MORE POSTS FROM MARCH 2016
As part of our 2016 Mental Health in Young Adult Literature project, we will be posting reading lists on various mental health-related subjects. Guest blogger Natalie Korsavidis pulled together this one on anxiety. Previously, she did a list on schizophrenia and one on depression. We will mainly be focusing on books published after 2000. We […]
Teens live amazing lives. We know that, but we don’t always see it. These eight documentaries peek into the complicated, emotional, thought provoking lives of teens. Magic Camp It looks a little like Hogwarts, and the greatest magicians of our time have emerged from its doors. It’s Tannen’s, a summer camp for aspiring magicians. Maidentrip […]
Today is release day for Jeff Zentner’s first novel, The Serpent King. In the spirit of full disclosure, I was invited to a lovely dinner hosted by his publisher where I was able to speak with him about his novel and learned some very interesting tidbits. The first of these is that he wrote most of The Serpent […]
Today we’re honored to have Jessica Spotswood sharing her lifelong experiences with anxiety with us. See all of the posts in the #MHYALit series here. I was twenty-seven when I was diagnosed with general anxiety disorder and prescribed Lexapro to help manage it. It gave name to something that I’ve struggled with since I was a […]
After about 4 years of friendship on social media, I finally got to meet Victoria Schwab this weekend. I shouldn’t complain; I have a wonderful local book store which is able to attract some of the biggest and brightest stars of the writing world as well as some of the more obscure. On the other […]
Sunday Reflections: Still Life By Teen, Kind of (Inspired by STILL LIFE WITH TORNADO by A. S. King)
|I’ve been thinking a lot about teens. Actually, I’ve been thinking a lot about the way we talk about and treat teens. And I’ve been thinking a lot about art in the life of teens. That’s what A. S. King does, she makes you think. If you haven’t seen it already, hop on over to […]
Cinda Williams Chima is an Ohio author, and since I work at a library in Ohio they tend to stay on my radar. She writes some really great YA fantasy books so you’ll want to make sure and add this one to your collections. Publisher’s Book Description A burning vengeance. Adrian sul’Han, known as Ash, […]
The first thing you need to know about this book is that I cried multiple times while reading it. And yes, that is a positive endorsement. It was real, it was compelling, and it was profound. I believe that everyone should read this book. Book Summary: Hermione Winters is captain of her cheerleading team, and […]
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Rebooting YA Services Middle School Monday – Gruesome Book Talks Book Review: The Girl Who Fell by S.M. Parker Sense Shaming in YA: How Could She Let that Happen? a guest post by and interview with S.M. Parker “Eating Disorder” Books: How They Only Show Half of the Struggle, […]
Saturday night we had another #ARCParty and I share with you below what The Teen and The Bestie thought of some of the news books we have hear to read and review. Storify by TeenLibrarianToolbox Sun, Feb 28 2016 17:02:03 Edit #ARCParty February 2016 at TLT with The Teen and The Bestie Getting ready to […]
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