MORE POSTS FROM MARCH 2014
Honoring the Survivors, a guest post by author Brendan Kiely (#SVYALit Project)
#SVYALit, #SVYALit Project, Brendan Kiely, The Gospel of Winter
|Brendan Kiely is the debut author of the recently released book The Gospel of Winter, a story that takes place right as the revelations began coming to light of the widespread abuse of young men by Catholic priests. He is also a participant in the upcoming #SVYALit Google Hangout on Air, which will take place […]
The problem of relationship (and girls) in YA lit, plus 5 of my favorite titles
Friendship, Gender, Gender issues, Gender Roles, Girls, Relationships, Romance
|Check out the series About the Girl over at Stacked If you read enough YA lit, you might start to come to a few interesting conclusions: 1. Teens only have 1 relationship, romantic ones. Especially if you are a teenage girl. 2. Relationships only have one goal, which is sex. For some reason, as Cory […]
Book Review: Uses for Boys by Erica Lorraine Scheidt (Very Spoilery, In Depth)
#SVYALit, #SVYALit Project, Book Reviews, Erica Lorraine Scheidt, Uses for Boys
|This is perhaps the saddest yet most beautiful book I have ever read. The loneliness and longing drips off of every page. Instead of simply reviewing this book, I really want to talk about it. So if you haven’t read it, be warned now, there be HUGE SPOILERS ahead. In the tell me again times, […]
It is both cold and wet at my house today – the kind of day that makes me feel as if I will never be warm again. As an added pleasure, this weather makes my almost healed arm ache. Bonus. Thanks for listening to me complain. Stay with me while I complain some more. Recently, […]
Years ago, a little card game called Yu-Gi-Oh became popular and it was causing us huge problems at the library. Administrators had meetings and proposed policies: No more than 4 teens to a table. No moving furniture. No playing games. I proposed an alternative solution: Let’s open up the meeting room after school and let […]
Karen already reviewed Side Effects May Vary, and I am totally in love with it as well. *sigh* To celebrate the awesome release, and following Karen’s direction, I thought I’d share some of my bucket list as well! To Try a Cruise I’ve never been on a cruise before- actually, aside from a class […]
For those who haven’t read it, or don’t care to look it up, here’s the basis for the dypstopia of Divergent in a nutshell. Divergent is set into the future Chicago, after a war that destroyed nearly everything- across the entire United States, and possibly the world. Tris’ people are divided into Factions- societies where […]
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Why Talking About the Age of Consent Matters Book Reviews Charm and Strange by Stephanie Khuen The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski Take 5 Small Robots and Science Projects New LGBTQ Books to Look For 2014 Books Christie is Judging by the […]
I have already reviewed the amazing Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy, you can read that here. But in the book, Alice – who is dying – creates a Bucket List. I have always wanted to create a bucket list. So I will. Right now. 1. To take The Tween to Paris In my […]
We wrote a book – with thanks to a lot of great YA librarians
Professional Development, Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services
|We are proud and excited to announce that the book edited by Heather Booth and Karen Jensen (that’s me), The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services, is now available for preorder through ALA Editions. A good portion of the book was written by Karen and Heather, so those of you who like the tone and perspective offered […]
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