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June 8, 2007

Last weekend's Book Expo America (BEA) trade show was a booklover's dream as I wandered the aisles perusing titles, listened to authors and editors, and made endless notes on books we want to share with you in the upcoming months. Our staffers and I split up so we could cover more ground, and we convened this week to compare notes and start planning what we think will be a very exciting fall.

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Interview: Andrea Portes, author of Hick

Jun 8, 2007

June 8, 2007

Nightlife columnist Andrea Portes recently published her debut work of fiction, HICK --- a gritty coming-of-age tale about a 13-year-old runaway's misadventures while escaping her rural home and neglectful parents in search of a "better life" in Las Vegas.

Early June 2007

We here at Kidsreads.com are READY for summer vacation. For some of you, it's here. For others, it's days away. The weather here is screaming summer and we can feel the sand between our toes, at least in our imaginations. Why do we love summer? There's time to read what you want! And do we have ideas for you for that.

 
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Early June 2007

We here at Kidsreads.com are READY for summer vacation. For some of you, it's here. For others, it's days away. I personally cannot wait until the last night of homework, the last class project and the last morning where an alarm sounds. I am ready for this to be OVER! The weather here is screaming summer and we can feel the sand between our toes, at least in our imaginations. Why do we love summer? One reason is clear. There's time to read for hours on end and for children to read what they want --- and do we have ideas for them for that!

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June 1, 2007

Today kicks off the Book Expo America (BEA) trade show in New York, which is a whirlwind event where publishers present their fall titles and we all are on what seems like an endless merry-go-round of meeting authors, hearing about new books and celebrating at parties and other soirees. The schedule reminds me of finals week at college. By Sunday there will not be enough caffeine around to keep even "Energizer Bunny" me going, but we will have a pretty good picture of what's going to be published for fall.

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June 2007

Labeled dyslexic and profoundly learning disabled with attention and behavior problems, Jonathan Mooney was a short bus rider --- a derogatory term used for kids in special education. Although he grew out of his disability, he could never escape his past. To free himself and learn how others had moved beyond labels, he created an epic journey.

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Ty and the Babe: Baseball's Fiercest Rivals: A Surprising Friendship and the 1941 Has-Beens Golf Championship by Tom Stanton

June 2007

Tom Stanton challenges the stereotypes that have cast Ty Cobb forever as a Satan and Babe Ruth as a Santa Claus. Along the way, he brings to life a parade of memorable characters: Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Grantland Rice, Tris Speaker, Lou Gehrig, Will Rogers, Joe DiMaggio, a trick shot-shooting former fugitive, and a 15-year-old caddy with an impeccable golf lineage.

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Interview: Sarah Beth Durst, author of Into the Wild

Jun 1, 2007

Sarah Beth Durst's imaginative debut work of fiction, INTO THE WILD, adds a new twist to the classic "happily ever afters" when famous fairy-tale heroes and heroines escape into the real world and must rely on a 12-year-old girl to save them when the stories want their characters back.

Interview: Nancy Pearl, author of Book Crush: For Kids and Teens - Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest

Jun 1, 2007

Nancy Pearl is a librarian, book reviewer and speaker, as well as the bestselling author of BOOK LUST, MORE BOOK LUST and the recently published guide for children's and young adult literature, BOOK CRUSH. 

June 2007

Our newsletter is coming to you a tad later than usual this week, but with very good reason. We did a topdown redesign of the ReadingGroupGuides.com website. Take a look! Our goal was to make all of our features more readily accessible from dropdown navigation on the top of the site. We feel that there are a lot of features that you were not able to find easily in the past. Also, this will give us a chance to expand the site with even more content in the months to come.

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