{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Eva Mitnick","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/emitnick\/","title":"It's reading season - get ready for the Newbery!","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"n6aaiNTwnL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/10\/its-reading-season-get-ready-for-the-newbery\/\">It&#8217;s reading season &#8211; get ready for the Newbery!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/10\/its-reading-season-get-ready-for-the-newbery\/embed\/#?secret=n6aaiNTwnL\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;It&#8217;s reading season &#8211; get ready for the Newbery!&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"n6aaiNTwnL\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"by Eva Mitnick The nights are getting longer, there\u2019s a new chill in the air (except in Los Angeles, where the hot Santa Ana winds are blowing), and a Children\u2019s Librarian\u2019s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of books awards.\u00a0 In my case, thoughts of the Newbery in particular have focused my reading habits. We\u2019ve all been devouring the latest issues of School Library Journal, Booklist, Horn Book, Kirkus, and Publishers Weekly, adding dozens of books to our must-read list.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve attended Notable Books discussions at ALA.\u00a0 We\u2019ve snatched every possible free moment to read as many of the well-reviewed and buzzed-about books as possible. Reading is such a solitary activity, however, and even we book addicts need to lift our heads from the pages every once in a while to find out what our friends and colleagues are reading \u2014 and more important, what they are saying about the books..."}