Morning Notes: ‘I’ve Got a Golden Ticket’ Edition

WONKA CANDY LAUNCHES REAL-LIFE ‘GOLDEN TICKET’ CONTEST

Sound the real headline siren! I’m already working on a personality flaw that will act as my downfall if I find a ticket. I’m thinking an over-reliance on prepackaged peanut butter crackers should suffice. Pop Candy has the lowdown.

JOHN GRISHAM TO WRITE KID’S BOOKS; CHILDREN’S TOLERANCE OF COURTROOM DRAMA TESTED

So maybe there aren’t any closing arguments involved. Wait, no, it looks like there will be. The New York Times has the information. (Thanks to Kids Lit for the link)

BATTLE OF THE KIDS’ BOOKS BRACKET CONTEST OPEN FOR BUSINESS

I’ve submitted mine. The ever-industrious Eric Carpenter (he of the Fuse #8 Top 100 Novels charts and graphs) has put together a bracket contest coinciding with School Library Journal’s Battle of the Kids’ Books. Click here to get in on the action.

Countdown by Deborah Wiles. In stores May 1st, 2010.

Ed Spicer first notified me of this innovative work of historical fiction last month (click here to read his glowing review). Educating alice also highlighted it this week. It looks groundbreaking, and it looks good.

There’s a deleted scene in Pulp Fiction where Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) asks Vincent Vega (John Travolta) if he’s a Beatles man or an Elvis man. She explains that you’re either one or the other – nobody likes both equally. Well, the same is true of Superman and Batman, two superheroes that have been setting record prices at the auction house recently. As a Batman fan, I’m glad to see this article from the LA Times.

In lieu of a Tweet o’ the Week, take a look at this Twitter inspired comic (via Stephen’s Lighthouse). PS: I vote for “#snurricane”

Your children’s lit test for the day: watch this video of a self-publishing success and try not to feel kinda good. Cool to see.

Awesome Book Tour from Dallas Clayton on Vimeo.

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