MORE POSTS FROM SEPTEMBER 2015
High school sophomore Saba Khan, her parents, and her young brother Salman are at her school team tennis match when their apartment catches fire and they lose everything they own. Saba and her family are not rich. Her parents came to the U.S. from Pakistan and are working hard to provide a good life for […]
TPiB: DIY Instagram Magnetic Duct Tape Frames
Teen Program in a Box, Teen Programming, Teen Programming in a Box, Teen Programs in a Box, TPIB
|I am, as I believe we have discussed, obsessed with Instgram. Not so much the app as a social media tool, in fact my Instagram account is private in part because I take so many pictures and I figure everyone would be annoyed if they actually followed me. I like the filters and the light […]
Publisher’s description: A captivating and profound debut novel about complicated love and the friendships that have the power to transform you forever, perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Mira is starting over at Saint Francis Prep. She promised her parents she would at least try to pretend that she could act […]
Jacques Papier lives a relatively happy life with his family. He and his sister Fleur are thick as thieves, and she makes sure he’s never forgotten, even though it seems as if everyone else in their lives are determined to ignore him. It’s almost as if he’s invisible to everyone except Fleur. And then one […]
On August 29, 2015 The Teen got her black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She spent 3 plus years working hard to reach this milestone that only somewhere around 3% of the population that ever starts martial arts training will reach. I watched her kick, punch, and sweat her way to this incredible achievement. I’m […]
This Week at TLT “Librarians are how libraries speak.” ~ The Bloggess The #MHYALit Discussion Hub – Mental Health in Young Adult Literature Middle Grade Monday: There’s always next year: Things I’ve learned coordinating middle school volunteers (a guest post) Book Review: Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez 5 Second Reviews by The Teen […]
Publisher’s description: This fiery autobiographical novel captures a pivotal week or two in the life of fourteen-year-old Jack Gantos, as the author reveals the moment he began to slide off track as a kid who in just a few years would find himself locked up in a federal penitentiary for the crimes portrayed in the […]
Publisher’s description: In a one-of-a-kind collaboration, seventeen of the most recognizable YA writers—including Shaun David Hutchinson, Neal and Brendan Shusterman, and Beth Revis—come together to share the viewpoints of a group of students affected by a school shooting. It took only twenty-two minutes for Kirby Matheson to exit his car, march onto the school grounds, […]
When I began hosting craft programs at the library, I wondered how people could possibly talk about crafts as an inexpensive activity. Everything cost money! Even many “cheap” crafts don’t come cheap if you don’t have any supplies stored up. Case in point: Poetry Month favorite, blackout poetry. Use your damaged and discarded books and newspapers and […]
The Teen keeps stealing ARCs from my TBR pile so I told her she had to review them, which works really well because I like knowing what actual teen readers have to say about teen books. However, this is the “review” she left me. So obviously we have to work on writing better reviews. Though […]
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