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May 23, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Friday Finds – May 23, 2014

May 23, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS   Leave a Comment

This Week at TLT

Karen finally got fed up enough with those ridiculous YA trend pieces…

Dear Media, Let me help you write that article on YA literature
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.

Take 5: R is for Revenge (themed books)
#SVYALit Project Google+ Hangout on Air with Brandy Colbert, Courtney C. Stevens, Carrie Mesrobian & Moderated by Christa Desir

#SVYALit Panel #3 Wrap Up: Brandy Colbert (POINTE), Courtney C. Stevens (FAKING NORMAL), Carrie Mesrobian (SEX & VIOLENCE) and Christa Desir (FAULT LINE)

#IReadYA – and so do many others! Why YA? Here are some of our reasons.
A Roundup of “Why YA?” Posts
List of Lists: Teens and Mental Health Resources
Help Me Help You Help Them by Heather Booth
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. 

 

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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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