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ALA Awards

Winner of the 2010 John Newbery Medal, When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead. Yesterday, at something like 3:45 a.m. Alaska Time, the American Library Association announced their 2010 award winners, including […]

Do-over a Design…

…or Overdo a Design? I’ve got it! The fourth time’s a charm. I’ve finally settled on a design for the bookmark collectors, and I hope it can work for other demonstrations as […]

Reading Roundup

What’s on my nightstand? The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, by E. Lockhart. Frankie Landau-Banks at age 14: Debate Club. Her father’s “Bunny Rabbit.” A mildly geeky girl attending a highly competitive […]