MORE POSTS FROM FEBRUARY 2016
Publisher’s description For months, Tallie McGovern has been coping with the death of her older brother the only way she knows how: by smiling bravely and pretending that she’s okay. She’s managed to fool her friends, her parents, and her teachers, yet she can’t even say his name out loud: “N—” is as far as […]
Summary Cassandra Clare meets Caribbean legend in SHADOWSHAPER, an action-packed urban fantasy from a bold new talent. Sierra Santiago was looking forward to a fun summer of making art, hanging out with her friends, and skating around Brooklyn. But then a weird zombie guy crashes the first party of the season. Sierra’s near-comatose abuelo begins […]
Regardless of the percentage of patrons you serve who happen to be of African American descent, it’s important to remember and celebrate Black History month. Unfortunately, the library might be the only place some of your middle school patrons encounter it. Fortunately, there are a number of excellent, engaging books which detail various aspects of […]
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Ms. Nelson is Missing Ira Sleeps Over Charlie and the Chocolate Factory A Wrinkle in Time Deenie It Phantoms These are a few of my very first loves . . . what are yours?
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Reflections on Making While Sitting in My Teen MakerSpace Book Review: Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare, by teen reviewer Lexi Middle School Monday – The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks Recently in Book Mail (Plus a Giveaway!) Anxiety, Me and It’s All Your Fault, by guest blogger Liz […]
The Teen joins us today for another installment of Post It Note Reviews. Some of the titles are old and some are new, she reads then leaves books lying around with her post it note review. I love that she is now fully reading YA and that we get to talk about it. […]
Publisher’s description At once honest and touching, Claire Needell’s debut novel is a moving look at date rape and its aftermath, at the love and conflicts among sisters and friends, and how these relationships can hold us together—and tear us apart. The gap between the Russell sisters—Jan, Erika, and Melanie—widens as each day passes. Then, […]
As part of our MakerSpace, I decided that I wanted to set up a Green Screen Photo Booth, though the truth is that I know nothing about doing green screen photos. So I started by trying out a variety of apps on our iPad stations. Apps investigated include: Green Screen by Do Ink ($2.99) Green […]
Even if you don’t play video games, I’m sure you’ve heard of Yoshi. Yoshi has appeared in many Mario games, as well as had his own video game spin off series since the 90s. Yoshi is probably Nintendo’s second most popular character, because he’s an adorable green dinosaur with a cute voice. I mean, look […]
As part of our 2016 Mental Health in Young Adult Literature project, we will be posting reading lists on various mental health-related subjects. Guest blogger Natalie Korsavidis pulled together this one on depression (and previously this one on schizophrenia). We will mainly be focusing on books published after 2000. We encourage you to add any […]
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