Interview: Cynthia Leitich Smith

Do you read Writer's Against Racism, Amy Bowllan's Blog at School Library Journal ? She interviews a range of people, from critics (...

Top Ten Books Recommended for Elementary School

If I was starting a library in an elementary school, these are the first ten books I'd buy. In reading these books, students would be r...

Top Ten Books Recommended for Middle School

If I was starting a library in a middle school, these are the first ten books I'd buy.  In reading these books, students would be readi...

Top Ten Books Recommended for High School

If I was starting a library in a high school, these are the first ten books I'd buy.  In reading these books, students would be reading ...

Top Ten Hits, June 26 to July 25, 2010

Blogger is about to release a stats option. Its still in "draft" mode and data collection started (from what I can tell) in May. F...

Michigan Teachers of English - Autumn Assembly 2010

On Friday, October 29th, 2010 I will be in Lansing, Michigan for Michigan NCTE's Autumn Assembly 2010.  Details here: Focusing the Kalei...

Carl Waldman's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES

Update:  July 22, 2010 Soon after I uploaded the information below, Carl Waldman wrote to me. We exchanged emails. I'm grateful for th...

Recent insider/outsider discussion...

A new article in Horn Book Magazine is prompting some discussion of the insider/outsider debate. Titled Too Gay or Not Gay Enough , the art...

Dyan Sheldon's MY WORST BEST FRIEND

Rebecca R. wrote to me this morning about Dyan Sheldon's new book, My Worst Best Friend . Specifically, Rebecca pointed me to the last l...