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		<title>ALAN&#8217;s Picks: September 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“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:

The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Ninth Grade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adrienne Vrettos to be featured in September Book Chats</title>
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		<comments>http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/08/adrienne-vrettos-to-be-featured-in-september-book-chats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
		
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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&#8217; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join the ALAN 2008 Ning Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
		
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David Macinnis Gill, the President of ALAN, has designed a social networking site for those who plan on attending the 2008 ALAN Workshop in San Antonio.  The Ning page contains a great deal of information about the 2008 workshop, and it is a great way to connect with other ALAN members.  To join this network, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Ink</title>
		<link>http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/08/teen-ink/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
		
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The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents brings together authors, librarians, teachers and students who share an interest in Young Adult Literature.  And, it is my goal as the Webmaster to provide those who visit this site with valuable content and resources that will further enrich their interest in Young Adult Literature.
Today I would like to highlight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Business: Building a Classroom Library</title>
		<link>http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/08/book-business-building-a-classroom-library/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Building a Classroom Library
Dr. Lori Goodson
I have a few personality flaws that have served me well in teaching.  Possibly the best of those is that I’m a tad lazy.  To be more specific, I like to find ways to make my life easier.  Remote mini blinds, pet doors, etc., all sound like wonderful inventions.  When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Interview with Elizabeth Scott</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[The New Voices of YA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An Interview with Elizabeth Scott, author of Living Dead Girl
By Pam B. Cole
Cole: Can you talk about how the idea for Living Dead Girl originated?
Scott: Usually, when I get an idea for a story, it comes in bits and pieces. But once in a while—a great while, frankly—an idea will come to me fully formed, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ALAN&#8217;s Picks: August 2008</title>
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		<comments>http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/08/alans-picks-august-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cynthia Leitich Smith Book Chat Transcript Now Available</title>
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		<comments>http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/07/cynthia-leitich-smith-book-chat-transcript-now-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The July 30, 2008 Book Chat featured a lively conversation with author Cynthia Leitich Smith.  The discussion covered, among many other topics, Cynthia&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Business: Dr. Lori Goodson</title>
		<link>http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/07/book-business-dr-lori-goodson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/07/book-business-dr-lori-goodson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JUST THE BEGINNING
Dr. Lori Goodson

In my years of teaching language arts at the middle school and high school level, I’ve had an amazing array of students come through my classroom doors—with a just-as-amazing array of reading interests and issues.
I’ve had a seventh-grade girl who loves the farm, hunting, and fishing. Going through my bookshelves, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2008 ALAN Workshop: San Antonio</title>
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		<comments>http://www.alan-ya.org/2008/07/2008-alan-workshop-san-antonio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt S.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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We have received several comments from those who are searching for more information about the 2008 NCTE Convention and ALAN Workshop in San Antonio.  To help readers access what they need to know about this year&#8217;s convention, I have created a new page on the left sidebar that will be updated as new information becomes [...]]]></description>
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