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What’s the (Short) Story?
| Bullying, Collection Development, Fantasy, GLBTQ, GLBTQ Fiction, Paranormal, Reader's Advisory, Short Stories, Steampunk
In my review of The Curiosities, I mention that short stories seem to be a hard sell to teens. Most often, they are also a mixed bag; I have yet to come across a short story collection where I thought every story was a divine work of inspiration (although The Curiosities comes close). But here […]
GLBT History Month Author Spotlight: Alex Sanchez
| Alex Sanchez, Author Spotlight, GLBT History Month, GLBTQ Fiction
October is GLBT History Month, and here on TLT, we thought we’d highlight some of our favorite GLBT writing authors and books. Today, we’re looking at Alex Sanchez. Alex Sanchez was born in Mexico City, to parents of German and Cuban heritage. Bullied and harassed throughout high school, he has stated in interviews, presentations and […]
Annie On My Mind and Banned Books Week on My Calendar
| Banned Books Week, GLBTQ Fiction, Nancy Garden, Teen Issues
I come from a small town, and from very liberal parents. I don’t remember any checks on what I was reading, never once being told I couldn’t read anything or having to sneak books into my room. Well, except for the copies of Julie Garwood’s historical romances that were my mom’s, but that was more […]
Top 10: For Annie and Liza
| Booklists, GLBTQ, GLBTQ Fiction, Reader's Advisory, Teen Issues, Top 10s
I love Annie on My Mind. I personally think it should be a book choice for those in schools, not a forced book, but a reading choice for those reading classes where you have to choose one of five books on relationships and write about themes, and what did you learn from these books. Yes, […]
Best or Favorite? A look at the NPR “Best” Young Adult Novels list
| Booklists, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, GLBTQ Fiction, NPR, Racial Stereotypes, Racism, Teen Fiction, YA Lit
I watch So You Think You Can Dance every week without fail. Here is a show where you can call in and vote for your “favorite” dancer. This favorite part is important, every year they make a point of making this distinction: it is not the best dancer, but your favorite. Because that’s how voting […]
So it’s June, already. Summer Reading is in full swing for many public libraries and for your lucky, lucky school librarians, you should be headed toward some much needed rest and reading time! But June is also a very important month: LGBTQ Pride Month. I am a huge gay rights advocate and I think to […]
Way to Go, happy book birthday and a contest
| Contests, GLBTQ, GLBTQ Fiction, Homosexuality, It Gets Better
Today I present you with a guest blog post by debut YA author Tom Ryan. His debut novel, Way to Go, comes out today. Read on to hear more about this exciting new addition to the ya field and how it can help teens struggling with their sexual identity find peace in their lives. This […]
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