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Great way to help teens find the right read. There are many ways to modify the event and make it something you can do anytime classes come in to select a book.

To raise awareness of the educational challenges that many children face, a non-profit organization called LitWorld has designated the first Wednesday of every March "World Read Aloud Day."

Parents, students, teachers and community members from more than 60 countries across the globe are coming together Wednesday to address the issue of adult and childhood illiteracy.

But the focus isn't necessarily on new technologies, new teaching methods or millions of dollars in donations from private corporations to solve the problem, says Pam Allyn, executive director and founder of the international nonprofit LitWorld.

For all of the free literature and essays available online, a surprisingly small amount is geared toward children. Even less is aimed at children who speak foreign languages. The International Children's Digital Library offers children ages 3-13 free access to the best available children's literature in more than 40 languages.

Whether you're actually a young adult or not, these books captivated us in 2013. Ranked in no particular order.

"The world of children's literature contains a variety of genres, all of which have appeal to the diverse interests of children as well as potential for classroom teaching. In recent years, however, nonfiction or information books have emerged as a very a

20 of the most popular destinations for buying, downloading and renting digital books, comics and textbooks

Banned Books Week from Open Road Integrated Media
Nice timeline - Click on a cover for a story behind the book.


Banned Books Week Smore https://smore.com/vb83

ideas for students to share books they like, or to select new titles to read (especially when a teacher/librarian has to do a booktalk and doesn't have enough time to familiarize him/herself with cart of choices.

Online Community for teen books and authors.

Visit our different channels to find communities of teens who like the same genres as you, or join in a forum discussion to share your opinions and insights. Discover a great new book? Don't forget to "Chuck It" at your friends for them to check out too!

"The digital revolution may have dealt a heavy blow to print, but it is boosting literacy in other unexpected ways by fueling the explosive growth of audio books."

Read and listen to the article from National Public Radio.

Also from NPR: Libraries Leading Roles on Stage, On Screen and in Song
http://www.npr.org/2013/08/07/207510092/libraries-leading-roles-on-stage-on-screen-and-in-song?utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=20130808&utm_source=books

Reading extension activities for Year 9 students.

Free School Library Journal Online Event promoted on a Smore flyer

http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/best-websites/2013#media
Smore is found in the category of Media Sharing,among the selections in AASL's Best Websites for Teaching and Learning:

smore https://www.smore.com/
"Flyers and newsletters become a snap with Smore! Design and create professional online flyers by choosing from an array of templates, styles, and colors to compliment your individual style and audience. With Smore you can embed links, audio, video, pictures, and text into your flyers and newsletters and then publish instantly to get your message and information out quickly. Grades 6-12."

Here is a Pinterest board of Library Smores: http://pinterest.com/cshinn4/library-smores/

Includes links to many other bloggers

Includes Award Winners, Books Into Movies, Series, Crossovers, Vacation, and Buzzing

Because 99% of the time, the books are better than the movies. Some of these film adaptations, though, look really promising.