tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339691732007-03-13T13:14:59.443-07:00JulieBlogger71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33969173.post-37904611059876955322007-03-13T13:11:00.000-07:002007-03-13T13:14:59.574-07:00A 2006 survey of 935 kids ages 12-17 showed that over 60 percent do not share personal information with strangers. Over 90 percent log on to socialize with real-life friends they see everyday.Julietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33969173.post-19888885039803644242007-02-21T13:27:00.000-08:002007-02-21T13:27:53.021-08:00In the opening page of the Higher Power of Lucky, a dog gets bitten in the scrotum. Once you get beyond that, you get to meet 10-year-old Lucky Trimble, who loses her mother in an accident and searches for a higher power to figure out her life.Julietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33969173.post-88897585612225879972007-01-25T15:45:00.000-08:002007-01-25T15:50:59.427-08:00<a href="http://flickr.com/photos/julieshen/365015604/">At the Midwinter conference</a>, I was lucky to attend the <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/07bbya.htm">YALSA Best Books for Young Adults</a> session. The other 2007 winners (<a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/2007MediaAwardWinners.htm">Caldecott</a>, <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/2007MediaAwardWinners.htm">Newbery</a>, <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/literaryrelated.htm">etc.</a>) are also up on the ALA website.Julietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33969173.post-88315335592155761712007-01-18T16:33:00.000-08:002007-01-18T16:33:12.742-08:00Updates to the originals include countries where the political situation has changed and contemporary technology such as GPS devices, computers, and cell phones. Two new series being added are the Choose Your Own Adventure Dragonlarks for kids ages 5-8 and Choose Your Own Adventure: the Golden Path, a 7-book fantasy epic series.Julietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33969173.post-1160604388026765872006-10-11T14:46:00.000-07:002006-10-11T15:34:22.316-07:00My flyer on the BSC library board got, ahem, borrowed. There's a new copy up but in case that one disappears, <a href="http://www.csupomona.edu/~jshen/images/2006-teen-read-week.pdf">here's the PDF</a>:<br /><br /><img src="http://www.csupomona.edu/~jshen/images/2006-teen-read-week.PNG" width="170" height="201" border="0" alt="" />Julietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33969173.post-1157571461122825342006-06-15T12:37:00.000-07:002006-10-11T15:11:11.546-07:00According to the Kids and Family Reading Report, 44% of children age 5-8 read everyday, but that number falls to 29% for ages 9-11, 25% for ages 12-14, and 16% for ages 15-17. Reasons include parents who don't read and too much homework.Julietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33969173.post-1160602545353387742006-10-11T14:25:00.000-07:002006-10-11T14:35:45.360-07:00The <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2006abc/may2006ab/harryp.htm">prior unsuccessful challenge</a> was unanimously rejected by the board of the Gwinnett County Public Schools. It is being appealed to the state Board of Education.Julie