Tony deals with his painful past through humor. How can humor be used as a coping mechanism? 
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
April: Humor as a Coping Mechanism
Tony deals with his painful past through humor. How can humor be used as a coping mechanism?
Monday, April 6, 2009
Rock the Drop: report in, authors and rgz!
You know rgz, GuysLitWire, YALSA, and publishers are dropping 8,000 new young-adult novels, audiobooks, and graphic novels into hospitals for teens across the country on April 16th, 2009.
Now it's time to focus on YOU! We invite all of you teen readers and YA authors to participate in Operation TBD. Help spur reading on a national scale! Leave a YA book in a public place on April 16th. Look at the joy you can share when a teen finds your book!
So what right now? You need a bookplate!
Then leave a comment here telling us what you are going to drop in your community. Want to tell us where? Think about taking a photo when you drop your book. You can upload it during the TBD Post-Op Party, a live chat in another blog post that night at 6 PM Pacific/9 PM Eastern. You never know who you might bump into...
Are you an author? Drop a comment here with your title and link to your site. We'd love to celebrate your work as you leave a free copy in your town! Mark your calendar for the Post-Op Party.
Spread the news about this blog! Report in now to rock the drop!
TBD Contest: Week 4
Dear readergirlz, the time has come for the fourth week of five weeks of contests!
The winner of last week's contest is... Molz614! Send your address to readergirlz AT gmail DOT com and we'll get your pack of books out to you, M!
Here's the deal: each week from now until Support Teen Literature Day on April 16th, we'll be awarding *a package of books* to one winner. To enter, you just comment on our blog posts (comments on older posts count - a point for each comment!) and get an extra ten points for taking up the week's challenge. Get ten more any time by becoming one of our blog followers!
Report your post in the comments with the URL where you fulfilled the week's challenge (and get eleven points!). We'll keep track of the comments and urls and award the winners each week. Books! Prizes! And you'll be supporting teen lit and hospitalized teens across the country.
This week's challenge: Post about how you plan to Rock the Drop on your blog, in a bulletin, on twitter, etc. Spread the word about Operation TBD, and tell us how you're doing it!
And if you haven't posted the Rock the Drop Bug, the Operation TBD trailer or the press release on your blog, do that for more points and let us know!
The winner of last week's contest is... Molz614! Send your address to readergirlz AT gmail DOT com and we'll get your pack of books out to you, M!
Here's the deal: each week from now until Support Teen Literature Day on April 16th, we'll be awarding *a package of books* to one winner. To enter, you just comment on our blog posts (comments on older posts count - a point for each comment!) and get an extra ten points for taking up the week's challenge. Get ten more any time by becoming one of our blog followers!
Report your post in the comments with the URL where you fulfilled the week's challenge (and get eleven points!). We'll keep track of the comments and urls and award the winners each week. Books! Prizes! And you'll be supporting teen lit and hospitalized teens across the country.
This week's challenge: Post about how you plan to Rock the Drop on your blog, in a bulletin, on twitter, etc. Spread the word about Operation TBD, and tell us how you're doing it!
And if you haven't posted the Rock the Drop Bug, the Operation TBD trailer or the press release on your blog, do that for more points and let us know!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
NYPL's Stuff for the Teen Age 2009
The New York Public Library's "Stuff for the Teen Age" celebration has a super awesome Hello-Kitty-Gone-Bad logo this year. Not to mention an amazing list of books (and other stuff) that are worth celebrating.
Go here to check out all the 2009 winners in various wonderful categories (like, The Undead, Urban Stories, Girl Drama and It Hurts, for example). Hooray for all the amazing authors honored this year!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
The Girl Project
Opportunity alert!"The Girl Project explores the lives of American teenage girls by putting them behind the camera to document themselves. Using disposable cameras, girls 13-18 photograph their lives as only they know and understand it."
Hello! Sign me up. Oh, I'm over 18. Bummer. But if you're not, doesn't this sound so cool? Check out the blog to see some of the gorgeous work that girls have already done, including this photo shown, © Angela Cappetta.
Lorie Ann's TLA Top Ten (and a few more)
Justina asked me to share my top 10 moments from TLA. I found I had a photo for most!
1. Getting to travel with Justina and Dia. Although we missed Holly Cupala and Melissa Walker dearly!
2. Packing up the gifties for publishers who are supporting TBD '09!
3. Finding Jodie Cohen on the floor. She's now at Listening Library. We formerly worked together at Simon and Schuster. Note: she's wearing heels!
4. Meeting the legend Sharyn November who probably has her eyes closed here because she can't believe the ruckus the co-founders of rgz are making over her.
5. My massive fan girl moment over Gary Schmidt where I kept mentioning the breeze, the breeze in Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy. Oh, my.
6. Happening upon Joan Bauer and putting two and two together to remember we first met at SCBWI National where we listened to Karen Hesse speak. I lurve Joan's work!
7. Our presentation to over 200 fantastic Texas librarians!
8. Our signings where S&S provided Hug Hug! and On Pointe for conference attendees.
9. Coming upon Justina's shrine of stars!
10. And then meeting Meg Cabot after working together multiple times with rgz!
There were so many highlights, really:
Authors: Sara Zarr, Ally Carter, Jennifer Zeigler, Justine Larbalestier, Walter Dean Myers, Margo Rabb, John Green, Scott Westerfeld, two Brown Bookshelf co-founders, and Cynthia Leitich Smith (and more, more, more!)
Publishers: the Little, Brown staff--Victoria Stapleton (Who I just love. She brought a chair into the Publishers' Reception. So appreciated. And her humor just cracks me up!) Kate Sullivan who helped carry my bags. How sweet is that? Laura Antonacci from S&S and her full team.
Librarians: our power lunch with Lorienne Roy and a midnight meeting with Beth Yoke. Susi Grissom and Joanna Nigrelli, our Texas hosts. An entire conference full of passionate, generous librarians. Just wonderful!
Here's to a great conference, and the rumor of TLA '10. I hope, I hope, I hope!
And sweet thanks to the librarian who asked me if my hair color was natural and another who gave me the "Best Shoe Award" for the entire conference. *wink*
1. Getting to travel with Justina and Dia. Although we missed Holly Cupala and Melissa Walker dearly!
2. Packing up the gifties for publishers who are supporting TBD '09!
3. Finding Jodie Cohen on the floor. She's now at Listening Library. We formerly worked together at Simon and Schuster. Note: she's wearing heels!
4. Meeting the legend Sharyn November who probably has her eyes closed here because she can't believe the ruckus the co-founders of rgz are making over her.
5. My massive fan girl moment over Gary Schmidt where I kept mentioning the breeze, the breeze in Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy. Oh, my.
6. Happening upon Joan Bauer and putting two and two together to remember we first met at SCBWI National where we listened to Karen Hesse speak. I lurve Joan's work!
7. Our presentation to over 200 fantastic Texas librarians!
8. Our signings where S&S provided Hug Hug! and On Pointe for conference attendees.
9. Coming upon Justina's shrine of stars!
10. And then meeting Meg Cabot after working together multiple times with rgz!
There were so many highlights, really:
Authors: Sara Zarr, Ally Carter, Jennifer Zeigler, Justine Larbalestier, Walter Dean Myers, Margo Rabb, John Green, Scott Westerfeld, two Brown Bookshelf co-founders, and Cynthia Leitich Smith (and more, more, more!)
Publishers: the Little, Brown staff--Victoria Stapleton (Who I just love. She brought a chair into the Publishers' Reception. So appreciated. And her humor just cracks me up!) Kate Sullivan who helped carry my bags. How sweet is that? Laura Antonacci from S&S and her full team.
Librarians: our power lunch with Lorienne Roy and a midnight meeting with Beth Yoke. Susi Grissom and Joanna Nigrelli, our Texas hosts. An entire conference full of passionate, generous librarians. Just wonderful!
Here's to a great conference, and the rumor of TLA '10. I hope, I hope, I hope!
And sweet thanks to the librarian who asked me if my hair color was natural and another who gave me the "Best Shoe Award" for the entire conference. *wink*
April: How do we choose features and April recommended reads
How are books chosen to be featured on rgz? Basically, the divas listen to teens and book the main features. Sometimes they will find a "must read" that they strongly believe they have to bring to attention. If an author is available, a month is agreed upon and booked. Thanks to Dia Calhoun for her hard work as our author liaison!
The divas then ask the postergirlz for excellent other reads that compliment the feature. There is no runner up, honor read, or second place. Every single feature and recommend stands tall as a significant contribution to YA lit. And we are honored to have each one spotlighted!
So special thanks to our postergirlz for this month's recommended reads that accompany Impulse so well!
Be sure to snag a copy of Cures for Heartbreak!
Little Willow's Book Bag
This Week's Picks
Fate by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Because I Am Furniture by Thalia Chaltas (coming out April 16th)
So Punk Rock (and Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother) by Micol Ostow and David Ostow (coming out July 1st)
Highway to H#!! by Rosemary Clement-Moore
For Your Younger Siblings
Babymouse: The Musical by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
Charlie & Lola: Say Cheese based on the characters created by Lauren Child and a script by Samantha Hill
This Month's Spotlighted Title
Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
Fate by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Because I Am Furniture by Thalia Chaltas (coming out April 16th)
So Punk Rock (and Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother) by Micol Ostow and David Ostow (coming out July 1st)
Highway to H#!! by Rosemary Clement-Moore
For Your Younger Siblings
Babymouse: The Musical by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
Charlie & Lola: Say Cheese based on the characters created by Lauren Child and a script by Samantha Hill
This Month's Spotlighted Title
Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
April: Help to prevent suicide
We have touched on suicide on several books at rgz, so our fantastic postergirl Jackie made this document for us. I thought to share it again as each of Ellen's characters has been hospitalized for attempted suicide.
If you or your friend is contemplating this act, GET HELP NOW. Each individual matters to our world.
Suicide is the third most common way for young people ages 10-24 to die. More worrisome is that for every suicide death among young people ages 15-24 there are 100-200 failed attempts. In 2005, 16.9% of U.S. high school students revealed that they had thoughts of attempting suicide in the preceding 12 months.*
Suicide is serious, but it is preventable. If you are thinking about suicide or someone you know is exhibiting signs that they might make an attempt on their own life, please use the resources below. All calls are confidential.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
1-800-273-TALK
1-800-273-8255
Call this 24-hour hotline for any kind of emotional distress ranging from suicide and mental illness to homelessness, loneliness and family problems. They’ll listen, and refer you to resources in your area.
National Hopeline Network
www.hopeline.com
1-800-SUICIDE
1-800-784-2433
This 24-hour hotline will seamlessly and immediately connect you to the crisis center closest to the place you are calling from.
The Trevor Helpline
www.thetrevorproject.org
866-4-U-TREVOR
866-488-7386
A 24-hour suicide prevention helpline focused on helping gay or questioning youth, but anyone is welcome to call.
Read more about suicide, warning signs, and general mental health issues:
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/
http://www.teenscreen.org/teens
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenmentalhealth.html
* http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/Suicide/default.htm
Friday, April 3, 2009
Texan Librarians Throw BIG Conferences!
Justina, reporting in on the Texas Librarian Association conference...
All I can say is that Texan Librarians sure know how to make an author feel welcome. Yes, ma'am!
After spending 3 days in Houston at the legendary Texas Librarian Association with two of the other readergirlz co-founders (Dia Calhoun and Lorie Ann Grover), let me just say, I looooove Texans as much as I missed our other divas (Holly Cupala and Melissa Walker).
My Personal Trip Highlights in no particular order. (I can't wait to hear Lorie Ann and Dia weigh in on their top moments!)
1. Toiling late at night with the divas on getting our swag bags ready for our presentation on Making Literacy Hip + Relevant for Teens. (This brought back memories of the early days where I spent hours upon hours hand-cutting and crafting hundreds of goody bags for various readergirlz events...)
2. Kibbitzing with amazing YA authors, including Meg Cabot,
Sara Zarr, Ally Carter, Justine Larbalestier, Margo Rabb, John Green, Scott Westerfeld (ooohhh...confirmed a readergirlz feature month with him!)--it was a veritable readergirlz reunion...LIVE! And then to top it off, I met some of the Brown Bookshelf co-founders! THAT was a thrill. My fleeting glimpse of Cynthia Leitich Smith made me so mad at myself for not snagging some time with her for a coffee. Next time.
3. Meeting the incredible editor-visionary Sharyn November! In person! I literally squealed. Vaguely embarrassing. Dia and Lorie Ann were more refined in their fangirling.
4. Oh! Oh! MAJOR highlight: Hanging out with my marvelous Little, Brown peeps--Victoria Stapleton and Zoe Luderitz (amazing library marketing dynamic duo), Kate Sullivan (watch for ASH!), and at last meeting Rachel Wasdyke (I teared up! She's my publicist!!).
I wish I had taken a photo of Victoria's sassy, HIGH patent heels. Oh, my! I had the honor of meeting Justin Somper (VAMPIRATES--also proud wearer of the most rocking pair of men's shoes I've seen. Ever.) and Svetlana (graphic novelist).
5. Meeting every single one of the Texan powerhouses...like Professor Nana (my hero and the woman who kicked my behind to get readergirlz off the ground) and what must have been the entire TAYSHAS braintrust. You ladies are truly amazing.
6. All the teens and librarians who stood in line for me to sign my books. Wow, that's all I can say, WOW. Thank you.
7. Meeting with Loreine Roy(past president of ALA) and Beth Yoke (executive director of YALSA).
8. Spending a wonderful evening at the YART dinner with my dining companions. I now have a list of must-read Latina authors, which I am absolutely psyched about!
9. Walking the showroom floor and being absolutely wowed by the number of fantastic books I still have yet to read and showcase on readergirlz!
10. Looking out at a ballroom filled with librarians who rocked with readergirlz at our presentation... WHY, oh WHY, did I start to cry when the video trailers for Operation TBD rolled? Holly has done a spectacular job with them, for sure! But I also think it's because we at readergirlz move so fast from project to project that we don't celebrate enough!
AND that is what Texans know how to do: celebrate. In style.
Any time I get an invite to go to a book event in Texas where there will be librarians? I will so be there. Yes, Ma'am!
~Justina, a tired readergirlz diva
All I can say is that Texan Librarians sure know how to make an author feel welcome. Yes, ma'am!
After spending 3 days in Houston at the legendary Texas Librarian Association with two of the other readergirlz co-founders (Dia Calhoun and Lorie Ann Grover), let me just say, I looooove Texans as much as I missed our other divas (Holly Cupala and Melissa Walker).
My Personal Trip Highlights in no particular order. (I can't wait to hear Lorie Ann and Dia weigh in on their top moments!)1. Toiling late at night with the divas on getting our swag bags ready for our presentation on Making Literacy Hip + Relevant for Teens. (This brought back memories of the early days where I spent hours upon hours hand-cutting and crafting hundreds of goody bags for various readergirlz events...)
2. Kibbitzing with amazing YA authors, including Meg Cabot,
Sara Zarr, Ally Carter, Justine Larbalestier, Margo Rabb, John Green, Scott Westerfeld (ooohhh...confirmed a readergirlz feature month with him!)--it was a veritable readergirlz reunion...LIVE! And then to top it off, I met some of the Brown Bookshelf co-founders! THAT was a thrill. My fleeting glimpse of Cynthia Leitich Smith made me so mad at myself for not snagging some time with her for a coffee. Next time.3. Meeting the incredible editor-visionary Sharyn November! In person! I literally squealed. Vaguely embarrassing. Dia and Lorie Ann were more refined in their fangirling.
4. Oh! Oh! MAJOR highlight: Hanging out with my marvelous Little, Brown peeps--Victoria Stapleton and Zoe Luderitz (amazing library marketing dynamic duo), Kate Sullivan (watch for ASH!), and at last meeting Rachel Wasdyke (I teared up! She's my publicist!!).
I wish I had taken a photo of Victoria's sassy, HIGH patent heels. Oh, my! I had the honor of meeting Justin Somper (VAMPIRATES--also proud wearer of the most rocking pair of men's shoes I've seen. Ever.) and Svetlana (graphic novelist).5. Meeting every single one of the Texan powerhouses...like Professor Nana (my hero and the woman who kicked my behind to get readergirlz off the ground) and what must have been the entire TAYSHAS braintrust. You ladies are truly amazing.
6. All the teens and librarians who stood in line for me to sign my books. Wow, that's all I can say, WOW. Thank you.
7. Meeting with Loreine Roy(past president of ALA) and Beth Yoke (executive director of YALSA).
8. Spending a wonderful evening at the YART dinner with my dining companions. I now have a list of must-read Latina authors, which I am absolutely psyched about!
9. Walking the showroom floor and being absolutely wowed by the number of fantastic books I still have yet to read and showcase on readergirlz!
10. Looking out at a ballroom filled with librarians who rocked with readergirlz at our presentation... WHY, oh WHY, did I start to cry when the video trailers for Operation TBD rolled? Holly has done a spectacular job with them, for sure! But I also think it's because we at readergirlz move so fast from project to project that we don't celebrate enough!
AND that is what Texans know how to do: celebrate. In style.
Any time I get an invite to go to a book event in Texas where there will be librarians? I will so be there. Yes, Ma'am!
~Justina, a tired readergirlz diva
Thursday, April 2, 2009
April: Thoughts on Suicide
Some call suicide the ultimate act of cowardice. Do you agree? Why or why not?
Project Book Babe!
Faith Hochhalter, aka “The Book Babe,” is a beloved children’s book industry fixture.When the publishing community heard that The Book Babe had been diagnosed with breast cancer, people raced to help! And you can too.
How? By joining Project Book Babe!
Bid on the collection of items for auction, which includes cool stuff like the right to name a character in a future Lisa McMann book, plus signed copies of Artemis Fowl and Brisingr and lots of other great novels.
And on April 4th, from 2-5pm in the Marcos de Niza High School Auditorium in Tempe, AZ, there will be music, comedy, and the following authors will be speaking on a panel:
Frank Beddor
-The Looking Glass Wars series
Chris Gall
-There’s Nothing to Do on Mars
P.J. Haarsma
-The Softwire series
Shannon Hale
-The Princess Academy
J.S. Lewis
-The Revenge of the Shadow King
Dean Lorey
-Nightmare Academy series
Stephenie Meyer
-Twilight saga
Brandon Mull
-Fablehaven series
James A. Owen
-Here, There Be Dragons
Janette Rallison
-Just One Wish
Laini Taylor
-Faeries of Dreamdark series
Not a bad list, right? Tell your friends! Spread the word! Buy tickets if you're nearby!
Proceeds from the auction and the event on April 4th will help support The Book Babe while she undergoes cancer treatment. Find more information here.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
BEDA with Maureen Johnson
By the way, readergirlz is totally joining Maureen Johnson's Blog Every Day April challenge. We're in!
Go here for more info. Here's our official pledge:
THE RULES OF BLOG EVERY DAY APRIL (BEDA)
1. Blog every day in April.
THE BLOG EVERY DAY IN APRIL MANIFESTO
I commit to this idea and am determined to create something EVERY DAY in April, including weekends. Every day, I will find something to say. I embrace the reality that there is always something to talk about, if you are willing to take the time to look for it.
We __readergirlz_ promise to blog every day in April. (As you can see, we're off to a rocking start with 5 posts today!)
And we're so glad we'll be doing it all with featured author Ellen Hopkins!
Happy Spring!
Go here for more info. Here's our official pledge:
THE RULES OF BLOG EVERY DAY APRIL (BEDA)
1. Blog every day in April.
THE BLOG EVERY DAY IN APRIL MANIFESTO
I commit to this idea and am determined to create something EVERY DAY in April, including weekends. Every day, I will find something to say. I embrace the reality that there is always something to talk about, if you are willing to take the time to look for it.
We __readergirlz_ promise to blog every day in April. (As you can see, we're off to a rocking start with 5 posts today!)
And we're so glad we'll be doing it all with featured author Ellen Hopkins!
Happy Spring!
Welcome, Ellen Hopkins!
We are thrilled to welcome Ellen Hopkins to readergirlz. Her novel in verse, IMPULSE, is our April pick! Check out the our interview with Ellen, book party ideas themed around IMPULSE, and our Reach Out project idea--as well as the awesome soundtrack Ellen's chosen for the book--over at readergirlz.com.Here's a little about the book: "Three lives, three different paths to the same destination: Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital for those who have attempted the ultimate act - suicide. In one instant three young people decided enough was enough. Vanessa's beloved blade cut just a little deeper. Tony downed a bottle of pills with a fifth of whiskey. Conner chose the gun. But fate -- or loved ones -- intervened. Now they have a second chance, and maybe with each others' help, they can find their way to a better life. But only if they're strong and can fight the demons that brought them here in the first place."
And the buzz...
"I am personally so happy to finally feature Ellen Hopkins for a month at readergirlz! Impulse is a wonderful selection to highlight National Poetry Month and Operation Teen Book Drop '09. Ellen's raw, edgy writing is inspiring in its truth. I'm looking forward to amazing discussions this month!" - Lorie Ann Grover, readergirlz diva
"Sharp, searing free verse . . . fast, jagged, hypnotic." - Kirkus Reviews
"A riveting, fast-paced story of teenage hurt and healing." - VOYA
2008 ALA Best Book For Teens
2008 Georgia Peach Award
"Impulse saved my life. Not in a metaphorical sense, it literally saved my life." - a reader
Could we be more excited? Join us all month right here on the blog for discussions and mark your calendars a LIVE chat on Wednesday, April 22nd at 6pm PST/9pm EST.
Happy April, readergirlz!
readergirlz roundtable discussion of Impulse
The readergirlz divas were so pleased Ellen Hopkins could join us in honor of Operation Teen Book Drop 2009, and in the month of April, National Poetry Month! The verse novel Impulse is a weighty, heart-wrenching read. Join us as we chat about this raw work and our take-aways.
Lorie Ann Grover: What were your take-away impressions of Impulse?
Little Willow: Immediately after finishing it: Oh, Conner. Oh.
Dia Calhoun: My immediate impression was that I had found an immensely truthful story.
Shelf Elf: It made me think about how sheltered I was as a teen. Sure there were kids in my high school who had issues and struggled, but nothing like the characters in this book, to my knowledge. I also wondered what it might have been like for Ellen to take herself inside the heads of 3 such troubled people. That had to have been an intense writing experience.
Lorie Ann: I was exhausted basically. I encountered so many images, subjects, and ideas I've never been fully exposed to before. An entirely new world opened before me, and my sympathies were raised.
Melissa Walker: My mom worked in a state school for troubled kids while I was in high school. She was their biology teacher, and they lived there, healed there. I thought about her a lot while I was reading, and wondered how she kept her heart safe from the heartbreaking stories of her students.
Read the entire discussion at Bildungsroman.
Lorie Ann Grover: What were your take-away impressions of Impulse?
Little Willow: Immediately after finishing it: Oh, Conner. Oh.
Dia Calhoun: My immediate impression was that I had found an immensely truthful story.
Shelf Elf: It made me think about how sheltered I was as a teen. Sure there were kids in my high school who had issues and struggled, but nothing like the characters in this book, to my knowledge. I also wondered what it might have been like for Ellen to take herself inside the heads of 3 such troubled people. That had to have been an intense writing experience.
Lorie Ann: I was exhausted basically. I encountered so many images, subjects, and ideas I've never been fully exposed to before. An entirely new world opened before me, and my sympathies were raised.
Melissa Walker: My mom worked in a state school for troubled kids while I was in high school. She was their biology teacher, and they lived there, healed there. I thought about her a lot while I was reading, and wondered how she kept her heart safe from the heartbreaking stories of her students.
Read the entire discussion at Bildungsroman.
April: rgz Newsflash
Operation TBD
It’s finally here and now everyone can participate! Help rgz raise awareness of Support Teen Literature Day with YALSA on April 16th by participating in Operation Teen Book Drop (TBD ’09). Grab a label from our website and get ready to leave a book in your community. Then party it up with us at the Post-Op Party with authors and readers from around the world. This is the same day that rgz, GuysLitWire, and YALSA are dropping 8,000 books to hospitalized teens across the country. And where are the new YA books coming from? AMAZING publishers who have the heart to continue to give in our tight economic times. Bravo, publishers! We heart you!
It’s finally here and now everyone can participate! Help rgz raise awareness of Support Teen Literature Day with YALSA on April 16th by participating in Operation Teen Book Drop (TBD ’09). Grab a label from our website and get ready to leave a book in your community. Then party it up with us at the Post-Op Party with authors and readers from around the world. This is the same day that rgz, GuysLitWire, and YALSA are dropping 8,000 books to hospitalized teens across the country. And where are the new YA books coming from? AMAZING publishers who have the heart to continue to give in our tight economic times. Bravo, publishers! We heart you!Abrams Books
Bloomsbury/Walker Books
Candlewick Press
Full Cast Audio
Hachette Book Group
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Hyperion
Milkweed
Mirrorstone Books
Orca Book Publishers
Peachtree Books
Perseus Book Group/Running Press
Random House
Scholastic
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Soft Skull Press & Red Rattle Books
TOKYOPOP
Tor /Forge/Starscape/Tor Teen
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April pick: Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
In April, we’ll welcome New York Times Bestseller Ellen Hopkins and discuss Impulse. How perfect for National Poetry Month and TBD ’09! Be ready for intensity as we explore the multiple sides of this edgy verse novel.
Join us for discussions at the readergirlz blog!
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Postergirlz Suggested Reads
The postergirlz have selected these amazing works to accompany Impulse:
April pick: Impulse by Ellen Hopkins In April, we’ll welcome New York Times Bestseller Ellen Hopkins and discuss Impulse. How perfect for National Poetry Month and TBD ’09! Be ready for intensity as we explore the multiple sides of this edgy verse novel.
Join us for discussions at the readergirlz blog!
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Postergirlz Suggested Reads
The postergirlz have selected these amazing works to accompany Impulse:* Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
* Cures for Heartbreak by Margo Rabb
* Alive and Well in Prague New York by Daphne Grab
* Candy by Kevin Brooks
* Thirst by Mary Oliver
* Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood by Koren Zailckas
* Cures for Heartbreak by Margo Rabb
* Alive and Well in Prague New York by Daphne Grab
* Candy by Kevin Brooks
* Thirst by Mary Oliver
* Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood by Koren Zailckas
See the full April issue, complete with playlist, party ideas, and more!
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rgz at TLA
Are you going to the Texas Library Association Conference? We invite you to meet three of the readergirlz divas: Dia Calhoun, Lorie Ann Grover, and Justina Chen Headley. We’ll be speaking about readergirlz on April 2 at 2:00 and signing in the Author Alley at 3:00.
Swing by and give us a Texas-sized greeting!
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rgz at TLA
Are you going to the Texas Library Association Conference? We invite you to meet three of the readergirlz divas: Dia Calhoun, Lorie Ann Grover, and Justina Chen Headley. We’ll be speaking about readergirlz on April 2 at 2:00 and signing in the Author Alley at 3:00.
Swing by and give us a Texas-sized greeting!
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rgz discussions move to blog!
Have you noticed that rgz has migrated our discussions of the feature book over to our blog? This is a central location everyone can reach. Monthly discussion posts are linked in the top right corner, and you can follow every update through rgz Twitter.
Stop by and drop a comment for the author and the community!
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rgz LIVE chats: just got chattier
We are testing software for rgz LIVE! at our blog. Upcoming chats include the Operation TBD Post-Op Party and LIVE chat with Ellen Hopkins.
Stay tuned for full details!
Here’s to Operation Teen Book Drop ’09. Contact us at divas@readergirlz.com. Thanks for joining the movement to read, reflect, and reach out!
rgz discussions move to blog!
Have you noticed that rgz has migrated our discussions of the feature book over to our blog? This is a central location everyone can reach. Monthly discussion posts are linked in the top right corner, and you can follow every update through rgz Twitter.Stop by and drop a comment for the author and the community!
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rgz LIVE chats: just got chattier
We are testing software for rgz LIVE! at our blog. Upcoming chats include the Operation TBD Post-Op Party and LIVE chat with Ellen Hopkins.
Stay tuned for full details!
Here’s to Operation Teen Book Drop ’09. Contact us at divas@readergirlz.com. Thanks for joining the movement to read, reflect, and reach out!
the readergirlz divas~
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