MORE POSTS FROM SEPTEMBER 2016
I’m just going to say it: librarians are predisposed to be good at infographics. [Just bear with me through any crazy generalizations.] We’re wired to be good at information. Putting that information into an appealing, visual package—using a favorite digital tool—well, that should be simple, right? Well, in a way. We have tons of […]
She came to the Teen MakerSpace every day. Until she didn’t. Just a few weeks before school we learned that she had been sent to another state to live with extended family because both of her parents were now in jail. 2.3% of U.S. youth under the age of 18 have a parent in prison. […]
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: A Day in the Life Serving Teens – This is what I wish you knew about teenagers A Kirstin Cronn-Mills Book Giveaway for Teachers, Librarians, and Students What’s New in LGBTQIA+ YA September and October 2016 Middle School Monday: DIY Book Posters by Julie Stivers Book Review – Pasadena […]
Setting a New Default for Readers and Myself: A Guest Post by LABYRINTH LOST author Zoraida Cordova
|Today we are very honored to host a guest post by LABYRINTH LOST author Zoraida Córdova. Labyrinth Lost is book one in the Brooklyn Brujas series published by Sourcebooks Fire. It is the story of Alex, a girl who wants to reject her magical destiny and in doing so banishes her family to another plane […]
No Man’s Sky has gained a lot of media attention in the gaming community over the past few weeks. It was one of the most anticipated games of 2016 for the PC and PS4, but has flopped almost as hard as the hype after its release. The number of users simultaneously playing No Man’s Sky […]
When he killed himself, we didn’t know what to do. It was the first suicide to touch my life. I didn’t know him very well. He was tall and lanky and reminded me of that actor, Vince Spano. He had warm brown eyes, brown hair, and an easy smile. I’d liked him instantly. He’d seemed […]
I said yes to an ARC of Sherri L. Smith’s new novel Pasadena solely on the basis of my deep enjoyment of her last one, The Toymaker’s Apprentice. She is a marvelously gifted author, but I had no idea what I was getting into. What Smith has produced this time, in Pasadena, is a devastatingly honest exploration of […]
DIY Book Posters for the Win. I’m almost embarrassed to post this because it is so easy! So simple. But, then again, who doesn’t love hearing about something EASY we can do with disproportionately huge benefits? When I started at a new school last year, substantial updates were necessary to the space. I needed COLOR […]
It’s time for another roundup for new and forthcoming YA (and sometimes not YA) books featuring LGBTQIA+ characters. The titles I’m including here have LGBTQIA+ main characters as well as secondary characters (in some cases parents). Know of a title I missed in this list? Or know of a forthcoming title that should be on my […]
Today we are helping awesome YA author and friend of the blog with her back-to-school giveaway. You can pop on over to her blog to see and/or comment on the post there. Comments here are fine, too. Follow Kirstin on Twitter @kirstincm. All this wordiness could be yours! Like it or not, summer […]
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