Colleagues wondered why I was whooping and hollering in my office last Thursday. This is why. Congratulations, Blythe!Read more "You Might Have Heard Some Joyful Shouting…"

We’re in the holiday mood and in the spirit of giving we want to give you FREE BOOKS! All you need to do is tell us how you use Lerner books in your school or library and you will be entered to win a free set of books! Leave your response in the comment section […]Read more "It’s Contest Time!"

By Domenica Di Piazza, Editorial Director, TFCB Science writer extraordinaire, Fred Bortz, feeds me a regular stream of links to amazing science stories. The latest is related to the recent announcement that scientists have found a bacterium in Mono Lake (above) in California that can live on arsenic, a chemical no one previously suspected could […]Read more "Arsenic-Based Life?"

By Sara HoffmannSenior Editor If you’re anything like me, your thoughts have probably turned to holiday shopping (unless, of course, you’re already done with your holiday shopping—in which case I’m incredibly jealous). Finding the right gifts can be daunting, but I have a list that just might help. These Lerner books make excellent gifts for […]Read more "Holiday Shopping Lerner Style"

I’m on record all over the place that young adult is a genre and that paranormal, dystopian, realistic, etc. are best thought of subgenres of YA. I’ve said many times that adolescent experience is the concern of all YA, and the subgenres are the prisms through which we view that experience. I continue to believe […]Read more "The rise of the subs"

Drum roll, please! It’s time to announce the results of our Night Fall™ Scary Story Writing Contest. And the winner is Macy from Spring, Texas! We read through hundreds of wonderful entries, but Macy’s ending made us cringe with fear. As the lucky winner, Macy will receive a set of Night Fall™ books for her […]Read more "Night Fall™ Scary Story Contest Winner!"

By Domenica Di Piazza, Editorial Director, TFCB (Tom Emmer, above left; Mark Dayton, above right) My brother is the co-founder of a great educational commonplace book (website, blog) called GOVERNINGWorks. It deals with political life and law (mostly American) and offers one main essay or interview per week (Tuesdays) along with wonderful links to all […]Read more "Minnesota Recounts….Again"

By Carol HinzEditorial Director, Millbrook Press I’m a big fan of charts, schedules, and spreadsheets. Without them, I’m not sure how I’d know where a project is at a given moment or when it needs to be done. In my office, I have what I affectionately call my wall o’charts. Here is a photo showing […]Read more "Got Charts?"

By Domenica Di Piazza, Editorial Director, TFCB TFCB science writer and illustrator Ron Miller is always feeding me the most wonderful science activities. I’m always amazed at how Ron is able to offer such an easy way to get a grasp of the huge cosmic forces at work around us every day. The latest Ron […]Read more "Star Dust"