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2003 Annual Report, Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the NCTE

The 2002 ALAN Breakfast, held Saturday morning during the NCTE Convention in Atlanta, featured a thought-provoking speech by National Book Award author Virginia Euwer Wolff. Assembly business at the Breakfast included the introduction of new Board members, congratulating Stacie Valdez of Wichita, KS, for [...]

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Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE

The purposes of this assembly are to promote communication and cooperation among all individuals who have a special interest in adolescent literature; to present programs and conferences on this subject; to promote and increase the number of articles and publications devoted to it; and to integrate the efforts [...]

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2004 ANNUAL REPORT, ASSEMBLY ON LITERATURE FOR ADOLESCENTS OF THE NCTE (ALAN)

The annual ALAN Breakfast was held on Saturday morning during the NCTE Conference in San Francisco. The keynote speaker was award-winning young adult author Jack Gantos. The following Assembly business was also conducted during the Breakfast: The ALAN Award for distinguished contributions [...]

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Almost from its inception, ALAN has given the ALAN award to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to the field of adolescent literature. The recipient may be a publisher, author, librarian, scholar, editor, or servant to the organization. Each year, an honoree is chosen by the Executive Board and receives the ALAN Award at [...]

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This NEW VOICES column features author Cara Haycak, author of RED PALMS. It is Cara's first novel, published in November 2004 by Wendy Lamb Books. She lives in Los Angeles, CA.
ALAN Online: Can you describe RED PALMS for our readers?
The book is narrated by fourteen-year-old Benita Mariah, whose family moves to Paíta Island off the [...]

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