Once upon a time, a customer tapped a book that was facing out on the shelf. It was called This Lullaby. Her finger still on the cover, she turned to me. "Have you read this ( Read more... )

Anyone who regularly reads my blog knows that I enjoy the books of Courtney Summers. You'll also know that I do not like it when books get banned. I get very upset. So when I learned that Courtney's novel Some Girls Are was pulled from West Ashley High School's recommended reading list - and note that it was a recommendation, not a requirement, for ( Read more... )

Here's a special post spotlighting the Alice McKinley series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor ( Read more... )

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It's that time of year again... Happy Banned Books Week!

The publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers is holding a Virtual Read-Out at www.bannedbooksweek.org People of all ages are encouraged to create a video of themselves reading from their favorite banned or challenged book and upload it to a special YouTube Channel for Banned Books ( Read more... )

Watch out, wolf: not one but TWO Little Red Riding Hood adaptations will be coming soon to a forest near you - and both Little Reds are actresses that I personally think will do the role justice. Let's just hope the scripts do, too, and that the productions are innovative ( Read more... )

Christopher Golden and Maureen Johnson have at least two things in common ( Read more... )

Blog the Vote: Why Voting Matters

Colleen and Lee set up a very special one-shot blogging event called Blog the Vote. This one-shot blog tour of November 3rd, 2008 encourages bloggers to post about why they personally think voting matters.

Anyone may participate. Leave the link to your Blog the Vote post with Colleen to ensure that it will be ( Read more... )

Banned Books Week is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, this annual ALA event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. BBW celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one's opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses ( Read more... )

I head up postergirlz, the book advisory council for readergirlz. We were all very taken with Just Listen, our book group pick for March 2008, so we set up a virtual roundtable to discuss it further. We hope this post will encourage you to read the book and post your thoughts at the readergirlz forum. Miss Erin was unable to attend the roundtable, ( Read more... )