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Week in Review, June 13th-17th
This week on hbook.
This week on hbook.com…
We were saddened to learn of author Lois Duncan's death this week. Roger remembers her
For LGBT Pride Month, we’re highlighting articles about LGBTQIA+ characters and children’s book luminaries — one a day throughout June. This week's picks:
- "Transformers: Reimagining the World" by Malinda Lo (May/June 2015 Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: Transformations)
- Boston's statue of William Ellery Channing during Pride Month
- Starred review of Richard Peck's The Best Man by Gregory Maguire (July/August 2016 Horn Book Magazine)
- Review of Ann Bausum's Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights by Thom Barthelmess (July/August 2015 Horn Book Magazine)
- "On Spies and Purple Socks and Such" by Kathleen T. Horning (January/February 2005 Horn Book Magazine)
- Editorial: "The Man with the Purple Socks" by Roger Sutton (May/June 2014 Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: Harriet the Spy at 50)
- "What Makes a Good YA Coming-Out Novel?" by Claire Gross (March/April 2013 Horn Book Magazine)
We were devastated to hear of the Pulse shooting on in Orlando on June 12th. Some recommended links in honor of the victims:
- "In Honor of Orlando: 10 Books That Celebrate Queer Latinx Identity" by Nazahet Hernandez at Read Diverse Books, June 13th, 2016
- "At the Crossroads of Identity: Intersectionality in Queer YA" by Tristina Wright at GayYA, June 13th, 2016
- "Orlando Victims Tribute Image" by Salina Yoon, June 14th, 2016
Joshua Khan Talks with Roger
Reviews of the Week:
- Picture Book: The White Cat and the Monk: A Retelling of the Poem “Pangur Bán” by Jo Ellen Bogart; illus. by Sydney Smith
- Fiction: Summerlost by Ally Condie
- Poetry: Slickety Quick: Poems About Sharks by Skila Brown; illus. by Bob Kolar
- App: LumiKids Beach
Out of the Box:
Lolly's Classsroom:
- The power of the image: photographs in biographies
- The pros and cons of leveled readers (leveled readers series #1)
Podcast: 1.16 — Drugs ‘n’ Booze in YA
Events calendar
2016 Summer Reading
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