Links

VERY COOL (TO ME) LINKS:

• My Q & A with Neil Gaiman : A Q & A on Goodreads group, Wild Things: YA Grown Up.
• Leaving Home as a Rite of Passage: Neil Gaiman. I completely understand this point of view. April 25, 2007, PEN World Voices Festival | Small Press Center | New York City. Co-sponsored by the PEN Children’s/Young Adult Book Authors Committee
• Cynthia Leitich Smith participates in my first-ever Teens Do the Interview series. (Click on the category, “You Do the Interview.”)
  

SOME OF MY FAVORITE BOOK BLOGS

• Maw Books:
  
• Po(sey) Sessions
• WinterWrite
• Infant Bibliophile
• Emily’s Reading Room
• Angieville
• Eve’s Fan Garden : A fantastic website / blog for reading fans who are women.
  
• Kiss the Book: “Kiss the Book is a book review site to help school librarians at any K-12 level find books for their classes and libraries. Our reviews are written by school library professionals and vetted student reviewers.”
• Kiss the Book Master Review List : This is Kiss the Book’s master list of books for librarians, as well a Librarian Advisory for recommended titles for K – 12.
• It’s All About Books
• One Literature Nut
• Confessions of a Book Habitue
• Book Scoops
• One Librarian’s Book Reviews
• Good Clean Reads

FOR READERS AND WRITERS

• Squeaky Clean Reads: I love this website! It helps people choose books that are appropriate for themselves and their families. “All the books on our site are rated by readers in the following areas: violence, sexual content, profanity, mature theme, and recommended age group.”
  
• Writing Kid is a bi-weekly, free electronic newsletter with articles and contest information for kid and teen writers
• Cynthia Leitich Smith is the author’s official website, but Cynthia maintains one of the best YA online resources available for teachers and students, as well as authors, and has done so since 1998.
  
• Fairrosa Cyber Library is Roxanne Hsu Felman’s personal collection of materials having to do with Children’s Literature, thoughtful and thorough.
  
• Achuka is Michael Thorn’s phenomenal children’s book site. A must see.
• The Kerlan Collection “at the University of Minnesota is one of the world’s great children’s literature research collections. The Collection includes books, original manuscripts and illustrations, and many related materials. The materials in the Collection are studied by teachers, librarians, students, authors, illustrators, translators, and critics who come from Minnesota and other states as well as from many foreign countries.” [Quoted from website]
• ALSC We can’t leave out the Association for Library Service to Children. When my mother took us children to the library, it was the highlight of my day
• The Endicott Studio has great book reviews and articles for those interested in fairy tales and the mythic arts
• PEN is the world’s oldest international literary and human rights organization with 31 international centers and 3 American branches.
  
• Sharyn November keeps a colossal list of author official websites as well as a myriad of other links
• Embracing the Child is a wonderful organization that promotes literacy in children and teens. Find plenty of book recommendations and help for teachers.
• Sheroes Central is a site sponsored by YA fantasy megastar Tamora Pierce. With over 4000 members, the bulletin boards provide interesting discussions on books and life. Closely monitored so as to be safe for kids.
• Resources for Teen Writers has lists of workshops, conferences, and other opportunities for teens to improve their skills
• Orson Scott Card, Holly Lisle, and Robert J. Sawyer have helpful information for writers and/or free online workshops
• Utah Writers—this yahoo group is a great listserv and support group for new and hopeful childrens and YA writers. You don’t have to be in Utah to be a part, but there are advantages to belonging to one in your own area. Go to Yahoo Groups and do a search for a group in your state. There are also several worldwide groups just for teen writers.
• Agent Query allows you to search for who is the agent of your favorite writer, that sort of thing. Helpful if you’re a writer and want to submit to the agent of your favorite writers.

FOR GROWNUPS: CHILD ADVOCACY LINKS

• Half the Sky Movement.org: A website full of information on global education for girls, one of my HUGE passions. I see a big change coming! The movement was begun by the Pulitzer Prize winning couple, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.
• CFCA, has received the most consistent high scores of any child advocacy non-profit on Charity Navigator over the years.
• Children’s Defense Fund Champions “policies and programs that lift children out of poverty; protect them from abuse and neglect; and ensure their access to health care, quality education and a moral and spiritual foundation. Supported by foundation and corporate grants and individual donations, CDF advocates nationwide on behalf of children to ensure children are always a priority.” [quoted from website.]
• Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating real and lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world. It is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance, comprising 27 national Save the Children organizations working in more than 110 countries to ensure the well-being of children.
• INTERPOL aims to end the abuse and exploitation of human beings for financial gain. Women from developing countries and young children all over the world are especially vulnerable to traffiking, smuggling or sexual exploitation. It aims to facilitate international police co-operation even where diplomatic relations do not exist between particular countries. Action is taken within the limits of existing laws in different countries and in the spirit of Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
• UNICEF has a committment to protecting children from violence, exploitation and abuse as an integral component of protecting their rights to survival, growth and development.

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