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Chicago Board of Education Defends 'Persepolis' Ban

By Claire Kirch | 03/21/2013 @ 12:00AM

In a letter sent to free speech advocates yesterday, a lawyer for the Chicago Board of Education defended the restrictions on students' access to Persepolis.
Old Meets New in 'Going Vintage' Campaign

By Sally Lodge | 03/19/2013 @ 12:00PM

To spread pre-pub word of her new YA novel, author Lindsey Leavitt solicited friends and colleagues to send photos of their grandparents, parents, or themselves dressed in vintage garb, and is posting them on Tumblr.
Protests Continue Over 'Persepolis' Ban

By Claire Kirch | 03/19/2013 @ 10:00AM

The controversy over the Chicago Public Schools restricting access to Marjane Satrapi’s memoir continues to roil the nation’s third largest school district.
Chicago Schools Restrict Access to 'Persepolis'

By Claire Kirch | 03/15/2013 @ 12:00AM

Chicago Public Schools is under fire for pulling from classrooms Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi’s coming-of-age memoir of her youth in Iran.
A Fresh Look for Rob Thomas's 'Rats Saw God'

By Shannon Maughan | 03/14/2013 @ 01:30PM

Simon & Schuster is publishing repackaged editions of the Veronica Mars scribe's 1996 debut YA novel.
Viz Launches Kids' Comics App with Pokemon Manga and More

By Brigid Alverson | 03/13/2013 @ 11:00AM

Manga publisher Viz rolled out a new digital comics service last week that takes advantage of the publisher's kid-friendly licensed properties—not all of them Japanese.
Scholastic Grabs New Graphic Novels from Gownley, Sturm, Widjaja, Maihack

By Calvin Reid | 03/13/2013 @ 12:00AM

Scholastic's Graphix imprint has acquired 5 new graphic novels from a variety of artists in a series of new deals negotiated with the Judy Hansen Literary Agency. The books are slated to be released beginning in 2014.
Jump-starting an Old Favorite: The Return of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

By Sue Corbett | 03/12/2013 @ 03:00PM

Author Frank Cottrell Boyce adds another installment to Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang series, following last year's sequel.
Meet the Mother-Daughter Pair Behind the Cupcake Club

By Carolyn Juris | 03/12/2013 @ 03:00PM

Carrie Berk, age 10, co-authors the three-books-and-counting Cupcake Club series with her mother, Sheryl Berk.
Promoting a Late Author's Debut Novel: 'Poison' by Bridget Zinn

By Alexis Burling | 03/12/2013 @ 03:00PM

Friends and family are rallying in support of the newly published novel by Zinn, who died in May 2011 at age 33.
Rights Report: Week of March 4, 2013

| 03/07/2013 @ 05:00PM

New deals for Brad Meltzer, Rebecca Serle and Kate and Jim McMullan.
Unusual Chapter Reveal for New Cassandra Clare Novel

By Sally Lodge | 03/07/2013 @ 03:00PM

S&S Children's Publishing is launching Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Princess with some innovative marketing strategies, such as using tweets to unlock the opening chapter word-by-word.
A Whodunit Anthology Promotes Youth Literacy

By Sally Lodge | 03/05/2013 @ 03:00PM

More than 80 big names in children's literature have contributed to Who Done It?: Investigation of Murder Most Foul, an anthology that rounds up alibis from a list of literary "suspects" in the death of a fictitious editor.
Lonely Planet Guide Saves Lives of Three Boys

By Sally Lodge | 03/05/2013 @ 03:00PM

A guide from the Melbourne-based travel book publisher was responsible for saving the lives of three Australian boys stuck in the Queensland mud flats during a family camping trip.
Rights Report: Week of February 25, 2013

| 02/28/2013 @ 05:00PM

New deals for Jennifer A. Nielsen, Susan Gates and Dr. Tererai Trent & Jan Spivey Gilchrist.
HarperCollins Partners with Honey Maid for Writing Contest

By Sally Lodge | 02/28/2013 @ 02:00PM

HarperCollins and Honey Maid have launched Made Co., an initiative aimed at helping kids realize their creative potential.
Moving On Up: 'Etiquette & Espionage'

By Sally Lodge | 02/26/2013 @ 03:00PM

Gail Carriger's acclaimed YA debut, Etiquette & Espionage, about a girl attending a finishing school for spies and assassins, has enjoyed an auspicious launch.
Fall 2013 Sneak Previews

Compiled by Shannon Maughan | 02/25/2013 @ 02:00PM

Our exclusive Fall 2013 listings feature new titles from Kate DiCamillo, Rick Riordan, Francesca Lia Block, and many others.
New Picture Book to Honor Newtown, Conn., Community

By Sally Lodge | 02/25/2013 @ 10:00AM

Random House Children's Books has announced the fall 2013 publication of Snowflakes Fall, a picture book written by Newbery Medalist Patricia MacLachlan and illustrated by Steven Kellogg.

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