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Books mentioned in the December 2013 issue of Notes from the Horn Book
Picture BooksBuilding Our House by Jonathan Bean, Farrar, 5–8 years.Journey by Aaron Becker, Candlewick, 5–8 years.Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown, Little, Brown, 3–7 years.Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? written by Eve Bunting, illus. by Sergio Ruzzier, Clarion, 3–7 years.Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle, Chronicle,...
Fanfare!
Here is Fanfare, the Horn Book's list of the best books for young people published in 2013. The complete annotated list will be sent to Notes from the Horn Book subscribers next week; sign up now (it's free) to get it hot off the server. The annotated list, beautifully designed...
Walter Dean Myers on Fallen Angels
Photo by Constance MyersThis Q&A with author Walter Dean Myers appeared on the Zola Books blog on November 7th, 2013, and was shared with the Horn Book by Emma McKinstry of Goodman Media International, Inc. See Betty Carter's discussion of themes in Fallen Angels, its sequel Sunrise over Fallujah, and...
Review of Invasion
Invasion by Walter Dean MyersMiddle School, High School Scholastic 218 pp.10/13 978-0-545-38428-5 $17.99e-book ed. 978-0-545-57659-8 $17.99When Josiah “Woody” Wedgewood enlists in the army, he is immediately sent to England to prepare for the Normandy invasion, harboring only vague ideas about the nature of war. But when he lands...
Walter Dean Myers's War "Trilogy"
In each of his three books about war — Invasion (2013), set during WWII; Fallen Angels (1988), Vietnam; and Sunrise over Fallujah (2008), the second Iraq War — Water Dean Myers asks readers to immerse themselves in a specific conflict from the point of view of a particular character. These...
Veterans Day reading
Today we honor veterans of past wars and those currently serving in the military. It's a good day to share books about veterans, their experiences, and their sacrifices. These titles, both fiction and nonfiction for a range of reader ages, were all published in the last two years and recommended...
What Makes a Good YA Urban Novel?
Poverty. Violence. Racism. Gangs. Drugs. Crime. When people think of the inner city, these are the issues that tend to come to mind — the reasons many avoid urban areas altogether and lock their car doors should they happen to take a wrong turn and end up in a “bad”...
November/December starred reviews, Horn Book Magazine
The following books will receive starred reviews in the November/December 2013 issue of The Horn Book Magazine:Little Santa; written and illustrated by Jon Agee (Dial)Mr. Tiger Goes Wild; written and illustrated by Peter Brown (Little, Brown)The Tiny King; written and illustrated by Taro Miura (Candlewick)All the Truth That’s in Me; by Julie Berry (Viking)Coaltown Jesus; by Ron Koertge (Candlewick)Invasion; by...
Young dreamers
I had wanted to write something funny.I thought I had something to add to recent discussions about the diversity and lack thereof in children’s literature — a unique perspective, perhaps.I was raised in the midst of these conversations about cultural diversity in children’s media. My father, Walter Dean Myers, has...
Coretta Scott King Author Award Acceptance
This morning, I would like to talk to you about black men. Let’s
face it: as an African American woman, it is perhaps unlikely that
I have authored a book and am speaking on behalf of black men.
But here I am.So, to begin, I’d like to share the story...
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