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November 18, 2011 by Travis Jonker

Morning Notes: Giant, Scary Books Edition

November 18, 2011 by Travis Jonker   1 comments

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KEEP THIS BOOK UNDER YOUR HAT

There’s an interesting post over at Read Roger about books with nondisclosure agreements that prevent reviews before the book publishes. In short – not very cool. Click here to read.

YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS

Time for a teeny tiny hipster library.

(Thanks to Pop Candy for the link)

NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS: DISPENSED

Ah, the good ol’ NBAs – always zigging where others zag. Few predicted that Thanhha Lai’s Inside Out and Back Again would take top honors in the Young People’s Literature category, but take top honors it did. Click here to read.

EarlyWord also has a nice roundup of NBA video clips, including the announcement of the Young People’s Literature category.

REPORT: BOOKS DON’T TAKE YOU ANYWHERE

And here all this time I thought they did. Thankfully, this article from the saterical geniuses at The Onion sets me straight. Click here to read.

(Thanks to @MotherReader and others for the link)

CAUTION: FALLING BOOKS

If you’re interested in making your book collection look huge…

Click here to purchase.

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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  1. adrienne says

    November 21, 2011 at 10:06 am

    That falling books bookend is hilarious.

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