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Meet our Sponsors
Blockbuster
$25,000+ contribution
Bestseller
$10,000+ contribution
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers publishes many award-winning trade books, including young adult novels, picture books, novelty, and non-fiction titles. LBYR is proud to continue a tradition of excellence in publishing that began more than 165 years ago while branching out into exciting new territories as the landscape of the children's book marketplace continues to change. Little, Brown is a division of the Time Warner Book Group.
New Line Cinema is the oldest and most successful independent film company in the world. In addition to the production, marketing and distribution of theatrical motion pictures, the fully-integrated studio has divisions devoted to home entertainment, television, music, theater, licensing, merchandising and international marketing and distribution. New Line is a pioneer in franchise filmmaking and its Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy is the most successful film franchise in history. New Line is a unit of Time Warner.
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. was founded by Vincent and Linda McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) has been involved in the sports entertainment business for more than 20 years and is one of the most popular forms of global entertainment today. WWE is an integrated media and entertainment company, principally engaged in the development, production and marketing of television programming, pay-per-view programming and live events, and the licensing and sale of branded consumer productsfeaturing our highly successful World Wrestling Entertainment brand. WWE is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Toronto.
Classic
$5,000+ contribution
Harcourt Trade Publishers has been producing high quality, award-winning books and related products for more than eighty years, and is part of Harcourt Education, a global education provider serving students and teachers in Pre-K through grade 12, adult learners, and readers of all ages. The Harcourt companies are Harcourt School Publishers; Holt, Rinehart and Winston; Harcourt Achieve (including the Rigby, Steck-Vaughn, and Saxon imprints); Harcourt Assessment; Greenwood/Heinemann; Global Library; Classroom Connect; and Harcourt Trade Publishers.
Kids Can Press is a leading publisher of books for children and young adults. With a mission to create books that inform, delight and challenge, Kids Can Press has earned an international reputation for its outstanding non-fiction, picture book and YA fiction titles.
Lerner Publishing Group is an independent publisher of highly acclaimed and well-reviewed books for young adults as well as children of all ages. Since 1959, Lerner has created books that have captured readers’ curiosity and attention. Lerner’s young adult books are published through the following imprints: top-quality nonfiction by Twenty-First Century Books and YA fiction by Carolrhoda Books.
Scholastic has a corporate mission supported through all of its divisions of instilling the love of reading and learning for lifelong pleasure in all children. Recognizing that literacy is the cornerstone of a child’s intellectual, personal and cultural growth, Scholastic, for more than 81 years, has created quality products and services that educate, entertain and motivate children and are designed to help enlarge their understanding of the world around them.
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, one of the leading children's book publishers in the world, is comprised of the following imprints: Aladdin Paperbacks, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Libros para niños, Little Simon®, Little Simon InspirationsTM, Margaret K. McElderry Books, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Simon Pulse, and Simon Spotlight®. Simon Spotlight, an imprint wholly devoted to media tie-ins, has become one of the fastest growing imprints in the children's book industry.
Friend of Teen Read Week
$1,000+ contribution
Holtzbrinck Publishers offers adult and young adult trade titles in hardcover and paperback from companies Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Henry Holt & Co., Picador, St. Martin's Press, Tor Books, and Audio Renaissance.
Hyperion Books for Children publishes a broad range of books for teen readers ranging from serious fiction such as the recently published title My Brother's Keeper by Patricia McCormick, to the humorous YA novels of Gordon Korman such as Son of the Mob and it's sequel Hollywood Hustle. Hyperion also publishes a number of best-selling fantasy authors such as Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl ) and Jonathan Stroud (Bartimaeus). Mixed in are gritty contemporary novels such as those of award-winning author Sharon G. Flake and the lighter fare like the Daughters of the Moon series by author Lynne Ewing.
Marshall Cavendish has been a highly regarded publisher specializing in books for schools and public libraries since 1970. Marshall Cavendish Reference features illustrated encyclopedias covering a wide range of curriculum-related topics. Marshall Cavendish Benchmark focuses on nonfiction titles in series for elementary through high school readers. Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books features picture books, nonfiction, and young adult titles from distinguished authors and illustrators.
Orca Book Publishers publishes books for children and teens. From picture books to teen fiction, Orca also produces the Orca Soundings series of teen novels, the Orca Currents series for middle school readers, the Orca Echoes series of early chapter books, and the Orca Young Readers series. Orca is dedicated to the idea of enhancing literacy and bringing books and readers together.
Pam Spencer Holley, YALSA President, is an individual friend of Teen Read Week.
Teenreads.com offers teen readers aged 12-17 reviews and excerpts of YA and adult titles that are appropriate for a teen audience, along with author interviews and biographies, interactive questions and polls, and more. Teenreads.com's "Cool New Books" feature brings readers the latest releases every month. "Word of Mouth" is where teens weigh in and share what they are reading.
Become a Sponsor
To become a sponsor, please fill out the form below. It can be submitted electronically or faxed to YALSA at (312) 664-7459.
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Meet our Supporting Organizations
American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
www.aasa.org
AASA is the professional organization for more than 16,500 educational leaders across America. Its four major focus areas are: improving the condition of children and youth; preparing schools and school systems for the twenty-first century; connecting schools and communities; and enhancing the quality and effectiveness of school leaders.
American Booksellers Association (ABA)
www.bookweb.org
ABA is a not-for-profit trade association representing independent bookstores nationwide.
Cable in the Classroom (CIC)
www.cIconline.org
CIC represents the cable telecommunications industry's commitment to education - to improve teaching and learning for children in schools, at home, and in their communities.
International Reading Association
www.reading.org
The International Reading Association seeks to promote literacy by improving the quality of reading instruction through studying reading processes and techniques; serving as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of reading research; and encouraging reading as a lifetime habit.
Kids Care
www.kidscare.org
Kids Care Clubs is a program of the Points of Light Foundation. Their mission is to develop compassion and the spirit of service and philanthropy in school-aged youth. To that end, monthly projects and resources are posted on their website.
KIDSNET
www.kidsnet.org
KIDSNET is a nationally recognized, nonprofit education and media resource that encourages media literacy in young people and their families and is committed to educational excellence in the media industry.
The N
www.the-n.com
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The N is Noggin’s programming block for teens, on TV every night starting at 6pm ET, and online all the time at the-n.com. The N’s programming equips teens with real life skills and knowledge that help them engage with their peers and figure out their lives. Teens can watch The N’s dramas, comedies and animated shows on TV, then share their thoughts, insights and feelings online at www.the-n.com. |
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
www.nassp.org
NASSP’s mission is to build effective and skillful school leaders. They provide professional development and other services and products to help school leaders advance their schools into the twenty-first century.
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
www.ncte.org
Since 1911, NCTE has provided a forum for the profession, an array of opportunities for teachers to continue their professional growth throughout their careers, and a framework for cooperation to deal with issues that affect the teaching of English.
National Education Association
www.nea.org
This organization works with men and women working in schools and colleges across the United States to help all students achieve.
National School Boards Association (NSBA)
www.nsba.org
NSBA is the nationwide organization representing public school governance. NSBA’s mission is to foster excellence and equity in public elementary and secondary education through school board leadership.
SmartGirl
www.smartgirl.org
The mission of SmartGirl is to provide an online community for adolescent girls (and boys) to voice their opinions. Members of the site are girls between the ages of twelve and twenty. There are currently 20,000 subscribers to the SmartGirl’s free monthly newsletter.
Speak Up Press
www.speakuppress.org
Speak Up Press publishes Speak Up, a national annual art and literary journal featuring fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays, photography, and artwork of young people thirteen to nineteen years old from across the country and around the world. Speak Up is produced by a local and online teen advisory board.
TeenInk
www.teenink.com
TeenInk is a national teen magazine, book, and Web site featuring teen writing, information, art, photos, poetry, teen issues, and more. All articles are written by teenage authors who are students at K–12 schools. The monthly print magazine is appropriate for teenagers ages thirteen to nineteen attending secondary school: junior high school, middle school, and high school. TeenInk was established in 1989 as The 21st Century magazine by the The Young Authors Foundation, a nonprofit organization. More than 25,000 teens have published in the magazine and its companion, Poetry Journals.
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