Links Galore

A few more links for today:

Congratulations to all the National Book Award finalists!
A moving piece about empathy and the work of Lois Lowry.
Love this series of photographs inspired by YA novels. Some of them are even better than the actual cover art. (H/T Tess Sharpe)
You probably know Curious George, but did you know that authors Hans and Margaret Rey narrowly escaped Nazi-occupied Europe? (Make sure to check out Sarah Albee’s site for lots of exciting historical trivia.)