ALAN Online

“ALAN’s Picks” is a recurring post on ALAN Online featuring book reviews of the newest titles in Young Adult Literature.  Reviews are compiled and posted monthly.  Be sure to visit ALAN Online often to read more about the newest titles from the best authors in the business.
Reviewed this month:
13 by Jason Robert Brown and Dan [...]

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James Blasingame, the Chair of our 2007 ALAN Election Committee, hasannounced the following ALAN 2007 election results:
President Elect:
Pamela Sissi Carroll
Board of Directors:

Marc Aronson

Jeffrey Kaplan

Daria Plumb

Congratulations to all who have been elected and welcome to the Board.All who ran are greatly appreciated–the election was very close! Thisattests to the excellent work of the committee, as they [...]

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Catherine Balkin, Chair of the 2007 ALAN Award Committee, has announced that the ALAN Award Committee has voted to honor Teri Lesesne with the 2007 ALAN Award. Lesesne, author of Making the Match and Naked Reading, is a renowned advocate of Young Adult literature.  She is an active leader in ALAN, NCTE, ALA, and a [...]

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Join the ALAN Book Club and become part of a new online group of readers unlike any other on the whole planet! Once a month, the third Wednesday to be precise, at 9 PM Eastern Time, we will meet online in the ALAN Chat area to discuss a particular book. The following Wednesday at 9PM, [...]

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Join the ALAN Book Club and become part of a new online group of readers unlike any other on the whole planet! Once a month, the third Wednesday to be precise, at 9 PM Eastern Time, we will meet online in the ALAN Chat area to discuss a particular book. The following Wednesday at 9PM, [...]

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