My Hero: Military Kids Write About Their Moms and Dads (People are really looking for these sorts of books. This one looks great and it's just in time for Memorial Day.) (ASYMCA)

- HarperCollins (and Walden Media join forces and have announced the launch of Walden Pond Press: a direct book to film collaborative effort it seems.) (L.A. Times, reg. required)

- 'Fine Lines' at Jezebel (This week, Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene. Awesome. Again, I totally read this AND remember the movie. I so wanted to be Kristy McNichol. I'm 2 for 2, Jezzie.)

- Win cool 'Bionicle' prizes (for kids under 11 and "video makers" from graphic novel publisher PaperCutz.)

- Omnivoracious' 'Graphic Novel Friday' (Three Shadows, A People's History of American Empire, and The Manga Bible, among others.)

- Prognosis for GLBT publishing ("Yes and no: Is gay and lesbian publishing healthy?") (Publishers Weekly)

- 'Death, Mental Illness, and Crosstown Traffic' (Elizabeth Ward's article in The Washington Post, reg. required, offers some constructive criticism, but describing young adult literature as… "easy on the brain?" Not fair.)

- Have children's books lost their plot? (sales are falling…) (The Independent)

- 'Confessions of an EW Parent: 'Gossip Girl" ' (Mom grapples with her young adult daughters' free will and personal taste.) (Entertainment Weekly)

- 'Five science fiction movies that get the science right' (Not so YA per se, but I'm posting for our sci-fi friends. These are all great. I've not seen 'Gattaca' but my husband loved it.) (New Scientist)

- Literary tattoos (Children's literature makes a respectable showing. My prediction: In a few years, we'll be seeing Harry Potter tats on every arm, shoulder, ankle, back, and who knows where else?) (Yuppie Punk)

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