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The Book Sense Bestseller Lists
Bestseller Lists for April 17, 2008
 The following selected Book Sense
Weekly Bestseller Lists are from current sales based on reporting from 1,100+
independent bookstores across the United States. Our thanks go to Book Sense and the ABA for compiling these lists!
Monster Blood Tattoo: Book One: Foundling
12.10.07
 I just finished reading a wonderful fantasy novel for the second time: "Foundling (Monster Blood Tattoo book I)," by first time author D.M. Cornish. The book was sent to CCF as a review copy by a Senior Editor at G.P. Putnam's Sons. The paperback edition [ISBN: 0142409138] came out September 6, 2007. This is a young boy's survival story that is sure to grab middle grade students' attention.
How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend
09.29.2007
  We received an advance copy Janette Rallison's book, "How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-boyfriend," and LOVED IT!!!!! Couldn't put it down. Read it all in one sitting.
The Higher Power of Lucky
02.28.07
 Maia Cheli-Colando is a writer and a photographer. She's written one of the most perceptive reviews of The Higher Power of Lucky we've yet come across in response to the "Lucky" controversy. With her permission we've posted her review to the CCF site. "From what I had heard, I expected to respect the the story, and most likely to enjoy it...What I didn't expect was to be inspired, charmed and revolutionized by the story."
Ultraprevention: Get Healthy for Life
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Two physicians unveil a revolutionary, accessible,
science-based, patient-centered program for living an active, age-defying,
disease-free life in their book, Ultraprevention:
The 6-Week Plan That Will Make You Healthy for Life , now available in paperback.
The "Lucky" controversy: An educator's response
02.22.07
  Few Newbery winners make such a splash in the national media as the 2007 winner has. In this article, Linnea Hendrickson responds to the controversy surrounding the use of the word "scrotum" in this year's Newbery Medal winner, The Higher Power of Lucky. In so doing, she answers the one questions we had, whether the use of the word in question was intentional, designed to raise the publicity the book has now garnered
Newbery Award Winners: 1922 to present
Updated: Annually in January since 1922
 The Newbery Medal is awarded annually in January by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children in the previous year. Fredric G. Melcher proposed the award to the Children's Section of the American Library Association in June, 1921. It is named for the Eighteenth-Century English bookseller John Newbery. Read more about the Newbery Medal by visiting the ALA site.
Caldecott Medal Winners: 1938 to present
Updated: Annually in January since 1938
In the words of the ALA, "The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children." Read more about the Caldecott Awards by visiting the ALA site.
The Secret
01.16.2007
 The Secret is a book by Rhonda Byrne that came across our desk and, just on looks alone, it's a title that should sell. The publisher took care to design the cover and page layout in such exquisite detail you actually feel like you're holding a precious secret in your hands. It's available from amazon.com at a discount.
The Art of Dramatic Writing
12.18.06
Pick up Lajos Egri book, Art Of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives . I though I was ready to launch a book until I read Egri's book. He explains how to make the difference in a great story, a story that will be remembered for its character, as oppose to a common story, a nice story.
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