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Fifth Annual Author Event for NYC Educators

Are you a high school teacher in the Tri-State area or are you going to be in New York City this summer? If so, we invite you to our Fifth Annual Author Event for NYC Educators.

Held at the Random House, Inc. building in midtown Manhattan on Friday, June 28th from 12-3pm, the event will feature five authors who will each discuss and sign free copies of their book. The featured authors are: Emily Bazelon (Sticks and Stones), Carlin Flora (Friendfluence), Byron Hollinshead (I Wish I'd Been There), Adele Griffin (All You Never Wanted), and Chris Pavone (The Expats).

Also, the day's programming will feature special presentations from Student Achievement Partners' David Liben on the Common Core State Standards and educator Kimberly Parker on the King Legacy series. You won't want to miss it!

A free lunch will be served at noon. If you are not joining us for lunch, please be sure to arrive at least fifteen minutes before the start time of 12:30PM.

Click here for the official invitation. Click here to RSVP.

Questions? Email teacherevent@randomhouse.com.

Persepolis Removed from Chicago Public School Classrooms

The Chicago Public School district issued a district-wide ban on Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, a coming-of-age memoir about a young girl growing up under a fundamentalist regime in Iran, sparking protests from students, teachers and faculty. The graphic novel has been read and taught in classrooms throughout the country for years.

After the news went public, Chicago Public School CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett made a statement that the book was only being removed from seventh grade classrooms, "due to the powerful images of torture."

The choice to remove the book has been condemned by The National Coalition Against Censorship, the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom and the Freedom to Read Foundation. Students, parents and teachers have openly protested the ban in Chicago.

Celebrate Black History Month with Random House, Inc.

The theme of this year's Black History Month is "At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington". In addition to "All Labor Has Dignity" and other books in the King Legacy series, we are happy to suggest these other non-fiction titles for your classroom: Abraham Lincoln: From the Log Cabin to the White House; The Black Count; The Fall of the House of Dixie; King Peggy; The Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks; Snow-Storm in August; and The Warmth of Other Suns.

New fiction we recommend: The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln and The Twelve Tribes of Hattie.

Feel free to browse our Black History Month calendar page for more suggestions.

For more information about Black History Month, click here.

2013 AAAS/Subaru Science Book and Films Prize for Excellence in Science Books

Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers' Zoobiquity has been named a finalist for the 2013 AAAS/Subaru Science Book and Films Prize for Excellence in Science Books in the Young Adult category. The SB&F Prize "promotes science literacy by showcasing the importance of good science writing that appeals to teens and young adult audiences." In Zoobiquity, Natterson-Horowitz—a cardiologist—joins forces with science journalist Kathryn Bowers and employs fascinating case studies and meticulous scholarship to present a revelatory understanding of what animals can teach us about the human body and mind.

• Is your high school classroom going digital? We're pleased to announce that titles by Sandra Cisneros are now available in ebook format! This includes both English and Spanish-language editions of The House on Mango Street and Caramelo, and English-language editions of Loose Woman: Poems and Woman Hollering Creek: And Other Stories.

• Click here to read about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's book tour, her #1 New York Times bestselling memoir My Beloved World, and her effort to reach out to students across America.

• Be sure to tune into PBS on October 1st and 2nd for Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, a special two-night event based on the award-winning book by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.

• Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced that Crown author and Aspergian John Elder Robison will serve on the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC). Robison is the author of books about living with autism including Look Me in the Eye and Be Different. Click here to read the news release.