ALAN Online

ALAN Online is pleased to announce that the Book Chat with Dori Hillestad Butler has been rescheduled for Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 9:00 PM (EASTERN).  The chat will focus on Butler’s YA novel The Truth about Truman School.
You can purchase a copy of The Truth about Truman School at Amazon.com or where ever great YA [...]

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David Gill, ALAN President, has released the official program for this year’s two-day workshop in San Antonio, Texas.  You can download a copy of the program by clicking on the link below.
ALAN 2008 WORKSHOP PROGRAM

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Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today will present author Jon Scieszka with the first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Medal in the Montpelier Room of the James Madison Building, as part of the National Book Festival celebration. Announced in January, the position was created to raise national awareness of the importance of young people’s literature as [...]

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Mary Arnold, Chair of the 2008 ALAN Election Committee, has announced
the following ALAN 2008 election results:
President Elect:
James Blasingame
Board of Directors:
Angela Beumer Johnson
Shannon Collins
Walter Mayes
Contgratulations to all those elected and welcome to the Board.  New
officers will be installed at the ALAN Breakfast in San Antonio.  For
all those on the ballot, we appreciate your support of our
organization! [...]

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The Adventurous Deeds of Deadwood Jones by Helen Hemphill
The Brothers Torres by Coert Voorhees
Chameleon by Charles R. Smith Jr.
The Darkness under the Water by Beth Kanell
The Devouring by Simon Holt
Kendra by Coe Booth
The Robe of Skulls by Vivian French and Ross Collins
Seaborn by Craig Moodie
Tiger Moon by Antonia Michaelis
Walkaway by Alden R. Carter

The Adventurous Deeds [...]

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