JS Online: The new Web of life is an article about how the lives of college students are affected by the Internet. The answer is: profoundly! People working with teens should read this, since it offers insight into why teens are so interested in technology and truly integrating it into their lives.

Slashdot – Le Guin Peeved About Earthsea Miniseries
Um, I would say more than peeved, I would say royally pissed off. Read both her personal website and the Slate article. I had taped the episodes of the TV movies to watch, but deleted them after hearing how awful they were. I do not want a colorless Earthsea to cloud my personal vision.

NPR : The Real Lemony Snicket
All Things Considered interviews Daniel Handler, author of the Series of Unfortunate Events. He compares A Cat in the Hat with his series, and also talks about Jim Carrey as Count Olaf and his own childhood fears.

The CCBC has held their annual Newbery Discussion. The winner was A Dream of Freedom by Diane McWhorter with Al Capone Does by Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko and The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E.L. Konigsburg.

Madison Public Library offers a great selection of Reading Suggestions for Kids and Teens. The lists run from preschool to middle school to teens and cover all sorts of topics.

CNN.com – A delightful variety of children’s books featuring a collection of humorous books with descriptions that will send people looking for them immediately.

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, the movie, has an incredible website filled with twists and turns and places to explore. Enjoy!

Center for Children’s Books at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign offers some items online, including collection development help, booklists, storytelling help, and programming ideas.

incorporated subversion has the results of the 2004 Edublog Awards which will lead interested blog readers to a huge crop of the top education blogs.