LOS ANGELES, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Debut author Jennifer Gooch Hummer has won eight awards and finalist categories

By Billy Townsend, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Apr. 25--LAKELAND Seeking payback over a slight, a group of girls, with the help of two boys, manhandle an acquaintance as part of well-planned confrontation. They lock her in a room. When she tries to get away, they restrain her and taunt her.

By Bucher, Katherine T Manning, M Lee Although some music lyrics and television content may indicate an overall easing of censorship in U.S.

By The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Sep. 26--To many children (and adults, too) the world of wizards and magical beings in J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series is pure enchantment that expands the imagination.

By The Sun, Lowell, Mass. Sep. 7--CHELMSFORD -- Peter H. Reynolds, an internationally renowned illustrator who grew up in Chelmsford, will visit the Chelmsford Public Library's main branch Wednesday to show children how he creates his magical world on a piece of paper.