August House
Site for this book publisher that specializes in folktales, stories and children’s books in print and audio formats.

A Crack in the Line by Michael Lawrence (0-06-072477-3)
Alaric’s life has completely changed since his mother’s death two years ago. His father has let the house decline, Alaric has become depressed and angry, and now his father was bringing home his new girlfriend. When he rests his hands on a replica of his house that his mother made encased in a glass dome, he is transported to an alternate reality almost identical to his own. But in this new reality his mother hasn’t died and a girl named Naia is living in his place.
Alaric and Naia begin to travel to one another’s dimensions through the house replica. Both affecting and changing what is happening in the other’s place.
This is an amazing book that leaves readers thinking about what dimensions may be right next to them and what choices or events may have spawned alternate dimensions. Teens of both sexes will enjoy this one. Readers leave this book looking at life a little askew, what more could you ask of a book!

EDUCAUSE REVIEW | New Tools for Back-to-School
Articles on blogs, wikis, mobile learning and games. Perfect for my upcoming program on blogging for a local public school consortium. I love it when I find items that mesh so beautifully with what I am working on (or should be working on.)
Via It’s all good.

Gross (But Fun) Recipes
24 kid-friendly recipes that are perfect for Halloween.

Yahoo! News – Seventeen magazine, the girls’ fashion bible, adds religion coverage
“But under editor-in-chief Atoosa Rubenstein, the venerable girls’ publication Seventeen has added a faith section that includes inspirational messages, personal stories of spiritual struggle and testimonials on issues ranging from prayer to gay teens who attend church.”
I find it most interesting that there is an effort to include a myriad of religions, rather than just the Christian perspective.

Abarat
The gorgeous website for Clive Barker’s Arabat series tells about the second book in the series that will be released soon and the new deal with Disney to release the first book as a feature film.

IASL: Weblogs and School Libraries
Information for school librarians on blogs, with a short list of sample blogs.

Kidzdom
Kids can learn how to do animation through online tutorials. The site also offers a collection of cartoons for kids to watch.

Leslea Newman
Author of both adult and children’s books with children’s books ranging from picture books to middle grade novels to teen books.