MORE POSTS FROM JULY 2013
I always make sure and come home from ALA with books for Thing 1 and Thing 2, kind of my penance for going away for several days. So this year I waited in line and got books signed by Vordak, a dastardly super villain. I will only stand in line for Jonathan Maberry and my […]
Here’s a look at what EgmontUSA has coming your way in Fall 2013. MONSTERS (978-1-60684-177-8) by Ilsa J. Bick. Hardcover. On Sale: 9/10/2013. Ages 14+. With this final volume of The Ashes Trilogy, Ilsa J. Bick delivers a riveting, blockbuster finish, returning readers to a brutal, post-apocalyptic world where no one is safe and hope […]
July 15th is the 2 year anniversary of the Teen Librarian Toolbox. And we are joining forces with Egmont USA this week to celebrate. All this week we will be talking about Egmont USA titles, sharing some author guest posts, and giving away Egmont titles. This will be our hub and we’ll add new posts […]
This week we begin EgmontUSA week here at TLT. We also begin celebrating the second year of this blog. But let’s go back in time and talk about how TLT started . . . Round 1 of losses in the 2011 flood. Before I lived in Texas, I lived in Marion, Ohio. In 2010, Marion […]
Friday Finds – July 12, 2013
ALA Annual 2013, Friday Finds News Roundup, Relationships, TPIB, Violence
|This Week at TLT:Taking teen patrons to a conference and SURVIVING – read about Heather’s tips and learn from her experience.Christie and Karen each give their ALA 2013 highlights (they stalked a lot of awesome authors!)Read up on the Free Comic Book Day panel Karen and Christie took part in at ALA 2013. Learn Christie’s new […]
We came, We saw, We stalked: Karen’s ALA Highlights
ALA Annual 2013, Cory Doctorow, Jonathan Maberry, Mindy McGinnis, New Adult, Sean Beaudoin
|Last week Heather, Christie and I went to ALA in Chicago. It was epic! Top LtoR: Karen & Christie, author Sharon Biggs Waller, Vordak, author Jonathan Maberry 2nd Row LtoR: author Cory Doctorow, author S. J. Adams and Christie, Free Comic Book Day Panel, Heather Booth reading Rose Under Fire 3rd Row LtoR: author Mindy […]
TPIB: The Neptune Project by Polly Holyoke (a guest post)
Book Discussion, Dolphins, Neptune Project, Polly Holyoke, Scavenger Hunts, Sharks
|Come explore “beneath the surface” of the waves with The Neptune Project, my new undersea adventure story about a group of genetically–altered teens fighting to survive in the sea. Voya claims the book “revels in the beauty of the underwater world and the creatures that inhabit it.” I’m thrilled with that description because I did […]
Book Review: Night School by C. J. Daugherty, or when a love triangle is not really a love triangle
|Allie Sheridan’s brother went missing several months back, and her family is not coping well. When she is arrested for the third time in a year, her parents send her to the mysterious Cimmeria Academy. Soon strange things start happening and a fellow student is murdered. As Allie tries to figure out the mystery that […]
Take 5: Late Summer/ Fall 2013 Books Christie is Looking Forward To
Holly Black, Kami Garcia, Kendare Blake, Rae Carson, Take 5, Tamora Pierce
|One of the best things I like about conferences is getting ahold of ARCs. Yes, you can get eARCS but sometimes I just like paper. I may be techie but sometimes I’m old-fashioned. And I flew Southwest this past conference, so instead of the huge post office line, I checked ALL of my ARCs. Love […]
So how are we all feeling about Tumblr so far? Let me know in the comments. Also, let me know what your Tumblr name is, so I can check you out!Now that you’ve all established your own Tumblr and found interesting people to follow, we are going to cover reblogging, creating your own original entries, […]
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