Sci Fi Wire — The News Service of the Sci Fi Channel
Tom Hanks has optioned The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. Interesting since as I read City of Ember, I thought that it would make a great film.

ALA | Teen Read Week
GET REAL! is the Teen Read Week theme for next year. It was decided by a national teen vote with over 1100 teens participating in the vote.

New York Daily News – City News – Bus ban on sex ads
The ads from Akademiks, a clothing maker, say, “Read Books, Get Brain” with a girl kneeling in skimpy clothes. But teens know that “Get Brain” does not just mean get smarter. It is slang for oral sex. The ads are posted across the country, but they will no longer be on busses in Manhattan now that they have figured out the slang.

Wizard News: J.K. releases three chapter names from Harry Potter 6
On Halloween, JK Rowling revealed three of the chapter titles in her upcoming Harry Potter book. The article on Wizard News explains how fans navigated through the clues on her website to discover the titles.

bookheads announces that Booktrust has awarded the second Booktrust Teenage Prize to Looking for JJ by Anne Cassidy.

Entertainment: People Article | Reuters.com
Philip Pullman, author of the His Dark Materials trilogy says that Bush would make a great villain.
“”Bush has this baying certainty and has imposed this fervent zealotry,” said Pullman whose books have been condemned by church groups for attacking organized religion.”

2005 Children’s Literature Conference
We Are Family is the title of the 2005 Annual Children’s Literature Conference in DeKalb, IL. Take a look at the list of featured authors!

Mickey News – Raven’s projects still taking flight
Teen star Raven, who started as a child star on The Cosby Show. And now Raven is writing not one, but two books.
“Of her books, Raven tells us that one is a “contemporary novel.” The other is “a guide on becoming a child star in the industry – all the things you need to know.” Raven, of course, is in the position to know, having been just a tot when she got her sitcom start on “The Cosby Show.””

Children Come First
This is a children’s literature site that I hadn’t ever stumbled upon before. It offers information on authors, bestsellers, publishing, book reviews, education, and more. They also offer a bulletin sent out via email that you can subscribe to free of charge.