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SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
31 Flavorite Authors Spotlight on...Meg Cabot!

YALSA and readergirlz.com have teamed up to present an amazing month long experience to celebrate YALSA's Teen Read Week. The readergirlz divas will be hosting 31 authors for 31 days during the month of October! Readergirlz across the world will be able to chat nightly at their group forum with a different YA author each evening in October (5 PM PST/8 PM EST).  31 Flavorite Authors kicks off on October 1st with Meg Cabot.  Check out some of Meg's newest books for YAs or go to her MySpace page to learn more about her.

Update: Click here to read the online chat with Meg Cabot!

Jinx

Pants on Fire

How to Be Popular

Princess on the Brink

Prom Nights from Hell

Avalon High: Coronation

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Categories: BooksTeensTeen Read Week

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2007
Celebre El Mes Hispánico De la Herencia

September 15th marked the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month.  CCPL owns Spanish-language versions of many favorite children’s books, including Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, Click, Clack, Moo, and Goodnight Moon, as well as children's DVDs and music.  Click here to see our collection of Spanish-language materials.  We also own a wide selection of bilingual Spanish-language materials.  Below are a few books to help start the celebration!

America's Latinos: Their Rich History, Culture, and Traditions by Julie Amparano

Fiesta U.S.A. by George Ancona

Hispanic-American Crafts Kids Can Do! by Fay Robinson

The New York Public Library Amazing Hispanic American History: A Book of Answers for Kids by George Ochoa

F is for Fiesta by Susan Middleton Elya

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Categories: ChildrenBooksMulticultural

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
2007 Quill Book Award Winners

The 2007 Quill Book Award winners were announced today.  Among the winners:

Click here to see a complete list of the nominees and winners. The Quill Book Award was established in 2005 to celebrate the best books of the year in nineteen popular categories, ranging from romance to biography to graphic novels. 

Between now and October 10, the public can vote for the Book of the Year from the list of winners.  Click here to cast your vote.

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Categories: BooksAdultChildren

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2007
Reel Reads: Fall and Winter Movie Tie-Ins

Movies based on books abound this fall and winter.  Check out these titles before they hit the big screen:


Categories:
BooksMoviesAdult

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