ALAN Online » Book Chat http://www.alan-ya.org Official Site of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:23:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Dori Hillestad Butler Book Chat Transcript Now Available http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/11/dori-hillestad-butler-book-chat-transcript-now-available/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dori-hillestad-butler-book-chat-transcript-now-available http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/11/dori-hillestad-butler-book-chat-transcript-now-available/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:06:20 +0000 David Macinnis Gill http://www.alan-ya.org/?p=205

For those of you who missed the book chat with Dori Hillestad Butler, the transcript of the chat is now available by clicking the link below.  In addition to downloading the transcript, you should also take a look at Dori’s website http://www.thetruthabouttruman.com/main.htm.

Dori Hillestad Butler Book Chat Trascript

]]> http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/11/dori-hillestad-butler-book-chat-transcript-now-available/feed/ 0 ALAN Online Book Chat with Dori Hillestad Butler Rescheduled http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/10/alan-online-book-chat-with-dori-hillestad-butler-rescheduled/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alan-online-book-chat-with-dori-hillestad-butler-rescheduled http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/10/alan-online-book-chat-with-dori-hillestad-butler-rescheduled/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:59:25 +0000 David Macinnis Gill http://www.alan-ya.org/?p=196 Dori Hillestad Butler

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 literature is sold.

You do not have to be a member of ALAN to attend the book chat; everyone is welcome.  See you there!

]]> http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/10/alan-online-book-chat-with-dori-hillestad-butler-rescheduled/feed/ 0 Dori Hillestad Butler to be Featured in October Book Chats http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/10/dori-hillestad-butler-to-be-featured-in-october-book-chats/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dori-hillestad-butler-to-be-featured-in-october-book-chats http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/10/dori-hillestad-butler-to-be-featured-in-october-book-chats/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:21:20 +0000 David Macinnis Gill http://www.alan-ya.org/?p=184

ALAN is proud to announce that Dori Hillestad Butler and her novel The Truth about Truman School will be featured in the October Book Chats.  

The Truth about Truman School is a compelling story that addresses cyberbullying from the perspective of six middle school students.  

You can find The Truth about Truman School on Amazon.com or wherever great YA literature is sold.

Join us in the ALAN Book Chat on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 9:00 PM (Eastern) to discuss the novel with the ALAN community.  Then, on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 9:00 PM (Eastern) come back to the Book Chat to chat live with Dori Hillestad Butler.

You do not need to be a member of ALAN to join the chat.  To access the chat room click here.

]]> http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/10/dori-hillestad-butler-to-be-featured-in-october-book-chats/feed/ 0 Adrienne Vrettos Book Chat Transcript Now Available http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/09/adrienne-vrettos-book-chat-transcript-now-available/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=adrienne-vrettos-book-chat-transcript-now-available http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/09/adrienne-vrettos-book-chat-transcript-now-available/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:12:17 +0000 David Macinnis Gill http://www.alan-ya.org/?p=182 The September 24th Book Chat featured a great conversation with Adrienne Vrettos.  Adrienne answered several questions about her latest novel Sight and she gave a few details about her third novel which is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2010.  If you were unable to attend, you can read a transcript of the chat by clicking on the link below.

Adrienne Vrettos Book Chat 

 

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We are very happy to announce that Adrienne Vrettos will be our featured guest in the ALAN Book Chat on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 9:00 PM (Eastern).  Please join us as we discuss her novel SIGHT (2007, Margaret K. McElderry).  

You do not have to be a member of ALAN to participate in the Book Chat; everyone is welcome. 

See you there!

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The ALAN Book Chat returns on September 17, 2008 at 9:00 PM (Eastern).  The Book Chat will feature a conversation about Adrienne Vrettos’ novel Sight (2007, Margaret K. McElderry).  

In Sight, Vrettos tells the story of Dylan, whose visions assist the local police in solving missing children cases.  The mystique that surrounds these eerie visions becomes more personal when Cate moves into Dylan’s mountain home town.  The events that follow lead up to Dylan focus her abilities in order to survive.

Sight  can be purchased at Amazon.com or at your favorite book store.

You do not have to be a member of ALAN to participate in the Book Chat.  To access the chat room, click here.  See you there!

 

]]> http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/08/adrienne-vrettos-to-be-featured-in-september-book-chats/feed/ 0 Cynthia Leitich Smith Book Chat Transcript Now Available http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/07/cynthia-leitich-smith-book-chat-transcript-now-available/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cynthia-leitich-smith-book-chat-transcript-now-available http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/07/cynthia-leitich-smith-book-chat-transcript-now-available/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:14:28 +0000 David Macinnis Gill http://www.alan-ya.org/?p=164 The July 30, 2008 Book Chat featured a lively conversation with author Cynthia Leitich Smith.  The discussion covered, among many other topics, Cynthia’s novel Tantalize.  If you were unable to visit the Chat, you can read the transcript by clicking on the link below.

Cynthia Leitich Smith Book Chat Transcript

Thank you, Cynthia, for participating in the ALAN Book Chat!

]]> http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/07/cynthia-leitich-smith-book-chat-transcript-now-available/feed/ 0 Cynthia Leitich Smith to be Featured in ALAN Book Chat July 30th http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/07/cynthia-leitich-smith-to-be-featured-in-alan-book-chat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cynthia-leitich-smith-to-be-featured-in-alan-book-chat http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/07/cynthia-leitich-smith-to-be-featured-in-alan-book-chat/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:12:52 +0000 David Macinnis Gill http://www.alan-ya.org/?p=156 Cynthia Leitich Smith

The ALAN Book Chat is pleased to feature a conversation with author Cynthia Leitich Smith on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 9:00 PM (Eastern).  The chat will focus on her novel Tantalize, which  is available in print at Amazon.com and in audiobook form on iTunes. 

You do not have to be a member of ALAN to join the online Book Chat.  See you there!

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The ALAN Book Chat is pleased to feature Cynthia Leitich Smith and her novel Tantalize (Candlewick 2007) in the July book chat. Tantalize is Cynthia’s YA Gothic Fantasy debut.  You can view the official teaser for the novel by clicking here.

Tantalize is available in print at Amazon.com and in audiobook form on iTunes.

The live chat to discuss Tantalize will be held Wednesday, July 23rd at 9:00 PM (EDT). The live chat with Cynthia Leitich Smith will be held one week later, Wednesday, July 30th at 9:00 PM (EDT).

You do not have to be a member of ALAN to participate in the Book Chat. To join the conversation, click on this link. See you there!

]]> http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/07/july-book-chat-to-feature-cynthia-leitich-smith/feed/ 0 Alma Fullerton Book Chat Transcript Now Available http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/07/alma-fullerton-bookchat-transcript/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alma-fullerton-bookchat-transcript http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/07/alma-fullerton-bookchat-transcript/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:34:46 +0000 David Macinnis Gill http://www.alan-ya.org/?p=153 As you may recall, the ALAN Book Chats for the month of June featured Alma Fullerton and her novel, Walking on Glass.

If you missed the Book Chat featuring our conversation with Alma Fullerton, you can now access the transcript of the chat by clicking on the link below.  

Alma Fullerton Book Chat Transcript

ALAN would like to thank Alma Fullerton for participating in the Chat.  I am sure we all look forward to reading more from her in the near future.  

And, I would also like to thank Librarian Barb Dean for moderating the June BookChats.  Her expertise was greatly appreciated by all who participated.

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