MORE POSTS FROM DECEMBER 2012
5 Minute Booktalks: NaNoWriMo Edition by Kearsten
Alex Flinn, Booktalks, Breathing Underwater, Chris Baty, Fiction written by Teens, NaNoWriMo, Pembas Song, Tamora Pierce, Terrier, Writing
|Did you, like me, start November with a bright and shiny resolution to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days for National Novel Writing Month? If so, I certainly hope you were more successful than my almost 7,000 words. November got too crazy a month for me, and I ended up abandoning my […]
Reflections: When is a Prank More Than Just a Prank? What I learned from 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
13 Reasons Why, Australia DJs, HG, Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Jay Asher, Kate Middleton, Pranks
|As you have probably heard, there are some serious things happening both in the news and in real life regarding Kate Middleton and her pregnancy. It turns out, Kate has HG – Hyperemesis Gravidarum. Those of you who frequent this blog know that I am passionate about raising awareness and were probably surprised by my silence […]
What It’s Like for a Girl: How Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama made me think about the politics of sexuality in the life of girls
Abuse, Elizabeth Fama, Monstrous Beauty, Rape, Street Harassment
|Please note: this post is on a sensitive subject and can have triggering discussions for some. “What have we here?” a cocky teenage voice said. A group of boys ducked under the short doorframe into the room. A particularly tall one stared through the open window with his mouth gaping, as if she were […]
In case you missed how this all started, take a look at Karen’s post. I happen to work in a library where we have a ton of kids, and the day I started playing around with it was the middle of our week of Thanksgiving break. I knew that mustaches were popular and am […]
Teens blogging creatively . . . Look, you know my mantra. (You do know my mantra, right?) If you want to serve teens, you have to spend some time in their heads. We just talked about this the other day if you will recall. Anyhow, one of my favorite blogs is Huffington Post Teen because […]
Let’s face it, as teen specialists we are expected to be everything, even if we have that elusive position AS a teen librarian. More often than not, being the teen specialist is included in a myriad of other duties, including youth programming reference, tech services, and in my case, managerial duties. Over decade or so I’ve […]
On the Fourth Day of Blogmas, my TLT gave to me . . .
12 Blogs of Christmas, Blogs, Professional Development, Reader's Advisory, Teen Involvement
|On the Fourth Day of Blogmas, my TLT gave to me, a teen boy (and his friend Jami) blogging . . . I first met Bryson McCrone because he was the winner of our Google Hangout with A. S. King. So Bryson and I got to hang out with A. S. King, by video chat but it […]
Book Review: Necromancing the Stone by Lish McBride
Book Reviews, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Fantasy, Humor, Lish McBride, Necromancing the Stone, Paranormal
|The Brief Review: I love this book hardcore and if you don’t read it minions will die and dragons will torch the Earth. It will be all your fault. Plus, you will be missing one of the most laugh out loud reading experiences you will ever have. People will sit around at dinner parties talking […]
On the third day of Christmas, my TLT gave to me, 2 blogs that are so very crafty . . .So the other day I talked about The Goddess of YA Literature, and today I wanted to share two (yes, two) of my favorite craft inspiration sites.The first is Oops, I Craft My Pants. Done by Erika, who is […]
“When your best friend is just a tiny bit psychotic, you should NEVER actually believe him when he says, ‘Trust me, this is gonna be awesome.'” – Back cover blurb A Bad Day for Voodoo is a gloriously absurd book full of laugh out loud moments that are split your sides funny. I read it […]
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