Two New Series

The Christian Science Monitor has an article on Two series that are fortunate events. They recommend two series: Spy Mice by Heather Vogel Frederick, a series on special agent mice, and Portraits from Scholastic which is historical fiction with each book based on a famous work of art.

Manga Funnies

Mad About Manga reports the interesting news that several American newspapers are going to start including manga in their Sunday funnies to try to attract more young readers. Participating papers include the LA Times, Denver Post, Vancouver Sun, and Seattle Post-Intelligencer.