Friday Finds – January 6, 2017
Hello TLTers. Today Friday Finds is being brought to you by me, Karen, because Robin Willis is at a training session on food insecurity and some other youth related issues. I’m sure she’ll be sharing what she learned soon in an upcoming post. So here are this weeks Friday Finds.
TLT this Week
What’s In Your Teen MakerSpace Manual? : Forms Edition
Book Review: The Truth of Right Now by Kara Lee Corthron
Book Review: Because of the Sun by Jenny Torres Sanchez
Book Review: Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist
Sunday Reflections: The Cybils are Here!
Also, don’t forget the first #SJYALit (Social Justice in YA Lit) Book Club/Twitter Discussion is coming up soon.
https://twitter.com/TLT16/status/816704182958915584
Around the Internet
The Next Generation Of Farmers Is Being Trained In New York City High Schools
From high-profile sequels to stunning original debuts, there are some awesome YA books coming in 2017: https://t.co/X0EnRm8uJE
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) January 5, 2017
"Addressing so-called #fakenews is going to require a lot more than labeling." Did #MediaLiteracy Backfire? https://t.co/G2ZytpMTc0
— #ConnectedLearning (@TheCLAlliance) January 6, 2017
On a personal note, I’m really upset about this news. GIRLS MEETS WORLD was a strong, empowering show for young women and a personal favorite in my household. I’m hoping it gets picked up by Netflix.
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Stories centered on the experience of being female are increasingly rare on television. https://t.co/5PMAfrQVSM
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) January 5, 2017
Here’s some important, and quite distressing, news about teen pregnancy and mothers. Keep in mind, this is a horrific abuse of power imbalance and is legally rape.
https://twitter.com/TLT16/status/817044482277392384
‘We need diverse books,’ they said. And now a group’s dream is coming to fruition | @washingtonpost https://t.co/WMLOJo6UBe
— Children's Bookshelf (@PWKidsBookshelf) January 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/TLT16/status/816355514992959489
Here is Some Other Book Info We Shared This Week:
15 of the Best YA Books for January 2017 : Bustle
60 Diverse Books To Look Forward To In 2017 – Bookishness and Tea
22 of Our Most Anticipated Contemporary YAs of 2017 : The B&N Teen Blog
26 of Our Most Anticipated YA Fantasy Novels of 2017 : The B&N Teen Blog
17 2017 YA Books To Have On Your Radar : Amanda MacGregor (Teen Librarian Toolbox)
23 of Our Most Anticipated LGBTQA YA Books of 2017 via @BNBuzz https://t.co/FfzgVgFhnM
— Inkyard Press (@InkyardPress) January 5, 2017
Did ya'll see the #2017debuts calendar yet? Some bangers out this month. pic.twitter.com/9CDBn1wBY9
— Tiffany D. Jackson (@WriteinBK) January 2, 2017
And finally, last year TLT was so impressed with Teen Vogue we got 26 teens and libraries subscriptions to the mag. We also got The Teen and The Bestie a subscription. Their first issue came and they immediately started reading it. So excited to be able to do good things for teens through TLT. Happy New Year Everyone!
Filed under: Friday Finds News Roundup, Uncategorized

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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I love the format this week and adding the images on Friday Finds is very eye-catching. Happy New Year
Please check the validity of the post on teen pregnancy. I did a little research and the stats may be outdated, though the sentiment is still very valid.