SWDYT

"The godmother of anti-censorship, Judy Blume, is

interviewed in Newsweek about her landmark novel, Forever."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18725395/site/newsweek/

Lloyd Alexander passed away last Thursday, May 17, 2007; he was eighty three.
Lloyd Chudley Alexander (January 30 , 1924 – May 17, 2007) was the author of
more than 40 books, mostly fantasy novels for children and adolescents
He was probably best known for series of books known asThe Chronicles of Prydain,
which formed the basis of the Disney animated film The Black Cauldron.
Alexander’s other books have also won other major awards:
The Black Cauldron (Child’s Study Assoc.for America’s Children’s
Books of the Year),
Taran Wanderer, (School Library Journal’s Best Book of the Year),
The High King (Newbery Medal, Child’s Study Assoc. for
America’s Children’s Books of the Year,
National Book Award Finalist,
American Book Award Finalist for Fiction), and
The Fortune-Tellers (Boston Globe-Horn Book Award),to name a few.

I’m working on a summer program for anyone entering 7th grade and up.  It will involve earning points or ‘dollars’ each time you fill out a slip about a book read, or write a review on this blog, etc.  I think there will be a “Deal or No Deal” twist and an auction at the end.  If you have any thoughts on what kinds of prizes kids might like, pleeze let me know!  i.e. gift cards to where?, ipod? etc.

I think I just wrote what I wanted to write here in the profile part – this isn’t starting out too well!  Anyway, to reiterate, this is the blog of all things YA (that’s young adult, or teen, or tween, or whatever) here at RML (that’s Richmond Memorial Library of course!)  Please add some comments, reviews or musings so that I will feel like someone is actually reading this!  I may not be SITD forever……