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Posted November 26th, 2008 by perryd
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7 book recommendation websites to find your next good read - Boston.com (blog)
7 book recommendation websites to find your next good read
Boston.com (blog)
By Tamar Zmora In search of a new book, many often seek guidance from friends and family -- but what if your friends are more or less illiterate and your family doesn't share the same refined taste (or, let's be honest, guilty pleasure of teen angst ...
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ArtFest and more family events - The News-Press
ArtFest and more family events
The News-Press
Special to SW FL Parent & Child We'll be making necklaces with kids in the children's area of ArtFest this weekend in downtown Fort Myers. What are you doing? Get details on ArtFest Fort Myers and other family events happening Feb.
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Book review: Selection of OUP children’s books - Pocklington Post
Book review: Selection of OUP children’s books
Pocklington Post
... new selection of books from the classy stable at Oxford University Press Children's Books. From picture books that catch the eyes of toddlers through the middle reading years and into the more adventurous world of teen fiction, there's a book for ...
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What Being A "Bestselling Author" Really Means - Fast Company
Fast Company
What Being A "Bestselling Author" Really Means
Fast Company
To draw from a personal example, some of my books have been on the Top 100 Amazon Bestselling Teen List and the Top 100 Amazon Bestselling Hot Releases in Teens. One of my books has a ranking in the 300 range for overall books sold on Amazon, ...
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Fears over teen girls online draw unfriendly ire - Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald
Fears over teen girls online draw unfriendly ire
Sydney Morning Herald
Flanagan's new book Girl Land, which argues that the internet has a destabilising affect on teenage girls, has just been published in the US and has kick-started an internet war. ''The current culture, with its driving imperatives of exhibitionism, ...
Colleen Carroll Campbell: The perils of growing up a girlSTLtoday.com
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The Twilight Saga Midnight Sun - The Spoof (satire)
The Twilight Saga Midnight Sun
The Spoof (satire)
Twilight Saga superstar and teen heart throb Robert Pattinson has spilled the beans on confidential information regarding the the twilight series. During an interview with Regis and Kelly on friday night pattinson let slip that what was thought to be ...
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Taylor Armstrong Received Death Threats from Teen Girl - Gather.com
Taylor Armstrong Received Death Threats from Teen Girl
Gather.com
"It was disturbing for Taylor to find out that the girl lives in New Jersey, because of the specific threat she got in regards to her book signing in the Garden state on February 7," said a source. All-in-all, the FBI did their jobs and investigated ...
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Ellicott City author Jerdine Nolen taps into children's 'sense of wonder' - Baltimore Sun
Baltimore Sun
Ellicott City author Jerdine Nolen taps into children's 'sense of wonder'
Baltimore Sun
By Kellie Woodhouse The idea for Jerdine Nolen's first book sprang from an uneventful summer afternoon almost 25 years ago spent scrubbing the toilet. “I was cleaning my bathroom, and this little voice said, 'Harvey Potter was a very strange fellow ...
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Making sure every child has his very own book - Philadelphia Inquirer
Making sure every child has his very own book
Philadelphia Inquirer
The children's book illustrator is one of about two dozen authors and illustrators who will be part of the 20th annual African American Children's Book Fair, which organizers describe as the longest-running event of its kind in the United States.
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Check It Out: Children's, young adult books awarded - Daily Pilot
Check It Out: Children's, young adult books awarded
Daily Pilot
Last week, the American Library Assn. announced the 2012 book award winners for children and young adult books, including the John Newbery Medal, for outstanding contribution to children's literature; the Randolph Caldecott Medal, recognizing the most ...
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Debut novelist no stranger to the writing experience - Chicago Sun-Times
Debut novelist no stranger to the writing experience
Chicago Sun-Times
By MARY HOULIHAN February 2, 2012 9:22PM By Ayad Akhtar ◆ The author will discuss and sign his book, 7:30 pm Tuesday, Feb 7 at American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron. American Dervish is not Ayad Akhtar's first novel.
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Billy Ray Cyrus Releasing Memoir Hillbilly Heart, Will Discuss Life As Miley's Dad - GossipCop
Billy Ray Cyrus Releasing Memoir Hillbilly Heart, Will Discuss Life As Miley's Dad
GossipCop
Billy Ray Cyrus will officially become a published author next year with the release of his memoir, Hillbilly Heart. The book, to be published in the spring of 2013 by Amazon.com, will feature Cyrus discussing his life with “great candor,” the company ...
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Book covers discriminate against gender - NDSU The Spectrum
Book covers discriminate against gender
NDSU The Spectrum
I wanted to read a series of books as an early teenager called Malory Towers written by a popular British children's book author named Enid Blyton. Blyton's books were really famous around the world and her books were often translated to different ...
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Teen love in Texas - Dallas Voice
Dallas Voice
Teen love in Texas
Dallas Voice
Fortunately, Trumble's supporting (and supportive) cast offsets the hate, which gives this novel meaning. This is a great book for teens and adults alike, and it has an ending that … well, I don't want to ruin it for you, so let's just say it works.
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Blue Peter seeks best children's book of last decade - BBC News
BBC News
Blue Peter seeks best children's book of last decade
BBC News
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Theodore Boone are among the books vying for the title of best children's novel of the last decade. BBC TV's Blue Peter has released a shortlist of 10 titles and is asking viewers to vote for their ...
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"Last Storyteller" Delaney knows how to get attention - Reuters
"Last Storyteller" Delaney knows how to get attention
Reuters
In the "The Last Storyteller: A Novel of Ireland", being published on February 7, Delaney does just that -- grabs readers simply by telling stories. The final book of his historical fiction trilogy interweaves ancient legends with stories from his ...
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Interview: Liz Pelletier, publisher of Entangled Publishing - USA TODAY
USA TODAY
Interview: Liz Pelletier, publisher of Entangled Publishing
USA TODAY
But as an author, I like the sound of higher royalty percentages and a staff that has a stake in how a book sells, from the cover artist to the copy editor to the publicist. And if the awards and accolades that have already been bestowed upon ...
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Local Jefferson writer self-publishes her first novel - NorthJersey.com
Local Jefferson writer self-publishes her first novel
NorthJersey.com
Jefferson resident Julianne Pellegrino Grider self-published her first novel, 'Unplugged - A Portrait of a Rock Star,' this past year. She wrote the book in 2010, and tried traditional publishing channels before working with Amazon.com.
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Stress raises kids' risk for teen obesity - Futurity: Research News
Stress raises kids' risk for teen obesity
Futurity: Research News
That, in turn, can lead to obesity by their teen years. “These children are heavier, and they gain weight faster as they grow up. A very good predictor of adults' ability to follow healthy habits is their ability to self-regulate.
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Mineola Memorial Library Notes - Longview News-Journal
Mineola Memorial Library Notes
Longview News-Journal
The books on Boxall's list consist of novels, short stories, and collections of short stories by classic and modern authors. There is also a list of “1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up,” complied by children's book editor Julia ...
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Book adds Moncton teen's story about fighting cancer - CBC.ca
CBC.ca
Book adds Moncton teen's story about fighting cancer
CBC.ca
The story of a Moncton teen's four-year fight with cancer is being included in the first original French-language version of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. The book Ten Needles tells the story of Sean Collins' final months before he died in ...
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Vietnam's awakening youth circumvent censorship - The Associated Press
Vietnam's awakening youth circumvent censorship
The Associated Press
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — When student Nguyen Hong Nhung saw "Killer with a Festering Head" on someone's smartphone, she wanted the banned comic book too. Though Vietnam's censors had yanked it from stores, finding a digital copy wasn't exactly hard.
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Book review: Selection of OUP children's books - Beverley Guardian
Book review: Selection of OUP children's books
Beverley Guardian
... new selection of books from the classy stable at Oxford University Press Children's Books. From picture books that catch the eyes of toddlers through the middle reading years and into the more adventurous world of teen fiction, there's a book for ...
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Spotlight: Check out this week's events - Bridgeport News
Spotlight: Check out this week's events
Bridgeport News
Asian New Year — The Beardsley Zoo will celebrate the Year of the Dragon with stories, crafts, a children's parade and other activities, noon-3 pm Snow date is Feb. 11. Author visit — Fairfield author Don Harrison will discuss and sign his new book, ...
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JA Jance signs latest mystery novel - Glendale Star
JA Jance signs latest mystery novel
Glendale Star
With more than 21 million books in print, bestselling suspense author and Arizona resident JA Jance returns with "Left for Dead," which is set for release Feb. 7. Hardcover copies of the book retail for $25.99. Jance is author of the Ali Reynolds ...
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Library Sets Full Events Schedule for February - Patch.com
Library Sets Full Events Schedule for February
Patch.com
Book Club for Adults: 2 pm This month, the club will discuss The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht. Little Bilingual Readers: 11 am Come enjoy stories, songs, crafts and music in English and Spanish. Geared to toddlers to 4 years. Teen Advisory Board Meeting: ...
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This is a cool addition to the site Perry!
*** Buckets and Puddles, ~Vanessa:) -- "A good writer write's from their soul..." "Taking writing away from an author is like taking water away from a fish." "Don't save a pitcher for tomorrow--tomorrow it may rain." -Major League Baseball
This is cool! I just read about another Wizard of Oz.
Coolio!
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What the-
"I wasen't worried at all... except for the part I was worried of course!" ~~~ Winnie the Pooh
ha ha ha!!! wait... what?!?!
this is interesting it makes kidpub interesting aswell
This is an awesome edition to the site! If you need more articles, I've posted a few.
Wow, super cool idea!!! But I think we should have a newspaper that the pubbers write. It could have stuff like new members, news on the NES and contest winners... even contests of its own! Now THAT would be cool.
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