Lisa Burstein
Moving from Bystander Apathy to Empowerment, with a special guest post by author Lisa Burstein
#SVYALit Project Index When we talk about sexual violence and rape, we must talk about what is often called The Bystander Effect. The bystander effect is the phenomenon in which a person will know that a crime is occurring, and yet do nothing to intervene on behalf of the victim. For example, when a 15-year-old […]
Take 5: Reproductive Rights in YA Lit
Today Christie and I are talking about Reproductive Rights and Abortion in YA literature. Here is a list of 5 books where teens acknowledge that abortion exists in their world. Some of them consider it and decide it is not the right option for them, and others do make the choice to terminate their pregnancy. […]
Book Review: Dear Cassie by Lisa Burstein
2013 Entangled Teen 9781620612545 In Pretty Amy, Cassie is one of three girls who were stood up for prom and arrested for possession with intent to sell. And then some other stuff happened. Dear Cassie is about finding out what that other stuff is. Cassie has been sent to a wilderness rehabilitation camp instead of […]
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A Twitter Chat with Lisa Burstein, author of Pretty Amy and Dear Cassie
Last night several of us got together and had a Twitter chat with Lisa Burstein, author of Pretty Amy and Dear Cassie. Below are some of the highlights. @tlt16 I didn’t. Amy was written so long ago…8 years, that I had no idea I’d get to tell her story let alone anyone elses… #TLTCASSIE— LisaBurstein […]
Book Review: Pretty Amy by Lisa Burstein
Tonight is our Dear Cassie Twitter chat with author Lisa Burstein. Join us on Twitter at 9:00 PM Eastern and be sure and add the hashtag #TLTCassie to join in and follow along. Dear Cassie is a companion novel to Pretty Amy. Today we are re-running our review of Pretty Amy in preparation for tonight’s […]
Dear Cassie Read Along and Twitter Chat with author Lisa Burstein
From author Lisa Burstein: I’ve never done one of these before, but I thought it would be fun to host a read-along for Dear Cassie. I am lucky to have both: http://www.thebookishbabes.blogspot.com/& http://www.booklovingme.com/to help me with this as facilitators. Our event will end with a live Twitter chat with author Lisa Burstein as part […]
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Dear Cassie: booktrailer debut and exclusive excerpt
What if the last place you should fall in love is the first place that you do? Last year, we introduced you to one of our favorite new authors, Lisa Burstein, and her debut novel, Pretty Amy. Today, we are pleased to bring you her companion novel, Dear Cassie. It is our honor to bring […]
Cover Reveal: Dear Cassie by Lisa Burstein
Earlier this year, I wrote a lot about a girl named Amy. Amy was, of course, the main character in Pretty Amy, the debut ya novel by Lisa Burstein. I really liked Pretty Amy and its message, and it became a rallying point for me regarding the notion of censorship. I have talked with Lisa […]
Amy speaks: Pretty Amy’s censorship uncensored (a guest post by Lisa Burstein)
Once upon a time I read and reviewed a book called Pretty Amy. I liked it and made it the TLT Rec of the Week. I thought, you know, this really speaks to the heart of what teenage girls feel. I also thought, I wish I had known to get a bird and teach it […]
What if Amy wasn’t Pretty: a tale of censorship
As a reader, I know that story has the power to change lives. From the moment I read It by Stephen King in the 6th grade, I knew that I wanted to be THAT type of friend. When I read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee I knew I wanted to be THAT type […]
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