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October is a HUGE month for new YA! There are lots of great reads coming your way. Today I’m sharing with you 5 that are on my TBR list. As a bonus, I’m adding a September release that I just started reading. I got a little bit behind. Survival Colony 9 by Joshua David Bellin […]
Take 5: Teens as Sci Fi Soldiers(ish) – When YA Lit meets The Bourne Identity or Red Dawn (or even 12 Monkeys)
Amy Tintera, Blackout, Collection Development, I Become Shadow, Joe Shine, Kristen Lippert-Martin, Reader's Advisory, Reboot, Robison Wells, Soldiers, Sophie Jordan, Tabula Rasa, Uninvited
|When we read The Hunger Games, we like to think to ourselves that we know that would never happen – who sends kids out to kill? But the truth is, there are countries all over the world where children are in fact forced to become soldiers and fight for causes they know little about and […]
This is what happened when I asked Twitter to recommend MG & YA lit titles for those asking about Ferguson
Collection Development, Ferguson, MG Lit, Reader's Advisory, YA Lit
|Inspired in part by Robin’s post yesterday on talking with her middle grade students about Ferguson and the book Kinda Like Brothers by Coe Booth, I wondered what kind of list we could put together quickly to recommend to students who were wondering about the events happening in Ferguson. So I went to Twitter and […]
A Little Summer Lovin’
Beach Reads, Collection Development, Deb Caletti, Jennifer Echols, Jenny Han, Lindsey Leavitt, Lisa Schroeder, Love Stories, Reader's Advisory, Romance, Sarah Ockler, Summer
|Ah, Summer. There is something about summer that makes me want to read some summer flings. While during the rest of the year I am drawn towards dark and edgy, there is something about the summer sun shining brightly that makes me want to pick up those books with light, airy covers that suggest […]
Take 5: 5 New Titles Coming from Simon & Schuster
Collection Development, Contemporary Fiction, Ellen Hopkins, Historical fiction, Reader's Advisory, Teen Pregnancy
|Of Metal and Wishes by Sarah Fine Publisher’s Description: “There are whispers of a ghost in the slaughterhouse where sixteen-year-old Wen assists her father in his medical clinic—a ghost who grants wishes to those who need them most. When one of the Noor, men hired as cheap factory labor, humiliates Wen, she makes an impulsive […]
On Sunday night I took part in a Twitter chat under the hashtag #TitleTalk about sports fiction. The truth is, I’m not a big sports fan. In fact, when people talk about some people not liking to read for recreation I use sports as my go-to example: I’m never going to like sports for fun […]
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 […]
In Our Mailbox: How do we guide teens in a safe & critical discussion of sex in YA literature?
#SVYALit, #SVYALit Project, Reader's Advisory, Sex, Teen Issues
|I got this letter in my mailbox and thought I would take a moment to answer it: I agree with what you and other bloggers have said about sex in books for teens not being a bad thing. Teens, like everyone else, need to read books that mirror their experiences and also broaden their views […]
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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