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Silvey is a member of the Editorial Board of ''[[Cricket (magazine)|Cricket]]'' magazine and the Board of Directors for the Vermont Center for the Book. At [[Simmons College (Massachusetts)|Simmons College]] Graduate School of Library Science in Boston, Massachusetts she teaches "Modern Book Publishing" and at [[Saint Michael's College|St. Michael's College]] in Winooski, Vermont, she teaches "Children's Book Author Studies".
==Plagiarism Issues==
Serious questions have been raised about Silvey's use of other reviewers' phrases and ideas in ''500 Great Books for Teens. ''Silvey's guide consists of one- or two-paragraph annotations of books.'' ''The blog [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120335/http://reviewerintegrity.blogspot.com/2012/03/anita-silveys-500-great-books-for-teens.html Reviewer Integrity] by Ray Gordon compares many of Silvey's annotations to earlier reviews of the same books, showing similar or verbatim wording. The review quotes can be verified online; most have the reviewer's name listed. For example, Silvey drew from three different reviews to create her entry in ''500 Great Books for Teens'' for the book ''Blood and Chocolate ''(p. 115)''. ''
'''''Kirkus Reviews ''1997''': "at times he looks so delicious she wants to 'bite the buttons off his shirt.' "
Silvey 2006: "at times he looks so delicious she wants to 'bite the buttons off his shirt.' "
'''''Publishers Weekly'' 1997''': "Sixteen-year-old Vivian isn't fiction's most likable heroine"
Silvey 2006: "Sixteen-year-old Vivian may not be one of fiction's most likeable heroines"
'''''School Library Journal ''1997''': "readers...struggle between fascination, empathy, and revulsion with 'werewolf culture' "
Silvey 2006: "readers struggle between fascination, empathy, and revulsion toward her werewolf culture."
'''''School Library Journal ''1999''': "gripping, thrilling, and original"
Silvey 2006: "gripping, thrilling, and original"
(Verify reviews at [http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blood-and-chocolate-annette-curtis-klause/1100293501?ean=9780385734219 Barnes & Noble].)
Another example is the book ''Sabriel'' (p. 59).
'''Amazon 1996''': "Desperate to find her father, and grimly determined to help save the Old Kingdom from destruction"
Silvey 2006: "Desperate to find her father, determined to help save the Old Kingdom from destruction"
'''Amazon'''.com: "Sabriel endures almost impossible exhaustion, violent confrontations, and terrifying challenges to her supernatural abilities"
Silvey 2006: "Sabriel endures violent confrontations, extreme exhaustion, and challenges to her supernatural abilities"
'''''Children's Literature '''''1996: "Sabriel is an apprentice necromancer who must enter the realm of dead to save her trapped father and defeat the evil spirit who entrapped him"
Silvey 2006: "apprentice necromancer at Waverly College, Sabriel must enter the realm of dead to save her trapped father and defeat the evil spirit who took him there"
'''''Children's Literature ''1996''': "magically medieval worlds"
Silvey 2006: "magical medieval world"
'''''Children's Literature ''1996''': "this book has many of the traditional fantasy qualities--swords, royalty, magical creatures, mythical and ancient lands, and magic spells."
Silvey 2006: "Using made of the traditional fantasy elements--necromancy, magical creatures, swords, ancient lands, and magic spells.
'''''Children's Literature ''1996''': "Nix adds his own flavor to the fantasy novel and tells a unique tale of the female hero quest."
Silvey 2006: "Nix has added his own inventions and created a compelling female hero quest."
(Review quotes can be verified at [https://www.amazon.com/Sabriel-Abhorsen-Garth-Nix/dp/product-description/0061474355/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books Amazon] and [http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sabriel-garth-nix/1100616155?ean=9780064471831 Barnes & Noble].)
Many more examples are given at the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120335/http://reviewerintegrity.blogspot.com/2012/03/anita-silveys-500-great-books-for-teens.html Reviewer Integrity] blog.
==Awards==
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*[http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6600688.html/School Library Journal]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090321082307/http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/aifolder/aipages/ai_s/silvey.html Children's Literature Network]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120335/http://reviewerintegrity.blogspot.com/2012/03/anita-silveys-500-great-books-for-teens.html Reviewer Integrity Blog]
* [http://lccn.loc.gov/n95044198 Anita Silvey]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at [[Library of Congress]] Authorities — with 11 catalog records
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