Welcome to the Young Readers' Toolkit - your key to joining thousands of book lovers in the National Book Festival. Check out the 2009 lineup and start reading great authors like Kate DiCamillo, Jerry Pinkney, Judy Blume, Rick Riordan, Nikki Grimes, Mo Willems and Lois Lowry today.

|| Meet the Authors ||

Choose a 2009 author: Author Name Mary Brigid Barrett Holly Black Judy Blume Pat Carman Sharon Creech Carmen Agra Deedy Paula Deen Katie DiCamillo Tony DiTerlizzi Nikki Grimes Shannon Hale Craig Hatkoff Steven Kellogg Liz Kessler Jeff Kinney Lois Lowry Megan McDonald Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah Kadir Nelson James Patterson Jerry Pinkney Rick Riordan Sharon Robinson Charles Santore Jon Scieszka David Shannon James L. Swanson Mo Willems Jacquelin Woodson

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|| Host Your Own NBF ||

• Hosting Guide
• Author Details
• 2009 Poster
• 2009 Festival Artist

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|| Educators Share ||

• Festival Photos
• NBF Blog
• Festival Author Booklists
• 52 Great Reads
• Read.gov
• Book Awards

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|| Kids Create ||

• Writing Topics
• Flash Card Maker
• 2009 Eye Spy
• 2009 Bookmark

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|| Kids Achieve ||

• Letters About Literature
• River of Words 
• Poetry Out Loud 

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