Amanda Lawrence

Nov 4, 2024 | hbook.com | Elissa Gershowitz |Claudette S. McLinn |Rachel Payne |Amanda Lawrence

FeaturesFinding Hope in the Abyss by Meg MedinaAn excerpt from the 2024 Zena Sutherland Lecture. L’Heure Joyeuse by Viviane Ezratty and Hélène ValotteauThe first children’s library in France turns 100. YA Finds Its Way by Horn Book editorsContinuing our centennial coverage with discussion of this issue’s mini-theme. Tomorrow by Nikki GiovanniA poem. ColumnsEditorialAll Is Calm by Elissa GershowitzFinding moments of quiet during a busy season.

Oct 9, 2024 | hbook.com | Claudette S. McLinn |Rachel Payne |Amanda Lawrence |Kekla Magoon

McLinn as a new librarian circa 1985. Photo courtesy of Claudette S. McLinn. The Horn Book Magazine was my guiding light when I became a teacher-librarian. There is so much you can learn in library school, and after graduation, I felt it was my responsibility to keep learning and to be knowledgeable about youth literature. I wanted to know the great writers, movers and shakers in the profession, and experts in the field of children’s literature.

Sep 27, 2024 | hbook.com | Amanda Lawrence |Pamela Brunskill |Julie Hakim Azzam |Dean Schneider

Winter is only a few months away. At my library in a seaside community sixty miles south of Boston, one welcome distraction from the plummeting temperatures is our very own award program: the Quahog Book Award, named for the local mollusk. It encourages third-through sixth-grade children to read popular literature and pick their favorites from a list of nominated titles.

Nov 12, 2023 | travel2next.com | Amanda Lawrence

El Salvador is an emerging travel destination where international tourism is in its infancy. Due to a turbulent past, El Salvador struggled to attract visitors wary of its safety. After a new president was elected in 2019 and a massive crackdown on crime, El Salvador has blossomed into one of Central America’s safest and most beautiful countries. El Salvador is a stunning country with large active volcanoes, towering ocean swells and beautiful tropical jungles that are an adventure seeker’s dream.

Nov 2, 2023 | hbook.com | Lynne Rae Perkins |Amanda Lawrence

November/December 2023 Horn Book Magazine Table of Contents. Cover from The Magical Snowflake. Written by Bernette Ford. Illustration © 2023 by Erin K. Robinson. Published by Boxer Books Limited. The 2023 Zena Sutherland Lecture by Zetta ElliottAn excerpt from "'I Am Myrtilla's Daughter': Weaving Scotland, Slavery, and Siths into Historical Fantasies."EditorialCentennial Eve by Elissa GershowitzPlanning for the HB100.