” As an educator and librarian, and especially when working with trou...

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to have grown up in Iran? As a teen girl in Iran about forty years ago? Persepolis is a grap...

Ever wonder what, exactly, is the difference between a leopard and a jaguar? Or a puma and a cheetah? Where do they live? What do they eat? ...

Reluctant reader or not, students are quickly swayed by enticing illustrations. And what better or more popular illustrations than tattoos? ...

Stay With Me , the newest book from popular Passages Academy visiting author Paul Griffin due to be released this fall, follows the intense ...

"Remember this, my little one. This is war. This is what took your father, sister and brother from us... When you grow up you must nev...

A couple of sentences per page give the reader intriguing bits of clear information in this 32-page paperback book. The text is supplemente...

Light Yagami, a teenage boy, discovers a supernatural notebook that grants him the ability to kill anyone whose name and face he knows. The...

Motivating young male readers can be a daunting task, but Jon Scieszka’s Guys Write for Guys Read offers a sparkling and robust antidote. S...

What I like most about comics is that I don’t have to use my imagination in the way that I would reading a "regular" book. The il...

Looking for new and innovative ways to spice up traditional curriculum? Ester K. Smith's How to Make Books is a hands-on guide to inve...

After Kristina returns to her mom’s from reuniting with her wayward father, she is left disheveled, uncertain, scattered and addicted. Now s...

"I will never give up... I promised to succeed no matter the odds against me. And you know why? Because that is my way of living."...

Please join us in waving a virtual and temporary goodbye to co-editor and teammate Anne Lotito Schuh as she takes a leave of absence. She wi...