Heavy Medal
November 29, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
This Week at TLT Our expression of thanks – a book giveaway! Join Us for Sherlock Week! In Rainbow Project news – some of this year’s nominees have sequels coming out soon. Gamers in Teen Fiction, by Kearsten Girl Knights and Boy Queens – The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas And you though we were […]
November 29, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
In the October 2013 issue of VOYA Magazine, there is a great article by Rebecca Moor about cross dressing teens entitled Girl Knights and Boy Queens: Cross-Dressing in Teen- Appeal Books and Films.. Honestly, it is pretty exhaustive in its exploration of motivation and titles. It includes a look at titles old, Bloody Jack, and […]
November 28, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Things for which I (Robin) am thankful, in no particular order of importance: Babies. Babies are the best. I have been supremely blessed by an abundance of babies in my social sphere this year, and for this I am truly thankful. Middle schoolers. I find them delightful. (Sometimes it surprises me, too.) Cats. My cats […]
November 28, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
So for the second year, I am honored to be a YA Speculative Fiction judge in the Cybils. So this is what my dining room table looks like as I check out books, read, make notes, and read, then discuss, and then read some more. It is the most awesome thing. Ever. I am in […]
November 28, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
This past year has been an extremely hard one for me, personally and professionally. I’ve had a lot of death in my immediate family, and it seems like we’ve had one health crisis after another. I’ve taken charge of professional committees, my library director retired in May after decades with the library, and just […]
November 27, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I’ve recently lost myself in playing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and it got me thinking about teen books about roleplaying games (video, computer, and tabletop), and the possible dangers/adventures that might come with an excessive amount of gaming. I’m still waiting to be sucked into the world of the Elder Scrolls, but so far, […]
ADVERTISEMENT
November 27, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
The 2014 Rainbow List Nominees were announced the other day, and it looks wonderful. I cannot wait to see the final list when it is finished at ALA Midwinter in Philadelphia in January! HOWEVER, did you know that there are SEQUELS coming out to these awesome books, some as early as JANUARY?!?!?!?!?! […]
November 27, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Sometime last week, I realized that this week we would reach over 1 million page views. And because you have to have goals in life, it suddenly became mine. I don’t know why, but you know, you have to have something to obsess about. Late last Tuesday night, we did it! I felt like I […]
November 26, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
“The first nineteen years of my life, nothing happened.Nothing at all.” Image property of Megan Lara at Megan Lara Tumblr Rose Tyler.Companion, friend, comforter, badass. Resourceful, empathetic, brave, determined. I could go on for days and days about all Rose Tyler’s amazing qualities (and trust me, I’ll get back to that in a second) but […]
November 26, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
“I would have been here sooner,but the traffic on I-55 was awful.” Walker and his mother are wandering along the long, lonely road of grief, and they are getting nowhere fast. So one day, as Walker sees his mother crying once again for his dead brother, Walker says a prayer: “Look,” he said, “if you’re […]
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
A Fuse #8 Production
by Betsy Bird
Enter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.