Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark gets release date
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark comes to theaters Aug. 9, 2019.
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LibCon: Chandler library celebrates anime, manga, sci-fi and gaming April 23
Chandler’s library is planning a comic-book, gaming and sci-fi convention for teens later this month. Called LibCon, the free event will be 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 23 at the Chandler Senior Center, 202 E. Boston St. The venue is adjacent to the downtown library. Local author and illustrator Kofi O. Okyere will discuss […]
ContinueA novel idea: YAllapalooza
Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe is hosting 15 authors of young adult fiction starting at 4 p.m. Saturday — and event the store has dubbed YAllapalooza 2011, “a literary extravaganza for tween and teen readers featuring free pizza, games, prizes and the chance to mix and mingle with your favorite YA authors!” The East Valley […]
ContinueComic books are too legit kid lit
Newsarama pointed me to recent research publicized by the University of Illinois, in which a library and information science professor named Carol L. Tilley defends comic books as serious children’s literature. Tilley found that children benefit as much from reading comic books as they do from reading other forms of literature. “A lot of the […]
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