Publisher’s Weekly (1/25/10) Reports:  Driven by increased popularity of mobile and online media, overall media consumption by the 8–18-year-old demographic has exploded over the past five years, according to a study released last week by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The average daily media use by young people in that age group was seven hours and 38 minutes in 2009, up from six hours and 21 minutes in 2004. And while the only segment to decline in use was print, book reading has held its own against the onslaught of new media channels. On average, 8–18-year-olds spent 25 minutes per day reading books in 2009, up阅读更多→

Publisher’s Weekly (1/25/10) reports: Monday marked the official launch of inkpop, an interactive writing platform and community for teenagers created by the HarperTeen imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books. Inkpop serves as an online community for young writers; the publisher calls inkpop the “anchor” of its digital strategy for the teen market. “As with all of our online consumer programs, the concept of community-building is aligned with our ongoing corporate digital marketing efforts to cultivate a two-way dialogue with our readers,苏珊·卡茨说, president and publisher of HarperCollins Children’s Books, 在声明中. “Inkpop provides us with an interactive platform to engage directly with our阅读更多→

16 year old Penny Lane Bloom’s heart has just been crushed: just when she’s ready to give the ultimate gift to the boy she’s loved for years, 她撞见他和另一个女孩在一起.  从伤害和背叛中挣扎, Penny Lane runs to the guys she’s loved more than any: John, 保罗, 乔治和林戈.  And she is inspired to stand up for herself, 她的心, 她的尊严, and her woman-power; she forms the Lonely Hearts Club – a club for girls who want to let go of the boy-centric roller coaster ride of high school dating and focus on themselves, 他们的女朋友, 和他们自己的希望 & 梦想.  现在阅读更多→

18 year old high school senior Logan Witherspoon lives in a tiny Missouri town and at the start of senior year is still nursing his broken heart after being cheated on and dumped by his long time girlfriend.  Then a new girl breezes into his first period biology class: Sage, 充满活力的, 信心, tall and striking looking; she chooses Logan’s table and his fate is sealed. 随着他们的吸引力增强, Logan wrestles with the unfairness of the harsh restrictions Sage’s parents have placed on her: she’s been homeschooled for the past 6 years; she’s not allowed to participate in extra-curriculars; she can’t leave the house except for阅读更多→

Michael L Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature: 2010 Winner(s)   Going Bovine by Libba Bray Sixteen year old slacker, 卡梅隆, sets off on a madcap road trip along with a punk angel, 侏儒伙伴, 一个院子里的侏儒和一个疯狂的科学家, to save the world and perhaps his own life. This wildly imaginative modern day take on Don Quixote is complex, hilarious and stunning. The hero’s journey will never be the same after “Going Bovine.” 2010 Honor(s)   Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman, published by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 麦克米伦的印记阅读更多→

在玛丽·阿马托的第九本书中, 看不见的线, the reader is drawn into the world of Trevor Musgrove, 一个聪明的, 有趣的, artistic 7th grader who has to learn how to navigate the rough waters of jealousy, 欺骗, 和贫困.  Trevor is no stranger to life’s hardships: his dad is in jail, 他的妈妈 is barely keeping the family afloat, he’s responsible for babysitting his siblings and the family is broke.  当特雷弗, 他的妈妈, younger brother and baby sister arrive at their new apartment in the run-down complex nicknamed “Deadly Gardens,” things maybe about to turn around for Trevor. The school he attends is much better than any阅读更多→

13 year old Sherry Holmes Baldwin is back (reluctantly) for another detective adventure with her ghostly mother and best friend Junie.  Turns out someone is stalking her stepmother, 保罗a (The Ruler) and the Academy of Spirits has assigned Sherry and her mom the case.  这对雪莉来说是个糟糕的时刻, 虽然, because she’s totally in love with her boyfriend, 杰克, and is worried about an 8th grade girl who’s trying to steal 杰克 away and Junie is starting to show an interest in fashion, 化妆和男人. 最重要的是, her mom is competing the Ghostlympics, where the first prize is five minutes of “Real Time”,阅读更多→

Texas librarian Dia Reeves’ debut novel, 出血紫, 是一阵旋风, 疯狂的, 超自然的浪漫惊悚, 充满了疯狂, 恶魔, 讽刺, 不敬, 暴力, 性和青少年焦虑.  My head is still spinning… 16 year old Hanna’s mother abandoned her when she was a baby, leaving her to be raised in Finland by her father. After he dies, Hanna runs away to find and force a reunion with the mother she’s never met.  But Hanna’s life isn’t meant to be easy: she’s plagued by her own 恶魔 (manic depression and bipolar disorder) and a tendency towards 暴力 and casual risk-taking; and when she breaks into her mother’s阅读更多→