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While we were on hiatus, Kyla was still reviewing Young Adult and Middle Reader titles for Shelf Awareness: Readers' Edition. Check them all out here! Though these books are all classed as Young Adult and Middle Reader, many of the titles are one adults will love as well, particularly Masque of the Red Death (a fantastic and thrilling read inspired by Poe's short story) and Ripper, a historical semi-steampunk book that dares to ask: What if Jack the Ripper's murders in England only stopped because he came to the U.S. in search of the son he never knew he had?

What's the best book you've read lately?

Big Nate on a Roll

Click here to read my latest review of Lincoln Peirce's Big Nate on a Roll, the third installment of the fantastic Big Nate series, published in yesterday's Shelf Awareness.

2011 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards

Winners have been announced for this year's 2011 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards. The awards are given for excellence in children's and young adult literature.

Fiction

Blink and Caution by Tim Wynne-Jones (Candlewick)

Nonfiction

The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, and Treachery by Steve Sheinkin (Flash Point/Roaring Brook)

Picture Book

Pocketful of Poesies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes by Sally Mavor (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Mr. Popper's Penguins Trailer

Check out this family comedy coming out June 17, based on the children's classic Mr. Popper's Penguins.

2011 Children's Choice Book Award Winners

Winners of the 2011 Children's Choice Book Awards have been announced.

Author of the Year

Rick Riordan, The Lost Hero: The Heroes of Olympus, Book 1

(Disney-Hyperion)

Illustrator of the Year

 David Wiesner, Art and Max (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Noah Barleywater Runs Away

Title: Noah Barleywater Runs Away

Author: John Boyne

ISBN: 9780385752466

Releases: May 10, 2011

In John Boyne’s new novel Noah Barleywater Runs Away, our title character is eight years old when he decides to run away. As he points out, as old as he is, he still hasn’t accomplished anything. Besides that, there are problems at home that Noah would rather not think about. Noah instead journeys through the woods and passes through two strange villages before coming to a third village with a wondrous toy shop.

Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories by Dr. Seuss

Surprise! Coming this fall from Random House, a NEW collection from Dr. Seuss! Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories includes seven stories that were originally published in magazines in 1950-1951. The stories have never been published in book form.

New Harry Potter Poster!

It's still months away, but a new poster has been released for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. The film is the final in the adaptation of the bestselling Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.

Anyone else looking forward to the final showdown?

Kat, Incorrigible

Title: Kat, Incorrigible

Author: Stephanie Burgis

ISBN: 9781416994473

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Release Date: April 5, 2011

Imagine Ramona Quimby dropped into the world of Jane Austen and add a touch of magic. The result is the charming, and funny, Kat, Incorrigible. Katherine “Kat” Stephenson is learning, to her own amazement, that she’s inherited her mother’s magical talents. Her mother, a known witch, caused quite a scandal in her life, but died just after Kat was born.

Children's Choice Book Awards

The Children's Choice Book Award Finalists have been revealed!

Kids can vote online at from March 14 to April 29th. Winners will be announced in May at the Children's Choice Book Awards gala.

Here's a quick recap of the nominees

Author of the Year
Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay: The Final Book of the Hunger Games
Stephenie Meyer, The Second Short Life of Bree Tanner
Rick Riordan, The Lost Hero: The Heroes of Olympus, Book 1
Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel: The Infernal Devices, Book 1

Illustrator of the Year
Loren Long, Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
David Wiesner, Art & Max
Mo Willems, Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion
Robin Preiss Glasser, Fancy Nancy and the Fabulous Fashion Boutique
Nancy Tillman, Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You