Friday Finds: July 7, 2017

This Week at TLT

Sunday Reflections: “These Kids Lead Dark Lives”, the Summer The Teen Learned about Privilege

Recently in Book Mail

MakerSpace: Teaching Teens to Use Canva to Design their Own T-shirts (Laser T-shirt Transfers)

#SJYALit: Government Dystopia Booklist

Book Review: Who’s That Girl by Blair Thornburgh

Eid al-Fitr Exploration by Michelle Biwer

Around the Web

Summer Reading For Your Woke Kid

A Classic Library Service Boosts Literacy and More, Studies Show

The 16 Most Anticipated YA Books To Read In July

Teacher Of The Year In Oklahoma Moves To Texas For The Money

Author Shannon Hale, being wise on the Internet

Children of the Opioid Epidemic Are Flooding Foster Homes.

A Summer Camp Where Grieving Kids Have Permission To Have Fun

Vanishing Summer Jobs For Teens

Confronting the Myths of Suburban Poverty

Late-night screen time puts teens‘ sleep and mental health at risk

SLJ Curates Democracy Book List http://ow.ly/xS5H30dfBXM 

B&N: 35 of Our Most Anticipated Fantasy Novels of the Second Half of 2017

Book Deals: Week of July 3, 2017

Tweet of the Week:

Once again, I implore librarians to read this book. See what you've done before you think you can fix "diversity" in libraries. pic.twitter.com/3xEDEj5A2u

— ⚾️Robin Bradford ⚾️ (@Tuphlos) July 6, 2017

Thank you Robin for bringing this book to our attention and reminding us to check out the history of librarianship to better understand who we are and where we are headed.

A Look at This Week’s Bestseller List:

HELLO WHAT IS HAPPENING pic.twitter.com/Mkdo40P3JV

— Mackenzi Lee (@themackenzilee) July 5, 2017

Congrats to everyone, including some of our favorite books of 2017 here at TLT!

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