MORE POSTS FROM JUNE 2016
This review is going to be a little bit of a throwback because the original version of Journey came out in 2012, but I hope you find it useful! I’ve been waiting for our library’s vendor to stock the collector’s edition of Journey for PS4 (I don’t own a PS3), but I finally gave up […]
Today we are honored to host author Kathryn Holmes as part of the #MHYALit Discussion. Her book, HOW IT FEELS TO FLY, releases today. You can read all the #MHYALit posts here. I’ve always been pretty even-keel. It takes a lot to send me into an emotional tailspin. But twice in my life, anxiety has […]
Publisher’s description John Hughes meets Comic Con in this hilarious, unabashedly romantic, coming-of-age novel about a teenager who is trying to get his best friend to fall in love with him from the author of Three Day Summer. Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy… Archie and Veronica… Althena and Noth… …Graham and Roxy? Graham met his best […]
As librarians, we often deal in stories. Not surprising based on the contents of our shelves, the size of our To-Be-Read piles, and our understanding of the power of literature. When I reflect on our Matt de la Peña Writer-in-Residence, however, numbers are what first come to mind—and are what seem necessary to truly demonstrate […]
Today as part of the #MHYALit Discussion we are honored to host author Lois Metzger. Her newest book, Change Places with Me, will be released tomorrow. You can read all the #MHYALit posts here. I’m at my bedroom window, looking out at the building across the way. Unbelievably, it’s on fire. I can see a […]
Judge Aaron Persky, I have two daughters. This fall, one of them will start the 8th grade. It was while I was in the 8th grade that I was repeatedly molested by someone I knew and trusted. My goal this year is not to help her get straight As or learn a second language, it […]
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflection: On Living in Limbo TPiB: The Books of Our Heart Button Middle School Monday: The Big 4 (part 1) by Julie Stivers What’s New in LGBTQIA+ YA May and June 2016 + Two Giveaways #MHYALit: The Truth I Forgot to Remember, a guest post by Sashi Kaufman Ky’s Mini […]
There are lots of things my son Callum and I have in common. We both like Converse. We love Harry Potter. We both wear glasses. And we both have anxiety disorder. While I often really, really hate my own anxiety, it has been extremely useful to have first-hand experience when it comes to needing to parent, support, […]
Tonight the Streets are Ours by Leila Sales Publisher’s Book Description Recklessly loyal. That’s how seventeen-year-old Arden Huntley has always thought of herself. Caring for her loved ones is what gives Arden purpose in her life and makes her feel like she matters. But lately she’s grown resentful of everyone—including her needy best friend and […]
I’ve been in therapy since I was seventeen years old. My mother is a therapist and growing up, going to therapy just wasn’t that big of a deal. It was kind of like going to the dentist -something you could do preventatively or when plaque started to build up on your feelings. I worked with […]
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