What's New
COMING SEPTEMBER 2008!
HIGHWAY
CATS,
a new novel by Janet Taylor Lisle (illustrated by David Frankland). Due
in stores Fall 2008.
JTL
Talks With Students in RI. What
is true? What is real? What is rumor?
Recently
Ms. Lisle discussed her book AFTERNOON OF THE ELVES with students
at the Gordon School in Rhode Island. See the photos, comments
and her response to"...why did you pick that ending?"
BLACK
DUCK is now available in audio
from Listening
Library
An interview with JTL sheds light on how she came to write BLACK DUCK, and some of the means she used to bring the past to life.
- BLACK DUCK
- an ALA 2007 Best Book for Young Adults
- Rhode Island 2007 Book of the Year, ASTAL (Alliance for the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature, Rhode Island College)
- Julia Ward Howe 2007 Young Readers Finalist
- Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books, Big Picture selection
- A 2006 Junior Library Guild selection
- Scholastic Book Club selection
- HOW I BECAME A WRITER & OGGIE LEARNED
TO DRIVE has won two more top awards in Italy; the 2006
Premio Cento Award and the 2007 Io Pre Mio.
- The Seattle Children's Theater presentation of the "award-winning" Australian production of AFTERNOON OF THE ELVES was a success! It ran for over eight weeks. The play continues to be performed across the US.
Don't forget to publish your reviews. A temporary website has been set up while we work on the new Online Book Reviews section. Please post your comments on My temporary Online Book Reviews Website.
Enjoy!!
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