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ALAN’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:

Addicted to Her by Janet Nichols Lynch
Alex Van Helsing: Vampire Rising by Jason Henderson
Callie’s Rules by Naomi Zucker
The Carbon Diaries 2017 by Saci Lloyd
Epitaph Road by David Patenaude
Finally by Wendy Mass
The Karma Club by Jessica Brody
Love Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur
Never After by Dan Elconin
Spells by Aprilynne Pike
Touch by Francine Rose

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ALAN’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:

Leaving Gee’s Bend by Irene Latham
The Less-Dead by April Lurie
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
The Orange Houses by Paul Griffin
Out of the Blue by S.L. Rottman
Pod by Stephen Wallenfels
Quaking by Kathryn Erskine
Split by Stefan Petrucha
Tangled by Carolyn Mackler

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ALAN’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.

Borderline by Allan Stratton
Boys without Names by Kashmira Sheth
Countdown by Deborah Wiles
The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin by Josh Berk
Dream Life by Lauren Mechling
Fizzy Whiz Kid by Maiya Williams
Guardian of the Gate by Michelle Zink
The Hollow by Jessica Verday
In a Heartbeat by Loretta Ellsworth

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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 passed away on November 25, 2004. Ted shaped ALAN through decades of unwavering service and support. He was a Professor of Education at the University of Tennessee, where he was a former chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Previously, he was a Professor of Education at the University of Florida. He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois and was a high school English teacher at Homewood-Flossmoor High School.  Famous for his flamboyant sweaters, neckties, and suspenders, Ted was a brilliant teacher, scholar, and servant to the profession. His work influenced—and continues to influence—generations of teachers and their students. [Read more →]

ALAN’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:

Back Home by Julia Keller
A Blue So Dark by Holly Schindler
A Brief History of Montmaray by Michelle Cooper
Diary of a Witness by Catherine Ryan Hyde
The Doom Machine by Mark Teague
Hearts At Stake by Alyxandra Harvey
In the Paths of Falling Objects by Andrew Smith
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
The Pillow Book of Lotus Lowenstein by Libby Schmais
Rage: A Love Story by Julie Anne Peters
Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
Smells Like Dog by Suzanne Selfors

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