Friday Finds – May 23, 2014
This Week at TLT
Karen finally got fed up enough with those ridiculous YA trend pieces…
Book Reviews:
- Inexcusable by Chris Lynch
- The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine
- The Half Life of Molly Pierce by Katrina Leno
Middle Grade Monday – That’s Not My Kind of Book – I talk about the unexpected fun of reading outside your comfort zone.
A Roundup of “Why YA?” Posts
The meeting of public school teacher/student needs and public library resources.
Around the Web
From author Cindy Pon’s tumblr, 10 Asian Pacific American YA authors to know.
In defense of difficult girls – from author Sarra Manning.
How teacher/student connection can make learning stick.
New book news from Kiersten White and Leigh Bardugo.
Filed under: Friday Finds News Roundup
About Karen Jensen, MLS
Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).
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