—Sara Houghteling, author of PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
—Erin Duffy, author of ON THE ROCKS and BOND GIRL
—Susan Elizabeth Phillips
—Susan Wiggs
—Booklist
May 2015
Hi Kidsreaders!
Do you ever get jealous of your younger siblings because they get to do things that you didn’t when you were their age? Maybe they just got a computer game that didn’t exist when you were a kid, but you know you would have played it for hours. Or they get to attend karate classes and you think you would have loved those, too. A similar thing happened to me, recently: I sat in a BookUp session and thought, why couldn’t I have done this when I was in middle school?
Founded by the National Book Foundation in 2007, BookUp is essentially an incredibly awesome book club for underserved students throughout New York City. There are chapters in Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn, and each is run by a professional writer. Now you might think “Um, I read enough in school, thank you very much,” but after witnessing part of a recent Manhattan BookUp meeting, let me tell you, it’s not like school. I break down some of the coolest parts of the program below:
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On May 16th, Teen Board member Christa O. had a chance to attend Teen Day at the RT Booklovers Convention in Dallas, Texas --- a weeklong convention with more than 100 authors --- with her mom and two best friends. Read about her experience, below!
David Letterman
There's only one requirement of any of us, and that is to be courageous. Because courage, as you might know, defines all other human behavior. And, I believe --- because I've done a little of this myself --- pretending to be courageous is just as good as the real thing.
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David Letterman
