Horn Book Magazine - March/April 2016

by Horn Book
Mar 01, 2016 | Filed in Our Story
March/April 2016 Horn Book Magazne

Table of Contents





Features


Beverly Cleary’s 100th Birthday
A series of tributes to the author and her work.

"The Real Ramona" by David Reuther


"Telling the Truth While Making Things Up" by Elaine Scott


"Dear Mrs. Cleary" by Varian Johnson


"Everyone Needs a Ramona" by Kate Messner


"Beverly Cleary and the Art of Growing Up" by Kurtis Scaletta


"Ramona in the 21st-Century Library" by Julie Roach


"Once Upon a Time It Was 1950" by Tony DiTerlizzi


"A Fine Bookshelf" by Ibi Zoboi
Building a home library of “mirror books.” Plus, an interview with Edwidge Danticat and Rita Williams-Garcia.



Columns


Editorial
"Everybody’s Talking" by Roger Sutton
Defining our terms on social media.

The Writer’s Page
"What Is Narrative Nonfiction?" by Marc Aronson
The craft of engaging readers with facts.

Field Notes
"Escaping Series Mania" by Betty Carter
Why big kids still need picture books.

From The Guide
"Narrative Nonfiction"
A selection of reviews from The Horn Book Guide.



Reviews


Book Reviews
Audiobook Reviews



Departments


On the Web
March/April 2016 Starred Books
Impromptu
Index to Books Reviewed
Index to Advertisers



Illustrations by Louis Darling Copyright © 1968 by Beverly Cleary. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.



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