Hmm…feels a little weird in the blogger’s chair. Have I been away that long? I’m peeking my head up from a forced hiatus because Becky Laney over at Becky’s Book Reviews is gearing up for the annual Librarian’s Choices 2008. Last year, I was excited to learn of this list, sponsored by the Texas Woman’s [ Read the full article… ]
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Book report: Metal Man
Metal Man Written by Aaron Reynolds Illustrated by Paul Hoppe Published by Charlesbridge Publishing, June 2008 On a scorching hot day, Devon, a young Black child, skips out of the house and heads over to visit Mitch, “the metal man,” an artist and welder who creates art with scrap metal. Devon’s mother isn’t impressed with [ Read the full article… ]
It’s A Teen, Teen World
In case you live under a rock or haven’t noticed, we’re smack dab in the middle of a teen “renaissance.” Quotes are necessary because pop culture pundits don’t believe it’s a temporary thing, which renaissances typically are. No, as it stands, we’re in the middle of a change in entertainment – movies, TV and music. [ Read the full article… ]
IRA releases it Teachers’ Choices lists
The International Reading Association has released it’s Choices Booklists for children, teachers and young adults. And the lists are quite diverse. Here are a few titles from the Teacher’s list, that are either by or about African Americans: Primary winners: Ain’t Nobody a Stranger to Me by Ann Grifalconi, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, Hyperion, Jump [ Read the full article… ]
Membership Has Its Privileges
Have you joined The Brown Bookshelf Myspace forum yet? We know, we know – you’re already a member of a million and one other forums, message boards and blog subscriptions. But one more won’t kill you. Especially since, starting next month the forum will host some great guests for our Summer Chat Series. June Temperature [ Read the full article… ]
Faith in Fiction
Christian fiction is not a new phenomenon. I grew up reading Catherine Marshall and Janette Oke’s Love Comes Softly series in the 80s. In the 90s, the Left Behind series gained widespread notoriety on the literary scene. Within African American Christian fiction, there are several well known authors including Jacquelin Thomas, Kendra Norman Bellamy, Michelle [ Read the full article… ]
YALSA’s Best Books for Young Adults
Every year, the American Library Association compiles a list of the Best Books for Young Adults (BBYA). Each month, the BBYA committee, made up of members of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) updates the consideration list. As of April 3, 2008, two novels by African-American authors have made the consideration list: Conception (St. [ Read the full article… ]