100 Scope Notes
September 30, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
“There’s a whole bunch of really scared people out there,” Kat says. “They’re going to need to be dealt with.”Something about the words she chose makes my skin crawl.Jaime takes a cautious step away from the door, as if to make sure no one is going to try to bust through from the hall. “What […]
September 30, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Based on the popular ‘One Community, One Book’ programs that are run in numerous library systems, 6 years ago, I started a program at my current school called ‘Book for All Readers.’ (Henceforth this will be referred to as BFAR.)Some background information – my school is a magnet school serving 6th through 8th grade students. […]
September 29, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
We all have our days. You know what I mean. The days you find out you’re overbudget and then realize that someone used your last package of microwave popcorn that you’d been saving for a teen program snack, so you go out and buy some more instead of taking a lunch break and then no […]
September 27, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
This Week at TLTIt’s Banned Books Week! Considering throwing our your materials challenge form? When the censorship comes from inside the building An anonymous letter to those who would ban Eleanor and Park In Defense of Banned Books The Giver by Lois Lowry – a guest post by Elsa Ouvrard-Prettol The Harry Potter Series […]
September 27, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
While historical fiction may be my Achilles hill (although I have now read 10 historical fiction titles this year – please hold your applause until the end of the post), nonfiction is something I like but just don’t ever read enough of. As a reviewer for VOYA, they occasionally send me a nonfiction title to […]
September 26, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Now that school is back in session, it’s time to resume our Scholastic Book Fair here on TLT. Here are five new titles from Scholastic. Seeing Red by Kathryn Erskine “So everyone just sits there and says nothing? How’s anything ever going to get better?” Red Porter’s daddy has died. While Red and his mom […]
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September 26, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
1984. Fahrenheit 451. Brave New World. These are all great, classic reads that highlight the dangers of censorship. Two of them happen to be among my favorite books of all time. Brave New World is not. But sometimes, authors can slip in powerful statements against censorship in the most surprising of places. Exhibit A: The […]
September 25, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
When our fearless leader Karen asked me to write a post on the experiences I’ve had as a school librarian with book challenges, I was flummoxed. I’ve never had an item challenged. It’s not that I’ve never had a parent concerned about a title in the collection – I’ve had several that I can remember. […]
September 25, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Last week, I Tweeted about an incident that happened surrounding the book Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell. Rainbow Rowell had been disinvited to a school after parents complained about the content in her book, Eleanor and Park. I compiled those tweets into a post which you can read here. In response to the situation, […]
September 25, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Let’s get the obvious out of the way, shall we: The book has the word Dick right there in the title. And yes, it says it a lot inside the book. It’s a problem, particularly for school librarians. I asked Robin and she said no, she would not in fact be purchasing this book for […]
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