School Library Jounral RSS School Library Journal en_us Fri, 17 May 2013 17:29:19 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.rss.XMLServer.cls As I read Don Calame's Swim the Fly, I kept laughing out loud, creating a minor disturbance in the break room during lunchtime. Since then, at least six of my colleagues have checked out this uproarious novel about teenage boys that have sex on the brain.... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/893979-349/from_the_trenches.html.csp Dodie Ownes K8 887344@eschoolibraryjournal.com Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:22:25 Rick Riordan loves flavoring his mythological-based tales of Ancient Greece and Egypt with a heavy dose of educational spice, sending his young readers racing for forgotten tomes in their libraries. We catch up with the adored author and former English te... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/885597-349/rick_riordan_on_his_latest.html.csp Debra Whelan K8 613278@eschoolibraryjournal.com Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:15:25 With crafts, performances, and even Mexican fiestas, librarians and teachers across the country are kicking off the 14th annual El dia de los niñ;os/El dia de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day)-a celebration of children, families, reading, and multicul... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/884844-349/a_dãa_for_children_cultures.html.csp Lauren Barack K8 584226@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 I like a tidy library, don't get me wrong! But an accidental-and very messy-discovery opened my eyes.... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/863474-349/chaos_theory_is_the_future.html.csp LaDuska Adriance and Ellen Lind K8 449578@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/863260-349/the_great_cover-up_do_kids.html.csp Leigh Ann Jones K8 448508@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/863178-349/slj_catches_up_with_newbery.html.csp Joan Oleck K8 448098@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/863137-349/spacethe_final_frontier_media_centers.html.csp Alan November K8 447893@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Move over, Susan Patron and David Wiesner. The competition for the Newbery and Caldecott medals could get a lot stiffer. A task force of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is reexamining the eligibility requirements for the nation's to... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/862917-349/a_newbery_for_j._k..csp Debra Lau Whelan K8 446793@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/862916-349/alsc_gives_green_light_to.html.csp Debra Lau Whelan K8 446788@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/862915-349/hitting_below_the_belt.html.csp Debra Lau Whelan K8 446784@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 One lousy starred review. That was all, initially, that Susan Patron had to show for the 10 years she spent writing The Higher Power of Lucky, her funny, tender story of a little girl struggling to gain control over her life. One star, from Kirkus Reviews... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/862908-349/the_higher_power_of_patron.html.csp Joan Oleck Photographs By Brian K8 446749@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Starting next fall, thousands of Florida students will be able to roll out of bed and attend school in their very own homes as a result of a new law that requires every school district in the state to set up an online school for fulltime kids in grades K-... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/860103-349/florida_offers_online_schools_for.html.csp SLJ Staff K8 432718@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/860096-349/candlewick_unveils_judy_moody_contest.html.csp Amrisa Niranjan K8 432683@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Right before the announcement of this year's Newbery winner, I had two surprising encounters. First, a librarian at my local public library confessed that she had no interest in learning 'what unreadable Newbery the committee was going to foist on us this... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/859861-349/has_the_newbery_lost_its.html.csp Anita Silvey K8 431506@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The kids in Sharen Pula's fifth-grade class are getting ready to go on a journey. One boy kicks off his shoes to get comfy. Another lies on his side, head on hand. A girl loosens her ponytail before leaning against the library wall.Like a force of nature,... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/858885-349/a_tall_tale_laura_amy.html.csp Mary Grace Gallagher K8 426624@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 If you were surprised by this year's Caldecott Medal winner, you weren't alone. Even Brian Selznick was stunned that his novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Scholastic), took the prize for the most distinguished American picture book for children. 'I nev... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/858603-349/caldecott_stunner.html.csp Staff K8 425215@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Students eager for a walkabout Down Under have a chance to win a 10-day Australian expedition courtesy of National Geographic Kids and its annual Hands-On Explorer Challenge. Entries are open to kids between 9 and 14 years old, who must write an original ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/858539-349/gaposday_young_explorers.html.csp Lauren Barack K8 424894@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/858350-349/mora_award_goes_to_san.html.csp SLJ Staff K8 423950@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The economy is tanking. Detroit's Big Three are quaking. And in the world of children's book awards, the sparks are flying. According to children's book expert Anita Silvey, the Newbery Medal, the top prize for children's literature, has recently been bes... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/k-8/856683-349/anita_silveyaposs_aposhas_the_newbery.html.csp SLJ Staff K8 415583@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45