MORE POSTS FROM APRIL 2014
Infographic from http://vitaminw.co/society/what-consent-looks The other day the Tween came out of the house wearing a pair of shorts from last summer, which means they were now both too short and too tight. It was a stark reminder to me that it was, once again, time to go shopping. These kids won’t stop growing. So the […]
Beware the Return of Point Horror
Anna Davies, Chris Van Etten, Collection Development, genres, Horror, Point Horror, Scholastic, Technology
|Scholastic has heard your pleas for more horror and is in the midst of releasing some cool, easy and very accessible horror with the Point Horror line. This relaunched line combines technology with horror to create some fun, fast reads. I was able to read these titles quickly and, being a horror fan, I found […]
An interesting thing happened at TLA. I was waiting in line when a fellow librarian walked into the Simon and Schuster booth and was reading the backs of books to learn more about them. This person picked up the book PANIC by Sharon Draper. She started to read the back which begins, “Diamond and Mercedes […]
So I had an awesome time at the Texas Library Association last week. I got to meet Justin the Librarian and we talked and mutually fancrushed, and I got some wonderful ideas from his makerspace presentation that I’m implementing. He also reinforced what I’ve been thinking and saying (mumbling) all along: IF YOU HAVE […]
Take 5: My Favorite Friendships
David Levithan, Grasshopper Jungle, John Green, Rachel Cohn, Sarah Dessen, Sarah Rees Brennan, Take 5
|I’m often struck by how beautifully written friendships are in YA. In fact, they are often much more important and detailed than any other personal relationships – dating or family. I suppose it makes sense, since the teen years are a time when we practice separating from our family and are only just learning how […]
Back Cover Description: Everyone mourns differently. When his older brother was killed, David got angry. As in, fist-meets-someone-else’s-face furious. But his parents? They got religious. David’s still figuring out his relationship with a higher power, but there’s one thing he does know for sure: The closer he gets to new-girl Bailey, the better, brighter, happier, […]
I’ve been struggling a lot lately with the reality of the impact of poverty on the lives of the children I see every day. Many of my students come from homes where the adults work multiple jobs that add up to more than 40 hours a week each. But the pay they receive is so […]
Out of the Closet and Onto the Shelves: A Tweetcap of Christie’s GLBTQ Presentation at TLA
Collection Development, GLBT, Rainbow List, Stonewall Awards, Teen Issues
|Christie presented at TLA this past week with Peter Coyl from Dallas Public Library and David Levithan. Here’s a Tweetcap of their presentation. #txla14 Come to room 202AB NOW to hear David Levithan, @mz_christie & @petercoyl discuss GLBT Lit pic.twitter.com/sCeWwpdrNP— TeenLibrarianToolbox(@TLT16) April 10, 2014First bk: BETTER NATE THAN EVER by Tim Federle#mglit Stonewall BkAward Boy […]
HG, Hyperemesis Gravidarum – a debilitating, life threatening pregnancy illness that can claim the life of both mother and child. Join us on May 15, 2014 as we help raise awareness around the world for the Second Annual HG Awareness Day. 1 out of 1,000 pregnant woman suffer from HG, including teens. I suffered from HG. You […]
I have always thought of the library as the great equalizer. As a librarian, I work ceaselessly to try and bridge many gaps that my patrons face in terms of access to information and resources and opportunities. And although I have worked at some very different libraries, I had not really thought a lot about […]
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