MORE POSTS FROM JANUARY 2016
Publisher’s description: Morgan didn’t mean to do anything wrong that day. Actually, she meant to do something right. But her kind act inadvertently played a role in a deadly tragedy. In order to move on, Morgan must learn to forgive-first someone who did something that might be unforgivable, and then, herself. But Morgan can’t move […]
#MHYALit: Where Are the Books on Addiction for Your Mental Health Book List? by author Christa Desir
|Today as part of the release day celebration for her third novel, OTHER BROKEN THINGS, author Christa Desir is joining us for #MHYALit to talk about addiction. Whenever I see lists of books about mental illness, I am always baffled by the complete omission of any books on addiction. But recently, a friend told me […]
While I was entertained by this year’s Youth Media Awards, and very excited about the winners, this year I didn’t really have a dog in the fight, so I spent my time reading American Ace by Marilyn Nelson. I have mixed feelings about this one. On the one hand, it is a well told story of a […]
TRIGGER WARNING: SELF HARM Today as we kick off our second week of #MHYALit, we are honored to host author Robison Wells, who is talking with us about self harm. Please note, there are some graphic pictures included. My ten-year-old son, Sam, doesn’t like root beer. He doesn’t like any kind of soda pop. So […]
Yesterday a Christmas miracle occurred. Except in January. And it had nothing to do with Christmas. No, let me start over. Yesterday, a library miracle occurred. Yesterday, we did the final full load in and set up for the MakerSpace at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County. You know, the library where […]
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Kicking of the Year of #MHYALit #MHYALit: How My Debut Year Got Me to Therapy and Why That’s a Good Thing by Annie Cardi Middle School Monday – See How They Run by Ally Carter #MHYALit: PANIC: WHAT FEAR FEELS LIKE by author Tom Leveen YA Book Club Discussion: […]
Earlier this week, author Tom Leveen introduced us to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by sharing his personal story and how it influenced the writing of his book Shackled. Today, Middle Grade author Kimberly Brubaker Bradley shares her personal story with us and how it influenced her 2015 historical novel, The War that Saved My Life. […]
Publisher’s description Ramona fell for Sam the moment she met him. It was like she had known him forever. He’s one of the few constants in her life, and their friendship is just too important to risk for a kiss. Though she really wants to kiss him… Sam loves Ramona, but he would never expect […]
Today’s post about working with teens in the library and the subject of mental health is a pseudonymous post in order to protect the identity of the teen in question. The author has tried to remove any identifiable characteristics while reminding us by sharing a real life example of how important the work that we […]
Today as part of our #MHYALit Discussion we are honored to once again host Tom Leveen. Yesterday Tom shared a post with us about Panic. Today he is discussing PTSD. We will have a new post every week day in January on the topic of Mental Health in YA Literature and the life of teens. […]
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