MORE POSTS FROM FEBRUARY 2014
It’s two days until Valentine’s Day and I’m looking for a great romance book (as always.) I love teen romances and so do my teen patrons. I’m constantly giving out romance book recommendations in the stacks. There are so many great teen romances that it’’s easy to give out a pile of books. It’s even […]
Book Review: Historical Heartthrobs – 50 Timeless Crushes from Cleopatra to Camus by Kelly Murphy with Hallie Fryd
Book Reviews, Historical Heartthrobs, Kelly Murphy, Zest Books
|I was invited by Zest Books to be a part of the Historical Heartthrobs blog tour and I said yes because I am a huge fan of Zest Books. I love the ways they organize their books and how graphically appealing they are. So then the book arrived and I set it on the counter. […]
This book is about a girl named Cammie Morgan. She goes to a school called the Gallagher Academy. I know your probably thinking so a school for stuck up snobs. Whoo hoo!?! But this is not a ordinary school. No this is a school for SPIES! (The school is only for girls.) Her teacher sends […]
Hi everyone! Having a broken arm is making life very interesting – especially since it’s my dominant arm. But I will persevere. (I think.)Last week I was out sick most of the week. I did, however, attend a half day in-service training with other middle and high school librarians in my district. I’m fortunate enough […]
It’s easy to look at kids today and think they are so much different than we were. You’ll hear it a lot in the press: they are entitled, they are spoiled, they are lazy. But the truth is, there are kids out there doing amazing things and fighting to make the world a better place. […]
1950’s not your style? If you want to flip back in time for Valentines (or any time for a teen program) try the 1960’s. Instead of bobby socks and poodle skirts think of the mod and miniskirts, flipped hair, and the beginning of the hippies. Jacqueline Kennedy, Twiggy, Austin Powers, and the Beatles. Gilligan’s […]
I really like Amy Poehler. I like the things that she stands for, and I adore Smart Girls at the Party so much that I’ve used it in programming and recommended it to teachers, parents, and teens. They have DIY projects and action campaigns, they highlight women in fields like science and computers, they have blogs […]
This Week at TLTThe groundhog told us what we already know – this winter is never. ever. going. to end. Robin broke her arm in two places*, and we are all snowbound (and grouchy about it too). But, on we soldier! We do it for the teens! Right?! Let’s look at the week that was:Our […]
“On the mysterious island of NIL, the rules are set. You have one year. Exactly 365 days – to escape – or you die.” Charley is walking through a parking lot when a bright shimmer engulfs her and she wakes up on what she will soon learn is the island of NIL. For several days […]
It’s really hard to review a book that is shrouded in such mystery, but we’re going to try. And this review is completely spoiler free.This is the back cover copy: A beautiful and distinguished family.A private island.A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.A revolution. An accident. […]
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