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Back To School Book List
Thanks to the help of teachers and readers all across the country, we've compiled a list of American Fiction books your kids should be reading that goes above and beyond.
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A Single Shard by Linda Sue Parks
Readers will see that it is the little things that matter in this Newbery Medal winner -- a tale of an orphan boy in 12th century Korea.
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Children's Book Awards
Authors and illustrators win them every year! Learn what the Newbery, Caldecott, and other well-known children's book awards mean, and who were the lastest winners.
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Classic Authors: Beverly Cleary
A brief biography of Beverly Cleary.
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A Soul's Inspiration
Part Three of an Ongoing Series: Children With Disabilities in Fiction. This article focuses on the middle-grade novel "The View From Saturday", by author E.L. Konigsburg.
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Neil Jordan Films The Graveyard Book
Exclusive: Neil Gaiman talks about how director Neil Jordan will be making his award-winning The Graveyard Book into a feature film.
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The Chronicles of Prydain
Most of us are called on to perform tasks far beyond what we can do. Our capabilities seldom match our aspirations and we are often woefully unprepared. To this extent, we are all Assistant Pig-Keepers at heart...
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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Gaiman's novel is both creepy and touching. Brisk action, good characterization, and a delightful ending are the hallmarks of this award winner.
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A Review of Dear Mr. Henshaw
Sneak a normally forbidden peek at someone else's mail and journal entries and get acquainted with Leigh Botts, a child struggling with his parents' divorce.
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Avi Gives Advice on Writing
Newbery Award winning author Avi gives how-to-write advice in "A Beginning, A Muddle, and an End: The Right Way to Write Writing."
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Books to Help Kids with Divorce
Introduce a child struggling with divorce to one of four fictional friends guaranteed to share the burden of a broken family and the hope to be found in a bad situation.
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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
In this coming of age story, Annemarie and Ellen cope with the effects of war. While the Jews of Denmark are being relocated, Annmarie learns about pride and bravery.
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Ursula Nordstrom
As the director of Harper's Department of Books for Boys and Girls from 1940 - 1973, Nordstrom changed the face of publishing forever.
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The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
Children's writer and Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo has managed to surpass even herself with her latest fantastical release The Magician's Elephant.
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Newbery and Newbery Honor Award Winners
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The 1999 Newbery and Caldecott Winners
Newbery and Caldecott Award winners for 1999.
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1999 Children's Literature Award Winners
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2008 Animated Film Preview
Want to know what animated films are coming in 2008? Check out my handy-dandy list for synopses and release dates.
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A Persevering Apprentice
This is a review of <i>The Midwife's Apprentice</i> by Karen Cushman.
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The Winners Are
Major Literary Prizes for 1998
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The Winners Are
Literary Award Winners for 1998
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African-American Children's Authors
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Children's Lit Awards
Literary awards presented to children's authors and illustrators
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Jacob Have I Loved: A Biblical Classic Reborn
A summary of Katherine Paterson's "Jacob Have I Loved," with special emphasis on the Biblical story of Jacob and Esau.
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Book Review: THE GIVER
Book review of <i>The Giver</i> by Lois Lowry
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Cynthia Rylant and Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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Publishing terms
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Classic Authors: Scott O'Dell
A brief biography of Scott O'Dell.
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Plot Synopsis and Character Analysis of Avi's &quot;Crispin: The Cross of Lead&quot;
A look at the historical and mythical underpinnings of Newbery Award winner "Crispin: The Cross of Lead".
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Reading and Running Away
Essay on love of reading and the impact books may have on children's lives. Focus on "From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler", Newbery-winning novel by E.L. Konigsburg.
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The Best Banned Books of the Last Century
Censored, challenged, forbidden, or just plain banned-some of the greatest books of our time have gotten the worst rap.
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The Coretta Scott King Award: An In-depth Look
History of the Coretta Scott King Award for children's authors and illustrators, accompanied by discussion of the work of some of the winners and honorees of this award and their bodies of work.
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