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		<title>ALAN&#8217;s Picks: February 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALAN&#8217;s Picks is a monthly book review column that is compiled and edited by Dr. Pam Cole of Kennesaw State University.  Be sure to check the site often to see a preview of the latest titles in YA Lit.
Reviewed this month:
Deadly Little Lies: A Touch Novel by Laurie Faria Stolarz
The Death-Defying Pepper Roux by Geraldine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Open Letter From USBBY to Help Children in Haiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends of USBBY and IBBY:
This week&#8217;s earthquake in Haiti has left us all shaken and shocked; our friends are there. Yet another tragic disaster has hit the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Thousands have been killed and the destruction has been devastating. Those that were spared are in critical need. We have already [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ALAN&#8217;s Picks: January 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
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ALAN’s Picks is a monthly book review column edited and compiled by Dr. Pam Cole of Kennesaw State University.  Be sure to check the site regularly for the a preview of the latest titles in YA Lit.
Reviewed this month:
 
Candor by Pam Bachortz
David Inside Out by Lee Bantle
Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines
Juggling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ALAN&#8217;s Picks: December 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALAN’s Picks is a monthly book review column edited and compiled by Dr. Pam Cole of Kennesaw State University.  Be sure to check the site regularly for the a preview of the latest titles in YA Lit.
Reviewed this month:
 An Off Year by Claire Zulkey
Ash by Malinda Lo     
By the Time You Read This, I’ll Be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Art of Manliness: 50 Best Books for Boys and Young Men</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s Essential Library 
The Essential Adventure Library: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NY Times: Katherine Paterson Named Ambassador For Young People&#8217;s Literature</title>
		<link>http://www.alan-ya.org/2010/01/ny-times-katherine-paterson-named-ambassador-for-young-peoples-literature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As reported by Motoko Rich of the New York Times, Katherine Paterson has been named ambassador of young people&#8217;s literature&#8211;a joint appointment by the Library of Congress&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The ALAN Review Calls for Manuscripts: Summer 2010 &amp; Winter 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steven Bickmore, Melanie Hundley, &#38; Jacqualine Bach, C0-editors of The ALAN Review, have released the themes for the Summer 2010 and Winter 2011 issues.  If you would like to submit a manuscript in response to one of these prompts, please refer to the submission guidelines posted here.
2010 Summer Theme:  Interplay: Influence of Film, New Media, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award Winner Announced</title>
		<link>http://www.alan-ya.org/2009/12/452/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
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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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ALAN&#8217;s Picks: November 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.alan-ya.org/2009/11/alans-picks-november-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alan-ya.org/2009/11/alans-picks-november-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ALAN’s Picks is a monthly book review column edited and compiled by Dr. Pam Cole of Kennesaw State University.  Be sure to check the site regularly for the a preview of the latest titles in YA Lit.
Reviewed this Month:
Angry Management by Chris Crutcher
          Dragon Spear by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Call for Proposals: ALAN Workshop 2010: Orlando</title>
		<link>http://www.alan-ya.org/2009/11/a-call-for-proposals-alan-workshop-2010-orlando/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alan-ya.org/2009/11/a-call-for-proposals-alan-workshop-2010-orlando/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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