MORE 'YOUNG-ADULT-FICTION' POSTS
Collection development is an active process in which I, like all librarians, actively seek to build balanced collections of all types of books. Because we have an active and popular Teen MakerSpace, one of the things I actively look for are “maker” related books. These can be books that include any type of maker related […]
Sumer #YALit #ARCParty
| #ARCParty, new books, New Releases, New YA, YA Lit, YA Literature, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Literature
A look at some upcoming May, June and July ARCs of YA Lit TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16 Getting ready to start an #aRCParty with The Teen & Bestie to look at some upcoming new releases. Tue, Apr 26 2016 21:44:53 ReplyRetweetFavorite TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16 Here’s how it works: they’ll read the back of each book out loud & share […]
November #ARCParty
| #ARCParty, new books, New YA, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Literature
Here's a look at some upcoming titles and the November #ARCParty where The Teen and The Bestie shared what they think of some of the upcoming titles we've received in the mail here at TLT. TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16 The Teen and The Bestie are here. Gonna have an impromptu #arcparty Mon, Nov 02 2015 00:32:10 ReplyRetweetFavorite A […]
#WeNeedDiverseBooks Panel at Irving Public Library 5/13/15
| Diversity, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Literature
Last night I attended the We Need Diverse Books panel at the Irving Public Library. It featured I. W. Gregorio, author of None of the Above, Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton, authors of Tiny Pretty Things, Marieke Nijkamp, author of This is Where it Ends, and Natalie C. Parker, author of Beware the Wild. I […]
Priorities, or An Embarrassment of Riches
| new books, New YA, YA Lit, YA Literature, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Literature
So sorry I was incapacitated on Monday and didn’t get to post my usual Middle Grade Monday! I hope you can forgive me. I’ve recently come to the realization that, although my Mother generously gave me a bookcase last year, I still have stacks of books around my house. They’re decorative! But, seriously, I’ve had […]
Yesterday I read an ARC of VIOLENT ENDS, and it made me cry. In a couple of places actually. That doesn’t happen as often as you would think it would. So that got me thinking, what books have made you actually cry? Several people shared their Teary YA Reads on Twitter with the hashtag #tearyya […]
There is not a more emotion filled age than when we are teens. The highs and lows of our daily lives give you the most dramatic feeling. One minute you’re on top of the world and the next. Well…I don’t think I ever grew out of that. Not really. I mean, they say authors are […]
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