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Video reveal for Mary Amato’s GET HAPPY
Mary Amato (author of Guitar Notes) has a new YA coming out on October 28 – Get Happy – about a 16-year-old singer-songwriter named Minerva who is desperate for a ukulele. The story also chronicles Minerva’s painful journey to decide whether or not to reconnect with a father who left her when she was a […]
Take 5: New Titles Coming from EgmontUSA
Get Happy by Mary Amato Publisher’s Description: In this poignant, realistic, contemporary YA by a state master list star, perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Gayle Forman, a young songwriter builds a substitute family with her friends in place of the broken family she grew up with. A hip high school girl who loves […]
Writing About Grief and Recovery in Spies and Prejudice by Talia Vance (a guest post)
When I first got the idea of writing a story about teenage private investigator Berry Fields, I knew right away that Berry had lost her mother at eight years old, and that this loss would inform every aspect of her character. Berry’s loss made her grow up fast, contributing to her strong and independent personality, […]
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The Things That Scare Us by Em Garner (author of Contaiminated)
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EgmontUSA Fall 2013 Releases
Here’s a look at what EgmontUSA has coming your way in Fall 2013. MONSTERS (978-1-60684-177-8) by Ilsa J. Bick. Hardcover. On Sale: 9/10/2013. Ages 14+. With this final volume of The Ashes Trilogy, Ilsa J. Bick delivers a riveting, blockbuster finish, returning readers to a brutal, post-apocalyptic world where no one is safe and hope […]
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Egmont USA Week, July 15-19
July 15th is the 2 year anniversary of the Teen Librarian Toolbox. And we are joining forces with Egmont USA this week to celebrate. All this week we will be talking about Egmont USA titles, sharing some author guest posts, and giving away Egmont titles. This will be our hub and we’ll add new posts […]
Sunday Reflections: This is what losing everything looks like
This week we begin EgmontUSA week here at TLT. We also begin celebrating the second year of this blog. But let’s go back in time and talk about how TLT started . . . Round 1 of losses in the 2011 flood. Before I lived in Texas, I lived in Marion, Ohio. In 2010, Marion […]
It Came from a Book, the second annual Teen Art Contest
YA Lit + Teen Created Art = It Came from a Book! Teens – we want to see your book inspired artwork! Librarians – we want to help you get your teens reading and creating, and we want to give you a great way to celebrate YA lit. Thus, the 2013 Teen Art Contest It […]
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