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Posted by theunquietlibrary on July 10, 2008
Twilight tempted the imagination. New Moon made readers thirsty for more. Eclipse turned the saga into a worldwide phenomenon. And now, the book that everyone has been waiting for… Breaking Dawn, the final book in the #1 bestselling Twilight saga, will take your breath away.
Stephenie Meyer’s sophisticated teen vampire novels have created the kind of response from teens and adults that we haven’t seen since the debut of Harry Potter. Barnes & Noble will be celebrating the August 2 release of Breaking Dawn by hosting special events in the stores. Select stores are staying open late August 1 and hosting midnight release parties. And be sure to call or visit your local store to reserve your copy for the night of the party; you can also visit the website to pre-order your copy if you like. The stores at Town Center, Alpharetta, and Cumming will all be hosting a book release event for youth and teens on August 1 at 10:00 PM—please visit each site or call for more details.
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Posted by theunquietlibrary on July 4, 2008
The 2008 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival Presented by DeKalb Medical | Home
Many thanks to Dr. JoBeth Allen from the University of Georgia Department of Language and Literacy for the heads up on this WONDERFUL event! I plan to be there…Billy Collins will be giving the keynote address! Here is the latest info straight from the festival organizers via email:
It’s hard to believe, but here we are preparing to launch the THIRD annual Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival Presented by DeKalb Medical. The festival has not merely survived its first few years. We’ve built on partnerships with artistic, educational, business, and governmental organizations not only from all over metropolitan Atlanta but from all over the nation. Hosted in the literary haven of Decatur, this festival has quickly joined the ranks of the largest and most talked about book festivals nationwide.
Perhaps we could just keep doing what we’ve been doing and call that good enough, but where’s the fun in that? We’ve added plenty of new and unique programs to this year’s festival:
We’ve had a Children’s Parade since the first year, but this is the first time we’ll be launching a new book at the parade. Not just any book: It’s the first new “Madeline” story in 50 years–”Madeline and the Cats of Rome”–written by John Bemelmans Marciano, the grandson of Ludwig Bemelmans. We encourage everyone to join Marciano in the parade, maybe wear a big yellow hat, sing your favorite French (or, for that matter, Italian) song, or just make some noise.
Though we’ve had programs directed at teenagers from the beginning, 2008 marks the first year we will set aside a space exclusively for teenagers, called Escape. Escape will host best-selling authors for interactive discussions, an open mic and a literary salon. For those under 18, there will also be a quiz show called How Well Do You Know Harry? judged by Cheryl Klein, continuity editor for the last four Harry Potter books.
In a historic partnership, Poets & Writers and Agnes Scott College are working with us to present the best DBF Writers Conferenceyet, with top national editors, agents, critics, publicists, authors, and screenwriters sharing their collective wisdom in a conference tightly integrated with the rest of the book festival. In addition, beginning this year, DBF will host the prestigious Southern Independent Booksellers Association (SIBA) awards ceremony. Many of the nominees will give readings at the festival.
In 2006, we hosted the launch event for the first Atlanta Reads. This year, we’ll launch Atlanta Reads as well as the Big Read, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts. Atlanta’s Big Read will encourage the entire community to read and talk about F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.”
Still not enough to fill your Labor Day weekend? Check out even more of the new programs that make this year’s festival truly unique:
Brooks & Co. Dancewill perform a dance inspired by Shirley Jackson’s classic short story, “The Lottery,” set to the music of Stravinsky’s “Rites of Spring” and drawing on Ninjinsky’s seminal choreography to Stravinsky’s work.
In a program called “Words from Iraq,” adult and young actors from PushPush Theater will present multiple perspectives on Iraq through readings of letters children have written to their parents in the military, blogs written by soldiers in Iraq, and a blog by a young Iraqi woman.
In the spirit of the Java Monkey Local Authors Stage, we’re adding a stage for emerging authors just beginning to get their work out into the world, called the Emerging and Exhibiting Authors Stage.
Author and former Olympian runner Jeff Galloway will lead a fun run Saturday morning of the festival, followed by a running clinic.
Lee Smith, Marshall Chapman, Jill McCorkle, and Matraca Berg will all be onstage together to give a taste of their traveling musical–The Good ol’ Girls–about their friendship and the mutual influences of their books and music on one another.
And that’s just the new stuff!
You know you can also count on us to bring you the nation’s top authors in our strongest, most diverse line-up yet. You know we’ve got you covered for good food and some of the best singer-songwriters in America. You know we’ll show the whole family a good time. So, come join us this Labor Day weekend for the best AJC Decatur Book Festival yet!
Be sure to check out our 2008 DBF web site,www.decaturbookfestival.com <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0010o9b8-G1lEKeg0HJ9PdUjGRNyOgyeblVgbcTsEt5PKylDahxzgliuFLJWKLt-zYIoc45cFGTjIsQlOObVGPCdF6Q_S1hyNoiVHSyZMw4GDtx6o-NqZyAj84pBZOFARsm> .
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Posted by theunquietlibrary on July 2, 2008
I am happy to report that our first book order for 2008-09 is being processed and packed as I type! It looks like our first order should arrive the last week in July, and we will have them ready for you to check out and enjoy on Day 1! Nearly 800 titles will be coming in on this order—yes!
We will be doing a second round of ordering at the end of August, so we need your input! If you have suggestions for books you’d like in our media center, send your specific titles and/or topics to Mrs. Hamilton at buffy.hamilton@cherokee.k12.ga.us . In the meantime, Mrs. Fleet, Mrs. Beasley, and I will be eating our Wheaties to get ready to unpack all the books! 
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Posted by theunquietlibrary on June 3, 2008
from Mrs. Fleet and the Blatant Bibliophiles:
It’s the end of the school year, and readergirlz is celebrating that end-of-the-year tradition–prom night–and the risk-taking behavior associated with it. This month’s readergirlz author is Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Prom. Readergirlz asks the question, “Is prom a dream of a night, or is it a nightmare?”
Discuss the book with the readergirlz divas all through June on their group forum. On June 19, Laurie will join them for their readergirlz LIVE! at 6 p.m. PDT / 9 p.m. EDT. You can also check out this month’s other recommended reads:
Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson
It’s Not About the Accent by Caridad Ferrer
Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher
A Step From Heaven by An Na
She’s So Money by Cherry Cheva
P. S. A special shout-out to diva Mitali Perkins whose middle-grade novel, Rickshaw Girl, is a finalist for the Jane Addams Honor Book for 2008!
Posted in Announcements, Book Musings, Celebrations, YA Lit | Tagged: authors, books, chat, fun, Readergirlz, reading, summer, YA Lit | 3 Comments »
Posted by theunquietlibrary on May 30, 2008
Do you enjoy writing? Do you aspire to be the next John Grisham or Stephenie Meyer?
Yawn’s Books and More at 210 East Main Street in downtown Canton is hosting a “Youth Writing Camp” the week of June 23rd from 10AM until 12 noon; the camp will meet daily. To participate in the camp, there is a $25 registration fee and a $15 materials fee.
After completion of the camp, all participants will finalize their work and email their stories or poems back to Yawn by July 15th. On July 17th, participants will come back for a final meeting; Yawn’s will work with participants to get the submitted work printed in a book by the time school starts back.
To sign up, parents and students must come into Yawn’s Book Store to register. Call Farris Yawn at 678-880-1922 for more information. Happy writing!
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Posted by theunquietlibrary on May 28, 2008
The Creekview High School Media Center, “The Unquiet Library”, is proud to release its annual report for 2007-08. In this report, we highlight what our library program has accomplished in the four roles of the media specialist/media center set forth by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL):
- Teacher
- Instructional Partner
- Information Specialist
- Program Administrator
This report highlights collaborative planning and lessons taught through the media center, skills taught to students through information literacy mini-lessons, circulation and visitation statistics, database usage statistics, and upcoming program goals for 2008-09. You may read the report by clicking here, or by visiting the link below.
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Posted by theunquietlibrary on May 7, 2008
Due to EOCT testing scheduled in the media center and district mandated inventory of our collection, the media center will be closed to classes and lunch students from 1st —7th period for the remainder of the year effective May 12.
We appreciate your patience and understanding as we share our space for testing and focus our attention on completing our inventory and year-end reports.
Students still may visit in the morning from 7:30—8:15 or in the afternoon from 3:15 until 4:00.
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Posted by theunquietlibrary on April 27, 2008
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Posted by theunquietlibrary on April 21, 2008
We want to remind everyone that the library will be closed to teachers, staff, and students for the day on Monday, April 28 and Tuesday, April 29. We will be hosting guest YA author Kelly Bingham, and we are closing to everyone except the scheduled classes so that the presentations run smoothly without any interruptions or distractions.
The library will be open from 7:30 until 8:00 AM for teachers and students—we will not be available after that point in the day. We will be closed the entire day, including lunch; we will also not be open those afternoons.
We appreciate your patience and help for this very special event! We will resume normal hours on Wednesday, April 30.
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