20th Century Fox suing Warner Brothers (Over the rights to adapt the famous comic/graphic novel, Watchmen. They have also optioned the feature film rights for The Adoration of Jenna Fox, author Mary Pearson's new young adult novel, which will be published by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers in April of 2008) (The Hollywood Reporter) (Cynopsis Kids)

- YALSA's 'Young Adult Literature Symposium' ('How We Read Now' in Nashville, TN on November 7th-9th. Check it out, it looks really awesome!)

- ABC's by Neil Gaiman and Gris Grimly (The Dangerous Alphabet by these pros is sure to be creepy and cool. BTW, making thematic alphabet books is a great activity with kids of all ages!) (Neil Gaiman.com)

- Here's a really good review... (of Lois Lowry's The Willouhby's by Lemony Snickett. And another from Fuse #8) (Publisher's Weekly)

- More books about voting (These are mostly for young kids, but I suggest good old fashioned biographies for older teens...local, historic politicians are a good place to start.) (USA Today)

'Book By You' (A book written just for you... or so it's seems.) (Canada East)

- 'Spiderwick' out today! (Reviews seem to be good. Full disclosure: Paramount is a Ypulse advertiser) (Phiily Daiiy) (North County Times) (Salt Lake Tribune)

- Fast Food that's good for you? (Sam Stern's, Real Food Real Fast helps shows teens how to make food that is healthy and easy to prepare.) (Candlewick)

- Trucktown by Jon Scieszka gets bigger (Media rights have been acquired by Chorion and education rights got to Pearson School Publishers for education.)

- Rapper duo, Atmosphere, to write for children (They will be releasing a book along side an LP called, 'When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint that S**t Gold'. Ypulse friends and readers... I am not joking.) (PR Insider.com)

- 'Traveling Pants 2' (I hate to admit this, but even the trailer made me feel good.) (MTV.com)

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