Eloise in Paris (Going to the big screen, from Handmade Films and starring Uma Thurman as the nanny. For what it's worth, I always thought Eloise was such a sad character.) (Associated Press)

- HackerTeen (new graphic novel from computer publishers O'Reilly Media aimed at entertaining teens while teaching them about Internet security and hacker ethics. Check out the HackerTeen site as well) (AppScout)

- Jenna Bush's second book is out! (Read All About It! encourages the love of reading.) (MSNBC)

- Book Expo America (BEA) (Sneak peek: A lot of stuff for librarians! Plus Anastasia will be speaking on the BEA panel "The Gen Z Reader: Understanding the New Reader of the Post-Electronic Age" May 31st!) (Library Journal)

- Latino Books Month kicks off (focusing attention on literacy in both English and Spanish. Cool.) (Hispanic PR Newswire)

- 'Age-ranging gets the thumbs up' (Not a huge fan of leveling, but after some controversy, children's books will display reading level guidelines on their covers in the UK.) (Bookseller)

- Little Brown seeking PSAs (from socially conscious teens to promote James Patterson's environmentally themed "Maximum Ride" series. The campaign is also partnered with DoSomething and includes help from Fallout Boy) (PROMO)

- You already know I feel about Walter Dean Myers (Love him. Check him out in USA Today.)

- The Lolita Effect (new book out from a professor exploring "the profit motives behind the sexualization of tween girls")

- The 'food chain'…in pictures (It's not very YA, but I'd add The Tawny Scrawny Elephant.) (Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast)

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