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Links of the Week: August 13
New York magazine weighs in on the casting of Katniss in the Hunger Games movie. But all of their choices are blond — isn’t Katniss described as having olive skin and dark hair?
I’m loving the discussion on the Forever YA posts about deal-breakers and deal-makers in YA books.
Check out the Teen Choice Award winners. Lots of love for Twilight, Vampire Diaries, and Pretty Little Liars.
Vote for your favorite YA fantasy characters in the YA Fantasy Showdown. The second round starts on Sunday.
Adele at Persnickety Snark is counting down the top 100 YA books based on votes from her readers. Who will be number one?
GreenBeanTeenQueen wrote a great post about how a librarian’s work extends well past regular working hours. Aspiring librarians should also check out her post, So you want to be a teen librarian?
The New York Times ran an essay about the popularity of teen books among adults. Liz from A Chair, A Fireplace, and a Tea Cozy shares her reaction to the piece, which includes links to other viewpoints.
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Links of the Week: June 25
The New York Times looks at the negative side of high school popularity.
GreenBeanTeenQueen has a great post on her library’s recent YA author event and advice on hosting your own.
Patti at Oops…Wrong Cookie spotlights her library’s recent manga and anime convention for teens, Yomicon, that attracted 750 people!
Kidlit Con 2010 is set for Oct. 23 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is the fourth annual conference for children’s and YA book bloggers — sounds fun!
Slate looks at Christian YA books and their niche in the marketplace.
Don’t forget to follow #ala10 and #yalsa on Twitter this weekend for tweets from the ALA Annual Conference.
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Links of the Week: June 11
Slate is hosting a serial YA novel by Laura Moser and Lauren Mechling every Friday this summer. The first installment of the vampiric tale, My Darklyng, was posted on June 4.
SYNC will be offering two free YA audiobook downloads every week from July 1 to September 1. The list of books is fairly diverse and includes both contemporary and classic titles.
YALSA is extending its Great Ideas Contest to July 31. YALSA members can win $250 for ideas that help the organization reach its goals.
The 2010 Teens’ Top Ten nominations have been announced. Promote the books and encourage teens to vote in August and September.
Publishing Trends has an interesting look at the popularity of series for young readers.
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Links of the Week: April 30
Huffington Post blogger Sarah McCarry thinks YA book bloggers are too nice. Liz B. at Chair, A Fireplace, and a Tea Cozy makes a strong rebuttal, with links to more responses and some great comments.
The New Yorker interviews a 10-year-old bookworm about her reading habits.
Congrats to all those selected in the ALA and YALSA elections!
Elizabeth Partridge’s Marching for Freedom: Walk Together Children and Don’t You Grow Weary won the LA Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature.
The Canadian Libraries Are Serving Youth group (CLASY) hosts its first Professional Development Day on May 28 from 10:30-4:30 at the University of Western Ontario. You can register here.
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Links of the Week: April 23
Entertainment Weekly keys in on the snarky YA book blogs that poke fun at series like Sweet Valley High and Babysitter’s Club.
In the Library with the Lead Pipe looks at the Young Adult Alternative Newsletter (YAAN), one of the first publications for young adult librarians which was published from 1973-1979.
See how your public library fared in the 2010 Hennen’s American Public Library Ratings.
Pew has released the findings from its latest survey on teens and cell phone use. More than half of teens text daily, compared to only 11 percent who e-mail daily.
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Links of the Week: April 18
ALA released its list of the most challenged books of 2009. Lauren Myracle’s ttyl tops the list.
The Atlantic takes a look at the Babysitter’s Club prequel and the reissue of the series.
The 2010 Eisner Award nominations were announced last week. The awards honor the best in comics and graphic novels and include kids and teens categories.
Jezebel examines the success of teen vlogger Blair Fowler, aka JuicyStar07.
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Links of the Week: April 9
The New York Times examines the Parent Problem in Young Adult Lit.
Twenty-something college grad Mike Danielczyk dismisses libraries in his post on A New Generation blog.
The Daily Beast looks at a new way educators are trying to get teens to read more nonfiction.
Mitali Perkins compiled a list of YA books that Battle Bullying.
NPR’s Pop Culture blog kicked off its ‘I Will If You Will’ book club with Twilight. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5.
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Links of the Week: March 19
One of the many questions in the Primary Sources: America’s Teachers on America’s Schools report published by Scholastic and the Gates Foundation shows how important school and public libraries are for independent reading. Eighty percent of high schoolers get books from their school libraries and 46% from their public libraries, both higher than from retailers. (via Stephen’s Lighthouse)
YA author L.K. Madigan takes a look at how authors deal with the the constant reader feedback from GoodReads.
Hollywood Reporter reports that a new Wrinkle in Time adaptation is in the works from Disney and screenwriter Jeff Stockwell, who also worked on the Bridge to Terabithia movie. Did anyone see the 2004 TV movie?
John Grisham is writing a kid’s book? Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer will be released on May 25 by Penguin.
Adele from Persnickety Snark is looking to compile a list of the 100 best YA novels and is looking for input!
Don’t get the Justin Bieber phenomenon? Check out Gawker’s Justin Bieber Guide for Old People.
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Links of the Week: March 12
Blogger and YA writer Sarah posted about her experience in not being allowed to browse freely in the YA section of the Orlando Public Library and sparked quite a discussion on library teen spaces. See her original post part 1 and part 2. YALSA President Linda Braun shares her thoughts on the YALSA blog. Melissa from Bibliochic also chimes in.
The Los Angeles Times looks at the growing popularity of YA books among adults.
The Guardian explores the prevalence of death and other dark themes in contemporary YA literature.
Teen Vogue has an excerpt from the first chapter of the carrie diaries by Candace Bushnell, coming out April 27.
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Links of the Week: March 5
It’s time again for School Library Journal’s Battle of the Kids’ Books where some of the biggest names in children’s books pit 16 of the very best books for young people published in 2009 against each other. What do you think of the match-ups?
In a similar vein, the Nerds Heart YA tournament aims to find the best 2009 book about diversity of all kinds. It’s hosted and judged by book bloggers.
The Pew Research center released its latest report on the Millennial Generation. Are you a millennial? Take the quiz!
Frenetic Reader has a great update with photos from the upcoming ABC Family series based on the Pretty Little Liars books.
The LA Times announced the finalists for its 2009 book prizes, which includes a young adult category.
Joanna from Oops…Wrong Cookie confesses YA books she feels she should have read, but hasn’t. Let her know what YA books you feel guilty about not reading.
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