A Fuse #8 Production
August 31, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Sometimes I learn about stuff at the library and go home and do it with my kids, but sometimes I do something at home and it turns out to be a great library/Teen MakerSpace activity. The Teen recently turned 14 and she wanted to have a taco birthday. It was very important to me that […]
August 31, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Ori and the Blind Forest is not necessarily a new game, but the Xbox One Definitive Edition of the game was just released this past June. The game has won multiple awards since its initial release in 2014, and is such a good game that you can buy special editions of Xbox consoles with a […]
August 30, 2016 by Amanda MacGregor
Publisher’s description Joanna meets the perfect girl for her and must decide whether to break a promise that could change everything for her and her family or lose out on love in this charming young adult romance that’s perfect for fans of Julie Murphy’s Dumplin’ and Becky Albertalli’s Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Joanna […]
August 29, 2016 by Robin Willis
Jennifer L. Holm has written a superb follow up to the Newbery Honor winning Turtle in Paradise. While the earlier novel focuses on Turtle as she travels to Key West to live with her cousins in 1935, this novel focuses on the daily life and adventures of her cousin Beans in 1934. Beans is a […]
August 28, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
When I started high school, I completely had to cut myself off from a part of my family in order to protect myself from the man who had spent the previous year molesting me. I was not universally supported in this decision. Many people considered it an inconvenience to the family. Many others remarked that […]
August 26, 2016 by Robin Willis
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Five Words We Should All Stop Using Middle School Monday: Reading in Class. Minus the Worksheet or Report. Just, you know, READING. By Julie Stivers #MHYALit: Who Cares for the Caregivers? #MHYALit Book Review: Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow #MHYALit: Seven Myths About Mental Illness, a guest post […]
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August 25, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
By the time I graduated high school, I had attended 9 separate schools in three different states. Every time I would start a new school the first question everyone asks, after what’s your name, is “where are you from?” I have no good answer to this question. I am from nowhere and everywhere. I am […]
August 25, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
In October, the greatly anticipated sequel to Illuminae, Gemina, will be released. Our TAB reviewer, who just left for her Freshman year of college, was very excited to get an advanced reading copy of this book to review for you today. Publisher’s Book Description The highly anticipated sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller […]
August 24, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Today as part of the #MHYALit Discussion we are honored to host author Paula Stokes who discusses some of the myths that people have about mental illness. Why do myths and stereotypes about mental illness persist? Why do people believe things that aren’t true? As someone with an undergraduate degree in psychology and a graduate […]
August 23, 2016 by Amanda MacGregor
Publisher’s description Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen she’s already lost more than most people do in a lifetime. But she’s learned how to forget. The broken glass washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don’t have to think about your father and the river. Your best friend, who is […]
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A Fuse #8 Production
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