MORE POSTS FROM SEPTEMBER 2014
In My Mailbox: Looking for Middle Grade Fiction that Deals with Sexual Violence
#SVYALit, #SVYALit Project, I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This, Jacqueline Woodson, Lena, Middle Grade, Middle Grade Fiction, Sexual Violence
|I often get emails and comments in regards to The #SVYALit Project asking about Middle Grade titles that deal with sexual abuse and violence of pre-teen kids. And each time I get a question, I go looking for some great recommendations. I have even tried to ask author and Middle Grade champion Anne Ursu and […]
Last night it stormed. The real thunder and lightning kind of storm you don’t often get here in Texas. I knew it was coming because all of the sudden my dog had to come and sleep right on top of my head. That apparently is his safe place during a storm. I forget what those […]
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Sometimes We Are Our Own Worst Enemy Middle Grade Monday – Labor Day Edition Talking about sexual violence in young adult literature with a teen book club, by Amanda MacGregor Book Review: Mortal Danger by Ann Aguirre Video reveal for Mary Amato’s GET HAPPY Meet New TLT Contributor Amanda […]
As part of her ILeadUSA experience, Heather Booth has been blogging about her experiences incorporating more tech into her library teen programming. Take a look at her posts here: A variation on Bristlebots Review: Squishy Circuits True Confessions: My STEM program failed and it was not fun (but I still learned something) Review: Racing Robot […]
Coming Soon: The Third Sunndaydale Project, celebrating all things Buffy the Vampire Slayer (and you can join!)
Buffy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon, The Sunnydale Project
|We’re doing it again! Going to Sunnydale, that is, and celebrating all things Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And if you like Buffy, you can join us. During the week of October 27th through the 31st, we’re hosting our third Sunnydale Project. Who is we? Rachelia at Bookish Comforts and Teen Librarian Toolbox. Do you want […]
One of the best parts about the Teen Librarian Toolbox blog is that it has not only helped me refine the issues and given me a place to learn and grow as a professional, but that it has brought some amazing people into my life to help me think, grow, and be not only a […]
Mary Amato (author of Guitar Notes) has a new YA coming out on October 28 – Get Happy – about a 16-year-old singer-songwriter named Minerva who is desperate for a ukulele. The story also chronicles Minerva’s painful journey to decide whether or not to reconnect with a father who left her when she was a […]
Revenge is a popular theme right now. Earlier this year, I highlighted 5 titles about characters seeking revenge. And I had just finished reading Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers, which definitely has a revenge theme. And now we can certainly add Mortal Danger to this list as well. Although to be fair, Mortal Danger touches on so […]
Talking about sexual violence in young adult literature with a teen book club, by Amanda MacGregor
|A few months ago, I asked my teen book club if they were interested in discussing sexual violence in young adult literature at an upcoming meeting. I explained a little about the Sexual Violence in Young Adult Literature Project and sent them links to past pieces about topics on TLT that I thought would be […]
I think about the Labor Movement a lot. What. I think about it every time I see this chart from Think Progress: I also think about it every time one of my friends has her first baby. Because I give books as presents, and because this is one of my favorite books to give as […]
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