March 18, 2015 by Robin Willis
Look, it’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Maureen Johnson. You didn’t know? Do you live under a rock? I follow her everywhere – Tumblr, Twitter, etc. She has a fantastically skewed sense of humor that I find appealing, and I love how much she cares about the young people for whom she […]
September 16, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
The economy went bust in 2008 and people everywhere are struggling. The news keeps reminding us that more and more people are making less and less money, children are going hungry, and recovery has been slow. But you wouldn’t know it from a lot of the books being written for middle grade and teen readers; […]
May 29, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
In the end, life inevitably always ends in death. Death and taxes you know. A lot of teens can avoid the taxes part, but they often get to the death part too early, especially in teen fiction. But death is a funny thing, and you don’t always stay dead. Or you hang out in limbo […]
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Politics in Practice
by John Chrastka
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