The Lerner Blog

It is finally Friday, and we’re kicking off a Goodreads giveaway for a Spring 2017 title: Camp So-and-So by Mary McCoy. We’ll be sending five advanced review copies to five lucky winners, so throw your hat in the ring for an early Christmas present! .goodreadsGiveawayWidget { color: #555; font-family: georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; font-size: […]Read more "Galley Giveaway: Camp So-and-So"

In December of every year, at venues large and small, people flock to see performances of The Nutcracker. In The Nutcracker Comes to America, Chris Barton tells the story of how this ballet, which originated in Russia, came to the United States and was first performed in the middle of the twentieth century. Gorgeous illustrations […]Read more "The Nutcracker’s Two-Hundred-Year Journey"

How to Be an Earthling® is a Moonbeam 2016 Gold Medal Winner in the Best Book Series—Chapter—Book category! The first title in the series, #1 Spork Out of Orbit is also a Silver Medalist! After crash landing his spaceship on the school playground, Spork joins Mrs. Buckle’s third-grade class to fulfill his mission of earning a Galaxy […]Read more "Moonbeam Gold Medalist: How to Be an Earthling"

Special thanks to Jeff Mitchell for the following post! Election Day, the culmination of an 18-month (give or take) campaign season. Is that all it was? It seemed much, much longer… Still, whether you scoff at the extended campaigning and 24/7 analysis as nothing but sound and fury; or whether you’re a political junkie, sleep […]Read more "Who’s Changing the World?"

Birds vs. Blades? Offshore Wind Power and the Race to Protect Seabirds was released on November 1. School Library Journal said, “Tightly written text and rich photography make this a must-read for those interested in environmental science and clean energy.” I asked author Rebecca E. Hirsch to share how her new nonfiction book for young people came to be.  […]Read more "Behind the Scenes with Bird Scientists"

“Fate is no match for true love.” That’s the concise teaser for The Immortal Throne, book 3 in the Into the Dark series by fan favorite Bree Despain, out now from Carolrhoda Lab. Oh, but how Fate will try–at every delicious plot twist. From the jacket copy: Daphne Raines knew it was risky to enter the underworld […]Read more "Greek Mythology Meets Death Cab: Seven Questions with YA Author Bree Despain"

Special thanks to Spencer Hanson for the following post! The general election is but a week away, as well as the kickoff for campaign 2020. But jokes aside it seems like election season never ends anymore, so it is important to know the election process inside and out to avoid being misled. Do you think you […]Read more "Inside Elections: Empower Yourself with Information"