Anita Silvey

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The author of 100 Best Books for Children and 500 Great Books for Teens Anita Silvey has devoted 35 years to promoting books that will turn the young -- and families -- into readers.

Ms. Silvey served for eleven years as Editor-in-Chief of The Horn Book Magazine, a publication many call “the Bible of children’s literature.” As Editor of Horn Book, she read several thousand books a year, hunting for those of exceptional quality that children return to again and again. In this capacity she lectured throughout the United States and Canada. She moderated National Public Radio’s "The Horn Book Radio Reviews

Ms. Silvey is the editor of Children’s Books and Their Creators, an overview of 20th Century children’s books. As she says in this volume, “Life is a banquet and most of us starve,” when it comes to knowledge about books for young readers. Sharing her passion and enthusiasm, she gives guidance and background for those trying to find the best books to give to the young. Little Brown published her selection of short stories for young adults, Help Wanted. Houghton Mifflin published The Essential Guide to Children’s Books and Their Creators in 2002, 100 Best Books for Children in 2004, and 500 Great Books for Teens in 2006.

Ms. Silvey has been given numerous awards, including The Women’s National Book Association Book Women Award in 1987. In October 1994, for a bicentennial celebration, she received an award from the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana, as one of the thirty-eight famous sons and daughters of the city. In July of 2000 she was awarded an honorary Master in Fine Arts in Children's Book Writing by Vermont College in Montpelier, Vermont.

Currently a member of the Editorial Board of Cricket Magazine and the Board of Directors for the Vermont Center for the Book, she teaches “Modern Book Publishing” at the Simmons College Graduate School of Library Science in Boston, "Children's Book Publishing" in the Simmons Children's Literature Program, and "Children’s Book Author Studies" at St. Michael’s College in Burlington, Vermont. Since 2003 she has been the editor of the Vermont Folklife Center Children's Book Series. She is also currently serving as the Literature Consultant for the 2009 Houghton Mifflin Reading series and has been selected as a member of two honorary organizations, the Society of Printers and the American Antiquarian Society.

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Title: 500 Great Books for Teens Author: Anita Silvey 500 Great Books for Teens is divided into twenty-one sections, including adventure and survival, horror, graphic novels, humor, mystery, and poetry, each with additional reading lists. Cogent descriptions of the plot and essential style of each book make it exceptionally easy for anyone to decide whether a book will appeal to a specific teen reader. The books are also grouped by geographic area and time period because teachers often assign book reports this way. Sixty of the best audio books are also listed.

Title: 100 Best Books for Children Author: Anita Silvey An instant classic, 100 Best Books for Children points parents in the right direction [to] 100 titles no child should miss (Booklist). With thirty-five years of experience at the heart of children's publishing, Anita Silvey is better equipped than anyone to help parents make the right reading choices for their children, given the enormous range of children's books available today. From Goodnight Moon to Tuck Everlasting, Silvey narrows the field to 100 best books, organizing them by age and providing essays on plot summary as well as fascinating insights into the story behind the story that only an insider would know. The guide also includes an extensive list tailored to particular interests and a reading journal. Now in paperback, 100 Best Books is a perfect handbook for parents to ensure that their child will have every opportunity to read the best of the best.

• Children's Books and Their Creators
• Help Wanted: Short Stories About Young People Working

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