Lois Lowry has a new book coming out in April. Messenger is a companion novel to The Giver and Gathering Blue. Hurrah! The Giver remains one of my top ten books of all time for children.

Opinion: Doug Moe: American Girl’s story an original
The American Girl doll and character Samantha will be getting her own made-for-TV movie on the WB sometime this year. To coincide with the movie, the Samantha series of books will be rereleased. There is also mention of a new series of books about a new girl.