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Brett and Kate McKay, the authors of The Art of Manliness Blog, have compiled an interesting list of must-reads for boys and young men.  The list, which features a number of YA classics, can be found here.
The McKays have authored other reading lists including:
100 Must Read Books: The Man’s Essential Library
The Essential Adventure Library: [...]

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As reported by Motoko Rich of the New York Times, Katherine Paterson has been named ambassador of young people’s literature–a joint appointment by the Library of Congress’s Center for the Book and the non-profit organization Every Child a Reader.
Paterson the well-known author of Bridge to Terabithia is the recipient of the Newbery Medal and the National [...]

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Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award Winner Announced

The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN) of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is pleased and proud to announce the winner of the inaugural Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award for Young Adult Fiction. Established in 2008 to honor the wishes of young adult author, [...]

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Dr. James Blasingame, President of ALAN, has announced the theme for the 2010 ALAN Workshop, which is to be held in beautiful Orlando, FL.  The theme for the workshop is, Looking for the Real Me: The Search for Self in Young Adult Literature.
If you would like to present a breakout session during the workshop, please [...]

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For those who are attending NCTE’s Annual Convention in Philadelphia, be sure to keep the ALAN sessions on your convention schedule.

Session: F.31 – 8:00 am to 9:15 am 11/21/2009

Room: Marriott/Grand Ballroom Salon A, 5th Floor

Level(s): Middle (6-8), Secondary (9-12)

Title: ALAN Breakfast with Laurie Halse Anderson
(Sponsoring Group: Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE/ALAN)
This year’s [...]

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