MORE POSTS FROM JUNE 2014
I’ve mentioned it before, but The Tween has had some difficulties with a neighborhood girl. For a while they were really close friends, but things fell apart. I recently was having a discussion with her mom when I told her this story: The other Sunday I came home from work and The Mr. informed me […]
Here’s what we’re reading for the July 30th #SVYALit Project Google Hangout When Past Meets Present, a look at the issues in terms of historical fiction and what we can learn from the past Date: July 30th Moderator: Jenn McGowan Confirmed: Jenn McGowan (MAID OF SECRETS/MAID OF DECEPTION), Katherine Longshore (GILT), Sharon Biggs Waller (A […]
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Sometimes There Is No ‘Why’ Judging a Book by Its Cover: New YA Lit Titles Coming Your Way Middle Grade Monday – 5 to Watch For Book Reviews Proxy by Alex London Guardian by Alex London Take 5: June Droolables netLAB: Raspberry Pis What we can learn about the […]
When you see a kid at your library day after day, showing up right after school and staying until closing – which is 9 PM – you start to wonder things like, what are you doing about food, why aren’t you going home, and does someone know (or care) where you are. There once was […]
What we can learn about the gift of security and foundation from USES FOR BOYS by Erica Lorraine Scheidt (by Christa Desir)
#SVYALit, #SVYALit Project, Consent, Erica Lorraine Scheidt, Parenting, security, Sexual Violence, Teen Issues, Uses for Boys
|A long time ago, I sat at a lecture where the speaker said, “Don’t be afraid to tell your kids ‘I love you, but no’. This is the very best gift that you can ever give them. It is the gift of security, of them knowing that someone is driving the bus.” I think about […]
Back in August of 2013, in my system we had to pitch ideas in order to get funding for the 2014 fiscal year. The library system had already been earmarked special programming money, and divided among three locations and with a huge amount already spoken for with various continuing projects, every penny is precious. Karen […]
Take 5: June Droolables
Brian Conaghan, H.A. Swain, Joelle Charbonneau, Julie Anne Peters, Leigh Bardugo, New Releases
|June. People think of June for summer vacation, summer reading programs, weddings, graduations…. Me, I WANT MY BOOKS! Especially as it seems that this June is finishing off a lot of the series that I have been devouring page after page! Here are some of the books that I am looking forward to being released […]
In the new world led by the Rebooters, former Proxy Syd is the figurehead of the Revolution, beloved by some and hated by others. Liam, a seventeen-year-old Rebooter, is Syd’s bodyguard and must protect him with his life. But armed Machinists aren’t the only danger. People are falling ill—their veins show through their skin, they […]
Knox is a Patron- one of the City’s wealthiest families, he has everything anyone could possibly want- the latest toys, the coolest clothes… and a Proxy to take all his punishments for anything and everything he does. When he does the slightest infraction, Syd- his Proxy- takes the punishment. A broken vase ends in beatings; […]
I’ve been enjoying my ‘vacation’ so far, having a good time hunting for ARCs to request on Edelweiss and NetGalley. Here are 5 I’ve found for which I am super excited. Star Wars: Jedi Academy, Return of the Padawan (Book 2) by Jeffrey Brown. I loved the first book and am excited to see what’s […]
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