MORE POSTS FROM APRIL 2012
The world is a harsh place to live. After the war with the Partials—super engineered organic beings that mimic humans in every way apart from their super-advanced assassin skills and military thinking—the population has been irreparably decimated. Along with the release of RM—a deadly virus with no cure released by the Partials, the entire race […]
To borrow from Anne Rice, today TLT does an interview with a Zombie. Monsters to be feared or sick people to pity? What do zombies think of the current spate of zombie fiction lining library shelves? And most importantly, what can we do to keep ourselves safe? Joining us today to answer these zom questions is […]
Atticus was Right: Guest post by Amianne Bailey (Autism and Libraries)
Autism, Bullying, Harper Lee, Out of My Mind, Sharon Draper, To Kill a Mockingbird
|Atticus Was Right *Names have been changed to protect the truly awesome. This is part of our ongoing focus on autism and libraries. Current statistics indicate that 1 out of 88 children are diagnosed with Autism. This is a story about how books can make a difference. I’m one of THOSE librarians. After I read a […]
Some of the greatest war stories have been told from the point of view of teens. Anne Frank was a teenager when she hid her diary. Devon recalls his teenage years when he returns to the place that haunts him in A Separate Peace by John Knowles. And just this past week Stephanie and I […]
Harry Potter – Twilight – The Hunger Games What is the next big thing? Divergent by Veronica Roth! All throughout the month of April fans of Veronica Roth’s Divergent series are promoting the upcoming release of her book Insurgent through various contests, group efforts, and more! If you have never heard of the Divergent Series […]
TLA Baby!
Andrea White, Barry Lyga, David Levithan, David Lubar, Jessie Kirby, John Corey Whaley, Maggie Steifvater, Mary Lindsey, Megan Miranda, Morgan Matson, Robison Wells, Stasia Kehoe, Teen Fiction, TLA, YA Fiction
|Tuesday night I left work and drove 4 1/2 hours to make my pilgrimage to TLA. TLA baby, here I came! It was a truly amazing day where I met a ton of amazing teen authors, talked to publishers and yes, I received some ARCs (which will get their own post). Although the exhibit halls […]
Why YA? 2012 Printz Award Winner John Corey Whaley tells you why!
David Levithan, John Corey Whaley, September 11, Where Things Come Back, Why YA?
|Today as part of our ongoing Why YA? series the 2012 Printz Award Winner John Corey Whaley talks about a ya title that moved him. Read on to learn what ya title lingers in the mind and soul of this award winning author. I’ll make a confession: I read YA books. You know what else […]
What an exciting day! What is it like for an author when they finally sees the cover for their newest title? Each book is a labor of love, you pour your heart and soul into the words on a page and then you must trust an artist to come up with a cover that will […]
Madison is familiar enough with change, and she hates everything about it. Change took her long-term boyfriend away from her. It caused one of her friends to suddenly hate her. It’s responsible for the death of a local along with a host of other mysterious happenings. But when Madison meets a hot new guy, she […]
It was just another ordinary day at McKinley High—until a massive explosion devastated the school. When loner David Thorpe tried to help his English teacher to safety, the teacher convulsed and died right in front of him. And that was just the beginning. A year later, McKinley has descended into chaos. All the students are […]
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