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Today is Lauren Oliver day!! 2 weeks ago, before reading Pandemonium, there would not be a Lauren Oliver day (although I did really like Delirium – a lot). But having read Pandemonium, there is now a Lauren Oliver day! Yesterday HarperTeen tweeted the news that Lauren Oliver would be visiting a book store near my […]
And we all thought the change that puberty brings is bad, that is nothing compared to what happens when a strange EMP rocks the world in Ashes by Ilsa Bick. Alex is camping in the mountains, carrying her parents ashes and hoping to finally find a place of peace, when a strange EMP goes off. […]
So, in my original post on Marketing and Library Lock-Ins I mentioned a co-worker and how she used library lock-ins to reward her teens. She has been so kind as to write a rebuttal for my original post. And here it is . . . I would be the librarian that was mentioned in the […]
A few weeks ago I posted some thoughts I had been rolling over in my head about the idea of the library lock-in. You can read them here. I fully and completely expected to get flames and was so pleasantly surprised that everyone responded to me with civil tones which I thinks highly of our […]
If you read my letter to Lauren Oliver that I posted yesterday, you know that I love this series and believe it has important implications for the times we live in. Many times librarians contact me and ask advice about starting a teen book club. My number 1 recommendation: find the right book. I believe […]
Dear Lauren Oliver, I stayed up all night last night reading Pandemonium; I laid in bed and read every glorious word and thought about what it meant to be free, to make your own choices about how to think and what to feel and who to love. I read with anticipation as Lena talked about […]
“It’s been decades since anyone set foot on the moon. But three ordinary teenagers are about to change that – and their lives – forever.” (Back cover blurb) A secret meeting is held and it is determined that in order to help generate new interest in the space program there will be another trip to […]
Pop Quiz: What fairly young social media site has gained over 10 million users in less than 2 years and generates more actual purchases and traffic than any other social media sites out there? Answer: Pinterest Pinterest is a social networking site that allows its users to “pin” their favorite websites, pictures, information and more onto […]
Today we take a look at some of the ARCs handed out at ALA for books that have a May 2012 publication date. As noted previously, these are not reviews (unless otherwise stated), but a sneak peek at just some of the titles coming your way in May. I can say that two of the […]
Now more than ever, advocacy matters. I am an advocate for libraries. And for teens. And for reading. I believe that amazing things happen in the lives of teens when they use their libraries: they learn, they grow, they are empowered. This is especially true in communities that support their libraries and their schools. The […]
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