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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 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award for Young Adult Fiction.  Established in 2008 to honor the wishes of young adult author, Amelia Elizabeth Walden, the award allows for the sum [...]

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ALAN has assembled a search committee to review applications from those interested in becoming the next Executive Secretary of our assembly.  For more information on the search, please review search committee’s page by clicking here.
Questions can be directed to the Search Committee Chair, Michael Cart at mrmcart@sbcglobal.net .

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The ALAN Executive Committee is pleased and proud to announce Christopher Crowe as the 2010 recipient of the Ted Hipple Service Award.
The award is given each year to an individual who has offered significant contributions to the ALAN organization. It is named in honor of Ted Hipple, the first and long-time ALAN Executive Secretary, who [...]

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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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