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Memorial Day Reads
Collection Development, Contemporary Fiction, Historical fiction, Memorial Day, Military, Reader's Advisory
|Today is Memorial Day. Today is a day to honor the men and women who have served and died in the U.S. Military. I come from a military family, the Air Force. Every three years we moved to a new military base. Twice members of my family were stationed overseas. My brother was born on […]
Take 5: 5 Books Coming Soon That YOU MUST READ
A. S. King, Bleed Like Me, Book Reviews, Christa Desir, Collection Development, Complict, Delilah S. Dawson, Glory O'Briends History of the Future, Poetry, Poisoned Apples, Servants of the Storm, Stephanie Kuehn
|So I read, a lot. Sometimes 3 to 5 books a week. These are some books that I have read recently that I think are so spectacularly good that everyone should read them. Yes, that means you. Some of these you have heard me mention frequently on Twitter. Others, I have been holding my bubbling […]
Take 5: Science and Lit resources for the Collaborative Summer Library Program
Collaborative Summer Reading Program, Collection Development, Science, Summer Reading
|This year’s collaborative summer reading theme, Fizz Book Read or Spark A Reaction, has a science theme to it. Today, I’m sharing a couple of fun resources that you may want to use in your programming or share with your tweens and teens. Actually, in this case these resources are mostly Tween friendly except for […]
Muwhahahah . . . Twirling my mustache here for this post.Earlier today Christie shared some of her favorite villains in comics and graphic novels, so let’s take a look at villains in MG and YA lit. In the immortal words of Loki, “I am burdened with glorious purpose.” And my purpose today is to share […]
This week is once again Zest Books week here at TLT. Zest Books is one of my favorite nonfiction publishers for young adults. Here’s a look at the various books we’ve talked about so far on TLT, including book reviews and program/party outlines. There’s a little bit of something for everyone. Dear Teen Me, […]
Beware the Return of Point Horror
Anna Davies, Chris Van Etten, Collection Development, genres, Horror, Point Horror, Scholastic, Technology
|Scholastic has heard your pleas for more horror and is in the midst of releasing some cool, easy and very accessible horror with the Point Horror line. This relaunched line combines technology with horror to create some fun, fast reads. I was able to read these titles quickly and, being a horror fan, I found […]
Out of the Closet and Onto the Shelves: A Tweetcap of Christie’s GLBTQ Presentation at TLA
Collection Development, GLBT, Rainbow List, Stonewall Awards, Teen Issues
|Christie presented at TLA this past week with Peter Coyl from Dallas Public Library and David Levithan. Here’s a Tweetcap of their presentation. #txla14 Come to room 202AB NOW to hear David Levithan, @mz_christie & @petercoyl discuss GLBT Lit pic.twitter.com/sCeWwpdrNP— TeenLibrarianToolbox(@TLT16) April 10, 2014First bk: BETTER NATE THAN EVER by Tim Federle#mglit Stonewall BkAward Boy […]
The School for Good and Evil: A World without Princes Booktrailer
Collection Development, Fantasy, MG Lit, Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
|As you may recall, our Tween reviewer Ceci LOVED The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani. When I got a copy of the next book, which comes out in April of 2014, I knew I had to get her to read it for us. There was squealing. She is reading it now and […]
What is CliFi? An Earth Day Primer
Cli Fi, Collection Development, Earth Day, Eliot Schrefer, Environment, Mike Mullin, Mindy McGinnis, Reader's Advisory, Speculative Fiction
|So I’m flipping through my February 2014 issue of VOYA Magazine and I see a head-shot of author Mindy McGinnis – what is she doing there I wonder? Her book, Not a Drop to Drink (I’m a fan), is mentioned as being an example of CliFi. Wait – what is this CliFi thing? You know […]
One Man Guy by Micahel Barakiva (YA Fiction, May 2014) Alek has never thought about having a boyfriend—he’s barely ever had a girlfriend—but maybe it’s time to think again. Sweet Tooth by Tim Anderson (Fictionalized Memoir, March 2014) What’s a sweets-loving young boy growing up gay in North Carolina in the eighties supposed […]
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