Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: May 31
May 31, 2013
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage.
Book Lists and Awards
Summer Reading–It’s a (Tween) Girl Thing! Fun list @StorySnoops #kidlit http://ow.ly/lyTu6
Summer reading lists for teen and tween boys @StorySnoops http://ow.ly/ltNux #kidlit
Guardian children's fiction prize 2013 longlist - in pictures @Guardian http://ow.ly/lwCBw via @PWKidsBookshelf #kidlit
6 Beach Books + #Literacy Skill-Building Activities! from @LiteracyLaunch http://ow.ly/ltPkA
Stacked identifies a fun mini-trend: Amnesia in #YAlit http://ow.ly/lnNyo
Growing Bookworms
Love this! Check out this news video about a kindergartner who read 875 books during school year http://ow.ly/lyRA7 via @100scopenotes
Very nice! SAVED BY SUMMER READING by @alansilberberg @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/ltOjB #kidlit
Kidlitosphere
On the #Cybils blog: 48-Hour Book Challenge http://ow.ly/ltNTk #kidlit #yalit
The 48 Hour Book Challenge Prize Packages via @MsYingling http://ow.ly/ltP0N #kidlit
Oh, I love Dahl's Matilda! @abbylibrarian is celebrating her 25th Anniversary http://ow.ly/lw6m2 #kidlit
Don't miss the May 2013 Carnival of Children's Literature at Yellow Brick Reads http://ow.ly/ltcNW #kidlit
Libraries
BBC News - Paperless public libraries switch to digital http://ow.ly/lwCw5 via @PWKidsBookshelf
Librarian Bloggers Launch “Show Me the Awesome” Campaign @sljournal http://ow.ly/lyCGX @lizb @catagator
Miscellaneous
This list sure brought me back: Old School Summer Bucket List from @coffeeandcrayon http://ow.ly/lnNfO
Thoughts on Evaluating and reviewing book apps from @MaryAnnScheuer http://ow.ly/ltNNb
Publishing and Book Selection
Why Are Teens Reading Dystopian Novels? | @ReadKiddoRead http://ow.ly/lyKw4 #kidlit #yalit
Better Investment Than Pizza: Discussing Picture Books at Politics and Prose http://ow.ly/lmTQN #kidlit @PWKidsBookshelf
| @zoobeanforkids Grabs $500K From Kapor Capital & Others For Handpicked Kids’ Books Subscription Service @TechCrunch http://ow.ly/lmUch
The @Freakonomics blog on the apparent success of Tor's experiment in removing DRM from their ebooks http://ow.ly/lmVr5
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