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August 28, 2015 by Robin Willis

Friday Finds – August 28, 2015

August 28, 2015 by Robin Willis   1 comments

fridayfindsThis Week at TLT

Sunday Reflections: Today, I am Pooh Bear (reflections on depression in the life of tweens and teens part 2)

Middle Grade Monday Book Review – School for Sidekicks by Kelly McCullough

Book Review: Bright Lights, Dark Nights by Stephen Emond

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All the Dragons in the World – The Depiction of Sexual Abuse Exposure and Escape in YA Literature (a guest post by author Ash Parsons)

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Reflections of Reality: Foster Teens and Orphans in Young Adult Science Fiction, a guest post by Kerry Sutherland

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After working in middle school libraries for over 20 years, Robin Willis now works in a public library system in Maryland.

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