Index to the CCBC-Net Archives
of Past Discussions

Below is a categorical listing of the monthly topics discussed on CCBC-Net since it began in June, 1995. The month that each discussion took place appears in parentheses after the topic subject. (It may also be helpful to check the subsquent month in case the discussion carried over.)

The Authors and Illustrators category lists individual book creators who have been the topic of discussion. The Books category lists individual books that were the discusson topic, as well as books that the CCBC cited as examples in describing a theme, issue or genre discussion topic. The Book Awards category lists discussions of selected children's literature awards that took place in the weeks after they were announced. The Genres, Issues and Themes category lists all other thematic and topical discussions we've had on CCBC-Net.

Individual authors, illustrators and book titles are listed below only if they were announced as part of the topic of discussion for a month. Dozens of book creators and many hundreds of titles have also been discussed on CCBC-Net in the course of our book award and genre-, theme-, and issue-oriented discussions over the years--those individuals and titles are not indexed below.

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Authors and Illustrators

Books (Individual Titles)

Book Awards

Genres, Issues and Themes

Authors and Illustrators

Almond, David, especially Skellig and Kit’s Wilderness (July, 2000)

Bang, Molly (September, 1997)

Bang, Molly, and Other Outstanding Writers of Picture Books (May, 2000)

Block, Francesca Lia (June, 2005)

Browne, Anthony (June, 2000)

Bruchac, Joseph (October, 1999)

Canadian Children’s and Young Adult Authors (September, 1999)

Cleary, Beverly (August, 2000)

Cormier, Robert (August, 2001)

Fleischman, Paul (May and June, 1997)

Freedman, Russell (April, 1998)

Hamilton, Virginia (September, 2002 and June, 1995)

Johnson, Angela (September, 2005)

Machado, Ana Maria (June 2000)

Lowry, Lois (August, 2003)

Kerr, M.E. (June, 2002)

Konigsburg, E.L. (October, 2004)

Lowry, Lois, especially Number the Stars and The Giver (January, 1997)

Lowry, Lois (August, 2003)

MacLachlan, Patricia (October,2007)

Macaulay, David (November, 2006)

Mahy, Margaret, especially The Haunting and The Changeover (August, 1995)

Myers, Walter Dean, especially Scorpions and Fallen Angels (September, 1995)

New Voices (New Authors and Illustrators) (October, 2002)

Nye, Naomi Shihab (September, 2003)

Paterson, Katherine (August, 1999)

Pinkney, Jerry (October, 1996)

Pinkney Family (June, 2006)

Pringle, Laurence (November, 1996)

Pullman, Philip (May, 2001)

Rowling, J. K., see Harry Potter under Books

Rylant, Cynthia (July, 1998)

Simont, Marc (April, 2001)

Sís, Peter (June, 2001)

Taylor, Mildred D., especially The Well and other Logan Family books (October, 1995)

Ungerer, Tomi (August, 1999)

Temple, Frances (June, 1996 and July 1995)

Williams, Vera V. (August, 2003 and April, 1996)

Wolff, Virginia Euwer, especially True Believer and Make Lemonade (July, 2001)

Woodson, Jacqueline (June, 2008)

Zolotow, Charlotte (June, 1997)

Books (Individual Titles)

see also the titles listed under Authors and Illustrators, above

Alice In Wonderland (C.S. Lewis) (October, 2000)

Arlene Sardine (Chris Raschka) (September, 1998)

The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich (October, 1999)

Brian’s Winter (Gary Paulsen) (October, 1996)

Buffalo Tree (Adam Rapp) (August, 1997)

The Cuckoo’s Child (Suzanne Freeman) (September, 1996)

Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom (edited by Leonard S. Marcus) (August, 1998)

Enchantress from the Stars (Sylvia Engdahl) (November, 2001)

Goodnight, Moon: 50th Anniversary (Margaret Wise Brown) (September, 1997)

Harriet the Spy (by Louise Fitzhugh) (July, 1996)

Harry Potter books (by J. K. Rowling)

Pottermania! (Including the first three volumes) (November, 1999)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (September, 2000)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (June, 2003)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (August, 2005)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (August, 2007)

Knots in My Yo-Yo String (by Jerry Spinelli) (April, 1999)

Looking Back (by Lois Lowry) (April, 1999)

Magic School Bus books (by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen) (November, 1996)

Making Up Megaboy (by Virgina Walters) (July, 1999)

The Midwife’s Apprentice (by Karen Cushman) (November, 1995)

Monster (by Walter Dean Myers) (July, 1999)

The Mouse and His Child (by Russell Hoban) (July, 2000)

No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War (by Anita Lobel) (April, 1999)

Protecting Marie (by Kevin Henkes) (January, 1996)

Smack (by Melvin Burgess) (June, 1998)

Slot Machine (by Chris Lynch) (March, 1996)

Tenderness (by Robert Cormier) (August, 1997)

Walk Two Moons (by Sharon Creech) (July, 1995)

Book Awards (Winners and Honor Books: Selected Awards)

American Library Association Awards

Initial Reactions to Announcement (January: 2002 - 2008, February 2008)

Batchelder (March: 1996 - 2007)

Belpre (March, 2006, 2004, 2000; February: 2002)

Caldecott (February: 2002-2006, 1999, 1998, 1996;

January: 2007, 2001, 2000; March: 1997

)

Coretta Scott King (March: 2003 - 2007, 1999, 1997;

February: 2000 - 2002, 1998,1996)

Geisel (February 2006 - 2007)

Newbery (February: 2002 - 2007, 1999, 1996;

January: 2000-2001 1998; March: 1997

)

Newbery Redux: What Newbery Books Have Stood the Test of Time?

(September, 2007)

Printz (February: 2004 - 2007, 2000 - 2001; March: 2002 - 2003)

Sibert

(March: 2005-2007; late March-early April: 2004; February, 2003; March: 2001-2002)

Jane Addams Book Awards (as part of discussion on social justice) (November, 2007)

National Book Award Winner and Nominees (January: 2002 - 2007)

Zolotow Award Books (March, 1999)

Genres, Issues and Themes

American Indians, Evaluating Books by and about (October, 1999)

Art and Artists in Literature for Children and Young Adults (June, 2006)

Audio Books (March, 2008)

Australian Children’s Literature (July, 2002; September 2007)

Authors We'd Like to Hear From Again: Write Something More! (October, 2005)

Autobiographies of Children’s Authors and Illustrators (April, 1999)

Babies, Books for (November, 2005)

Blogs: Everybody's Talkin': Books and Blogs (July, 2008)

Biographies and Autobiographies, Evaluating (May, 1996)

Board Books: Get on Board! (September, 2008)

Book Selection: How Do Children and Young Adults Choose Books? (October, 2004)

Celebrity Books (I Can Do That!) (June, 2006)

Bullying, Teasing, and Relational Aggression in Books for Children and Teens (March, 2008)

Celebrity Books (I Can Do That!) (June, 2006)

Classics

What is a Classic? (July, 1997)

Newbery Redux: What Newbery Books Have Stood the Test of Time

(September, 2007)

Coming of Age (November, 2003)

Community: Literature about Community/Community through Literature (October, 2003)

Creative Non-Fiction (April, 2002)

Crossover Books (June, 1999)

Disability, Portrayal of in Books for Children and Teens (October, 2006)

Families, Images of (November, 2002)

Fantasy: Strong Female Characters in Enchantress from the Stars and other Fantasies

(November, 2001)

Fantasy: New Fantasy of Note

(May, 2006)

Favorites of the Year (December of each year, 1995-present)

Forms and Formats: Old Stories, New Forms (July, 2006)

GLBTQ (Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer/Questioning) Literature (June, 2004; May, 2008)

Gender (July, 2005)

Graphic Novels (April, 2004)

Hans Christian Andersen Award (August: 2003 and 1999; June, 2000)

Historical Fiction (October, 1997 and May, 2004)

History through Nonfiction (November, 2000)

Holocaust Literature (April, 2006)

Homelessness (April, 1997)

Horror Stories (October, 2007)

Humor (May, 2002)

for Younger Children (May, 1998)

for Older Children (May, 1998)

Immigrants and Immigration: Finding Home (May, 2007)

Life-Changing Books (May, 2006)

Literature as Message: Do You Want a Story with That? (May, 2007)

Middle East, Books about (May, 2008)

Movie Adaptations: Books on the Big Screen (July, 2003; November, 2007)

Newbery Winners of the Past (July, 1997)

Newly Independent Readers, Books for (October, 2001)

Nonlinear Narratives (October and November, 1998)

Nostalgia in Books: Retro Reads or Timeless Topics? (February, 2008)

Orphans and Abandonment (August, 2005)

Parallel Perspectives: Subjects through Fact and Fiction (September, 2008)

Picture Books:

Changes and Trends (August, 1996; April, 2008)

 

Outstanding Writers (May, 2000)

Reviewing and Evaluating (September, 1998)

for Older Children and Teens (November, 1997 and September, 2006)

Poetry (April, 1998, 2000, 2007)

Outstanding Recent Poetry (April, 2003; 2005; 2006)

 

Anthologies (February, 1997; April, 2008)

Point of View (November, 1998)

Politics (Politics and Purpose) (April, 2005)

Popular Culture (July, 2004)

Publishing

In a Post-9/11 World (September, 2006)

Turning Points: Books That Made a Difference (October, 2006

)

Read-Alouds: Great Read-Alouds (August, 2004)

Regional Children's Literature: A Sense of Place (September, 2005)

Religion (November, 2004)

Reluctant Readers, Books for (August, 2006)

Scary Stories (October, 2005)

School, Images of (September, 2004)

Science: Simple Science (Books for Younger Children) (July, 2005)

Science: Narrative in Children’s Science Books (November, 1996)

Sequels, Prequels and Other Literary Series (May, 1999)

Series Books, Formula (November, 2005)

Social Justice (November, 2007)

Sports Books (September, 2001, and January, 1999)

Struggling Readers, Books for (November, 2006)

Summer Storie: Camp CCBC-Net (July, 2006)

Survival Stories (July, 2007)

Terror and Tragedy: Books to Share with Children in Difficult Times (Late September, 2001)

Transitions (Books Showing Times of Change) (September, 2004)

Travel Storeis (On the Road: Books about Travel) (July, 2007)

Translated Books (March, 1998) see also Batchelder Award

Vacations (On Vacation: Books about) (August, 2008)

What Are You Reading? (May, 2005)

Women’s History (November, 2004)

Writers: Characters in Books as Writers (April, 2007)

Young Adult Literature see also Printz Award

Books Open to Interpretation (July, 1999)

Young Adult Literature on the Edge (May, 2003)

How Far Is Too Far? (June, 2005)

The 1997 Publishing Year (August, 1997)