Friday Finds – May 1, 2015

This Week at TLT

#FSYALit: Doubt and the Teenage Religious Experience, thoughts on EDEN WEST (Pete Hautman), a #FSYALit post by Ally Watkins

Sunday Reflections: I’m Holding Out for a Hero, a Female Superhero

Book Review: Making Pretty by Corey Ann Haydu

Middle Grade Monday – the DNF Debate

Book Review: Invincible by Amy Reed

Tech Talk 2015: Index to TLT Posts on Technology, Social Media and More

#FSYALit Roundtable: 5 YA Authors Talk About Faith, Teens and YA Literature

From the Stacks to the Shelf: How This Reader Became a Librarian and an Author, a guest post and giveaway by TRACKED author Jenny Martin

#FSYALit Roundtable: 5 YA Authors Talk About Faith, Teens and YA Literature, part II

#SecondChanceChallenge – What’ We’re Reading

Around the Web

This week at The Washington Post Answer Sheet blog, Daniel Willingham weighs in on current reading issues to tie in with his new book Raising Kids Who Read.

“We’re starting to get the message out there that reading is a key determinant of health”

What does the SAT really measure? – from PBS Idea Channel

Another librarian hero.

The We Need Diverse Books short story contest is open for submissions until May 8!

Students learn by teaching robots.

From Medium, “Why can’t we read anymore?” (thanks to @naturallysteph for pointing this out)

President Obama announced new library initiatives.

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