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Friday Finds – August 15, 2014

August 15, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS   Leave a Comment

This Week at TLT
Sunday Reflections: Bigger is Not Always Better
TPiB: Back to School
Middle Grade Monday – Whole School Reading Challenges
Book Review: Just Call My Name by Holly Goldberg Sloan
O Captain, My Captain: In which I mourn the loss of a childhood hero and discuss depression and suicide
Take 5: Titles to Look for in 2015 from Macmillan
Teen Reactions to the Mockingjay Part 1 Teasers
Ferguson
10+ #SVYALit Project Resources 
Around the Web 

I imagine many of us have been concentrating on the news out of Ferguson, MO, this week. Here are some links that may help you understand what is going on, and why it is important both for the community involved and the whole nation:

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Interesting study on the future of kids who are ‘cool’ in middle school. 


A school system decides to trash ts summer reading list in order to avoid conflict over GLBTQ content.

News about the movie adaptation of Patrick Ness’ A Monster Calls.

Filed under: Friday Finds News Roundup

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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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