>September/October Horn Book

by Roger Sutton
Sep 01, 2006 | Filed in Articles & Opinion
>Our September/October issue of the Horn Book Magazine is out; a special issue with the theme, "What Makes a Good Book." (We decided to leave the question mark to our readers.) You can view the table of contents, which itself links to a few articles and reviews from the issue, including my long-promised take on stars. To subscribe to the Horn Book, or to order a copy of this issue, please contact Alison Amato at aamato@hbook.com.
Roger Sutton
Roger Sutton

Editor Emeritus Roger Sutton was editor in chief of The Horn Book, Inc., from 1996-2021. He was previously editor of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and a children's and young adult librarian. He received his MA in library science from the University of Chicago in 1982 and a BA from Pitzer College in 1978.

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Edith

>I know this post is from ages ago, but I'm trying to find the link for the stars post & it doesn't work anymore. Can you provide me with it? edithcohn(at)gmail(dot)com

Posted : Sep 03, 2008 07:47

Lynn

>Melinda: Ahh, yes. After I posted I figured as much, but decided not to bother deleting. I won't get to see our copy of the print version until Christmas or later, so I was probably disproportionately gleeful to see the online info.

Why are you here? Why are any of us? It's just fun.

Posted : Sep 10, 2006 09:33

Melinda

>Hey Lynn -- I meant the print version, which hadn't arrived in the mail at that time. But then when I *did* get it, we suddenly got hit with a slew of sale books I had to proofread and I still haven't read my HB and it's been three days! So what am I doing here, I suddenly wondered.

Posted : Sep 10, 2006 03:34

Abby

>Thank you so much for the article on stars; it supports thoughts that I've been having about reviews. As a relatively new children's librarian (almost at the ten month mark), I'm still learning how to read reviews, and determining how much value to place upon a starred review . It's already clear to me that not all starred books are a good fit for my library: being in a small, rural town, any book about urban issues - no matter how good - will gather dust on the shelves.

Posted : Sep 06, 2006 05:48

Roger Sutton

>They was all wimmin.

Posted : Sep 06, 2006 01:40

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