{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Jennifer Schultz","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/jschultz\/","title":"The Halfway Mark: Your 2013 Favorites So Far","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6403xUoDmA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/the-halfway-mark-your-2013-favorites-so-far\/\">The Halfway Mark: Your 2013 Favorites So Far<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/the-halfway-mark-your-2013-favorites-so-far\/embed\/#?secret=6403xUoDmA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Halfway Mark: Your 2013 Favorites So Far&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"6403xUoDmA\" 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":"The end of ALA Annual Conference time make this a perfect time to reassess our favorite 2013 reads so far, and to think about what&#8217;s on the horizon.\u00a0 Do you have a favorite for the Caldecott? Newbery? How about the Geisel, Sibert, or any of the other ALA Youth Media Awards? If you&#8217;d rather not talk about awards, perhaps you can tell us your favorite new books for your story time crowd. Let&#8217;s chat! &nbsp; &nbsp; What a delicious combination&#8211;Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen!\u00a0 The Dark focuses on the common childhood fear of the dark.\u00a0 Our young protagonist conquers his fear of the dark in a witty yet sensible manner, through the encouragement of an unexpected ally.\u00a0 I haven&#8217;t been able to use this in a story time setting; it&#8217;s a bit too long for my toddler and preschool story times (and the humor might be a bit too sophisticated).\u00a0...","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/contentcafe2.btol.com\/ContentCafe\/Jacket.aspx?UserID=III51&amp;Password=BT0051&amp;Return=1&amp;Type=L&amp;Value=0316187488&amp;erroroverride=1"}