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Behind the Best: Or what it takes for 65 books to become SLJ’s top titles of...
First, consider the numbers. Some 37,000 children’s and YA books have been published in 2012, according to Bowker. SLJ reviewed more than 6,500 of them—thanks to our corp of 300 active reviewers in the...
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Best Books 2012
More Bests Best Adult Books 4 Teens 2012 The breakdown of this year’s list reflects the realities of the publishing world—YA continues to dominate in terms of output and sheer heft, but there was a...
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Best Adult Books 4 Teens 2012
More Bests Best Books 2012 Bringing together the best reading of the year among 17 book reviewers resulted in a wonderfully varied group of titles that combines excellence and appeal to young adults....
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SLJ’s Top 10 DVDs: 2012
More Top 10s SLJ‘s Top 10 Apps SLJ‘s Top 10 Graphic Novels SLJ‘s Top 10 Tech Looking for a great way to keep kids’ attention from wandering in class? We’ve got a solution: show them a film that’s so...
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SLJ’s Top 10 Apps: 2012
More Top 10s SLJ‘s Top 10 Graphic Novels SLJ‘s Top 10 DVDs SLJ‘sTop 10 Tech There’s no doubt about it: app production has skyrocketed. But curiously, a number of children’s book publishers and app...
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SLJ’s Top 10 Graphic Novels: 2012
More Top 10s SLJ‘sTop 10 Apps SLJ‘s Top 10 DVDs SLJ‘s Top 10 Tech Twelve months ago, when we chose 2011’s best graphic novels, we predicted that this year’s list would be even better—and we were...
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Top Book Choices for Youth in Detention
I guess we’re going make this an annual thing. Last January, SLJTeen ran my top choices for 2011, and here I am again with my 2012 picks. As you may remember, Coe Booth’s Bronxwood and Simone Elkeles’s...
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MWA Announces 2013 Edgar Awards Nominees
The Mystery Writers of America has announced the nominees for its 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, and television from the previous year, in celebration...
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On the Radar Teen: 2013 Award Winners for Teen Readers
A week after the “big reveal” at the American Library Association’s midwinter meeting, everyone is still talking about the latest award-winning titles. Young Adult Library Services Association...
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The YALSA Hub Reading Challenge, Shiny and New
Have you heard about “The Hub Reading Challenge,” sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)? As reported in SLJ’s Good Comics for Kids blog, YALSA is hosting an expanded, new...
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Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | May 2013
Odd Duck (Castellucci). ©2013 by Sara Varon Preschool to Grade 4 ARNOSKY, Jim. Shimmer & Splash. illus. by author. Sterling. p. 90. CASTELLUCCI, Cecil. Odd Duck. illus. by Sara Varon. First Second....
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Best Audiobooks: 20 Must-Have Titles for Tweens and Teens
From fact and fiction about World War II to complex tales of psychics and spooks, these must-have audiobooks for middle and high school students represent a wide range of genres. We are showcasing...
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SLJ to Reveal 2013 Best Books on Twitter
After months of compiling and weeks of debate, School Library Journal’s book review team has selected its best children’s books of 2013. The full list will be revealed on Thursday, November 21, 8 pm...
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SLJ Best Books 2013 Adult Books 4 Teens
Every fall the “Adult Books 4 Teens” reviewers come together to nominate, discuss, and select the best reading of the year for a list that guarantees a combination of excellence and appeal to young...
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SLJ Best Books 2013 Fiction
Beginning with a list of several hundred books that have earned stars throughout the year, SLJ‘s book review editors commenced the grand task of winnowing down the best of the best. The volume of...
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SLJ Best Books 2013 Nonfiction
Beginning with a list of several hundred books that have earned stars throughout the year, SLJ‘s book review editors commenced the grand task of winnowing down the best of the best. In this year’s...
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SLJ Best Books 2013 Picture Books
Beginning with a list of several hundred books that have earned stars throughout the year, SLJ’s book review editors commenced the grand task of winnowing down the best of the best. From a repressed...
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SLJ’s Top 10 Apps of 2013
Whether it’s happenstance or the fact that digital producers have heeded the call for more nonfiction materials across formats, it’s been a robust year for informational apps. Top developers such...
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SLJ’s Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2013
The “Good Comics for Kids” bloggers were burning the midnight oil this year, with a batch of top-notch fall releases that kept us reading—and debating—right up to our deadline. The top trend this...
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