Ypulse Book Essentials: At Home On The Street, Poor JK, The Comics Of Keith Knight
Posted by alli on 03-03-2008
'Almost Home' (Insight and advice for homeless teens) (Wiretap)
- Today is Read Across American Day! (sponsored by the NEA)
- J.K. Rowling feels 'exploited' (I'm getting less and less willing to view her as a victim. Sorry.) (Reuters)
- Keith Knight's comics ('Blend humor, social commentary and irreverence in a sharp look at life in America.') (Wiretap)
- Simon & Schuster signs D.J. MacHale… (to a multi-book deal. And look for more Pendragon year round.) (Cynopsis Kids)
- One Hen (new site from author Katie Smith Milway's book One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference. "The site aims to educate kids about microfinancing and how it can help others in developing countries through games and activities.") (Cynopsis Kids)
- 'Crash Course in Children's Services' (We all need refreshers and this looks really good.) (ALSC)
- 'What a difference a decade makes' (Indeed. 'Graphic novels rule!') (School Library Journal)
- Four authors discuss four children's books (For World Book Day, March 6) (Times Online)
- Jacqueline Wilson's books (And the reality of children being robbed of their innocence.) (The Independent)
- Judy Blume strikes again! (Another school attempts to ban…Blubber?) (School Library Journal)
- More on product placement in children's books (I need a better argument than, "Everybody's doing it." But I love the irony.) (Oregon Live)
- Chris Crutcher rocks! (BTW, great boy books.) (Belligham Herald)
- Publishers phasing out DRM… (on audio books…teens filesharing books…interesting thought. Plus the future of reading?) (New York Times, reg. required) (The Guardian)
March 3rd, 2008 at 4:12 pm
"I'm getting less and less willing to view her as a victim. Sorry."
Being rich or successful doesn't make her any less a victim. Her money doesn't negate copyright law or justify the theft of her intellectual property. Even the fact that she planned to do something similar in order to raise money for charity isn't really relevent. It's either right or it's wrong, legal or illegal, and any other circumstances really don't come into it.