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Take 5: Book Lists So Cool You Need to Know About Them
Looking for some great book lists? Here are some amazing resources. 5 book lists that will revolutionize your reader's advisory.
What’s New in LGBTQIA+ YA April 2018
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 a […]
Take 5: Time Travel and Teens, featuring INVICTUS by Ryan Graudin
We are HUGE Doctor Who fans in my house, and many of my teens are as well. So I’m always excited to read a new Time Travel book. So today I am going to review Invictus by Ryan Graudin and share with you a few of my other favorite time travel books for lovers of […]
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Take 5: Quirky Towns in YA Lit
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Post It Note Reviews by The Teen: November Edition
So I have allowed each teen reviewer here at TLT to come up with their own review style and my daughter, The Teen, is going with the Post It Note Review. This is how it came about: She steals my ARCs and I tell her that if she does, she has to write a review. […]
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Why so many cancer stories? #every3minutes
Though the term “tween” didn’t exist at the time, that’s what I was when I first knew a young person who died from cancer. In fact, this was the first person I knew who had died at all. His name was Michael. He was younger than me, and was buried in the Ghostbusters costume he had […]
Portrait of the Artist: YA Characters and Art
March is Youth Art Month, a celebration of visual arts for grades K-12. The program ”emphasizes the value of art education for all children, encourages support for quality school art programs.” For more information on the program and resources for getting involved, check out the National Art Education Association’s website about Youth Art Month. To get your […]
Celebrate Eisner Week With Diverse Graphic Novels
March 1-7 is Will Eisner Week. This week is held to “celebrate graphic novels, sequential art, free speech, and the amazing legacy of Will Eisner, one of the most innovative figures in the history of comics and graphic novels.” Check out the website for more information about how to celebrate the week, as well information […]
Lists, Letters, and More: YA Books with Characters Who Write
National Words Matter Week is March 1-7, so it’s the perfect time to set up a display of books featuring characters who write. What are they writing? Well, everything! The characters in these books write lists, letters, zines, diaries, poetry, even obituaries. As a teen who was obsessed with writing (those are just some […]
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