The Yarn
January 31, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Sometimes inspiration comes in the strangest moments. Yesterday on Twitter I was thinking about what it means to me now to be a librarian. So I started tweeting and ended up with a long string of tweets highlighting the things that I think we – and that we includes me – can do now in […]
January 31, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor
Publisher’s description The girls of Devonairre Street have always been told they’re cursed. Any boy they love is certain to die too soon. But this is Brooklyn in 2008, and the curse is less a terror and more a lifestyle accessory—something funky and quaint that makes the girls from the shortest street in Brooklyn special. […]
January 31, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor
Publisher’s description Fifteen-year-old Aki Simon has a theory. And it’s mostly about sex. No, it isn’t that kind of theory. Aki already knows she’s bisexual—even if, until now, it’s mostly been in the hypothetical sense. Aki has dated only guys so far, and her best friend, Lori, is the only person who knows she likes […]
January 30, 2017 by Robin Willis
Our students are listening to us. Being neutral—or quiet—is also being registered by our students. They are noticing what we say. What we do. They also notice the silence. Every one of us is on a different spot on our journey of cultural competency.* I was thinking this weekend about what is going on in […]
January 30, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor
Today we’re happy to be taking part in the cover reveal of Tristina Wright’s 27 HOURS (THE NIGHTSIDE SAGA #1). 27 Hours will be available October 3, 2017 and is published by Entangled Teen. Check out that gorgeous cover! Book Description: Rumor Mora fears two things: hellhounds too strong for him […]
January 29, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS
He was different because he was a Muslim, but not in the ways that you think. You see, he knew you hated him and although he was just a teenage boy, he knew the rules were different for him. So he made straight As, he worked more teen volunteer hours than any teen had ever […]
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January 27, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS
It’s the final day in our week celebrating the release of Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World edited by Kelly Jensen. Today, Kelly joins us as she interviews one of the contributors, Sarah McCarry. Be sure to visit our post from day one to enter to win a Feminist t-shirt! “I’m Still Learning […]
January 27, 2017 by Robin Willis
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: This is Why I Marched Here We Are: Feminism & Social Justice In Action by Kelly Jensen (#SJYALit: Social Justice in YA Lit) Book Review: Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World edited by Kelly Jensen Book Review: The You I’ve Never Known by Ellen Hopkins Here We […]
January 27, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor
It’s time for another roundup for new and forthcoming YA (and sometimes not YA) books featuring LGBTQIA+ characters. The titles I’m including here have LGBTQIA+ main characters as well as secondary characters (in some cases parents), as well as anthologies that include LGBTQIA+ stories. Know of a title I missed in this list? Or know of […]
January 26, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS
It’s day three of our week celebrating the release of Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World edited by Kelly Jensen. Today, Kelly joins us as she interviews one of the contributors, Daniel Jose Older. Be sure to visit our post from day one to enter to win a Feminist t-shirt! “In our activism, […]
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