Friday Finds – October 3, 2014
This Week at TLT
- Laura Ruby, dismantling every article that denigrates YA
- Shannon Hale on ‘ageist’ and ‘elitist’ articles about YA and children’s books in general
- Anne Ursu dismantling AO Scott’s piece about the ‘death of adulthood’
Marie Lu’s The Young Elites has a book trailer!
Caveat emptor. Even when it’s free safety software from the police.
Read this important piece by Kelly Jensen about advocating for and writing about girls.
Filed under: Friday Finds News Roundup

About Karen Jensen, MLS
Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 32 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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