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YALSA Teens' Top Ten
Every year the Young Adult Library Services Association runs a contest where teens vote to come up with a top ten list of the best teen books. And...the voting for this year has opened! Voting will run from now until September 17th. So... vote ! The winners...
Posted: Aug 25 2010, 09:07 AM | with no comments
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It's True!!
YALSA (the Young Adult Library Services Association) has released their list of this year's finalists for the Award of Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults . If you are at Crowfoot Library, ask our very own Betsy Fraser about the books - she...
Posted: Dec 10 2009, 12:14 PM | with no comments
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Halloween Reading
Looking for some spooky reading this Halloween? Try The Graveyard Book , by Neil Gaiman. It won the Newbery Medal this year, and it's awesome! Here's what it's about... There is a hand in the darkness, and that hand carries a knife. The knife...
Posted: Oct 19 2009, 01:56 PM | with no comments
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The Edgars
Every year, the best mystery books are honoured with the Edgar Allan Poe awards. Paper Towns , this year's winner in the young adult category, is definitely a must-read. Quentin Jacobsen has been in love with his next door neighbour, the popular and...
Posted: May 20 2009, 06:51 PM | with no comments
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And the winner is...
On January 26th the American Library Association announced the winners for their Youth Media Awards, including the Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature. The 2009 Printz award went to Jellicoe Road by Austrailian author, Melina...
Posted: Jan 29 2009, 11:24 AM | with no comments
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