'Superman finds new fans among reading instructors' (Reluctant readers and comics? It's like peanut butter and jelly, a tradition. Here's what the Monkey said about it.) (New York Times, reg. required) (The Monkey Speaks)

- 'Unbearable?' (Short and to-the-point, this article shares some insights and advice about handling book leveling, and asks, is leveling a form of censorship?) (School Library Journal)

- Growing up Muslim (The American Muslim Teenager's Handbook -- offers Islam 101 and more) (Christian Science Monitor)

- The A-Z of Teen Talk (a UK best seller -- written by a 13-year-old! There's a great list of London teen slang in the article, too) (Times UK)

- HarperTeen MySpace Writing Contest (Get your favorite teen writer to enter his/her best song, poem, short story or whatever... the winner gets $5000 and a call from their favorite Harper writer.) (School Library Journal)

- The Bible (in anime) (Active Anime)

- 'Just listen' (the performance -- in a small town trying to ban Sarah Dessen's book, a local theater group decide to do a dramatic reading of the text) (South Tampa News&Tribune)

- Pitch your projects online (At DonorsChoose.org, teachers and school librarians can get funding for their projects or material needs by submitting a proposal to a virtual donors.) (School Library Journal)

- Another Harry Potter book? (JK Rowling hints at the prospect of his return and talks about the two new books she's working on now.) (ActressArchive)

- Introducing the first ever National Ambassador for Young People's Literature (Jon Sciezka is named the first spokesperson to represent the joint effort of the Library of Congress' Center of the Book and the Children's Book Council. Cool.) (The Washington Post)

By the way...It's pronounced Shess-ka.

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