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Book Review: Tempestuous by Kim Askew and Amy Helmes
Amy Helmes, Contemporary Fiction, Kim Askew, Merit Press, Tempestuous
|“Who cares what they’re doing as long as they’re at the other end of the mall?” Ariel seemed unperturbed. “We’re just in here for the night. What do we need with all that stuff, anyway?”“Don’t you get it?” Derek answered. “We don’t know what’s happening out there with the storm. we could be snowed in here for […]
Booktalk This: Teary Reads
Booktalks, Jodi Picoult, John Green, Lurlene McDaniel, My Sister's Keeper, Patrick Ness, Teary Reads, The Fault in Our Stars, The Knife of Never Letting Go, Where the Red Fern Grows
|As a teen (way back in the early 1990s), my friends and I sighed over a story about one our crushes when he was in 4th grade: that was the year his teacher read Where the Red Fern Grows to him and his classmates (including our storyteller). The whole class was overwhelmed by that books’ […]
Book Review: The Girl in the Wall by Daphne Benedis-Grab
Book Reviews, Contemporary Fiction, Daphne Benedis-Grab, The Girl in the Wall
|“We haven’t found Ariel,” The Assassin says, his words clipped. “Which can only mean one thing. You helped her or you’re helping her now, keeping her concealed from us. She is somewhere on the property, that we know for sure, and so I’ll ask one more time. Where is Ariel?” A terrible silence follows. I […]
January 2013 Releases
Collection Development, Contemporary Fiction, Science Fiction, Teen Fiction, YA Literature
|Here’s a look at what new releases I am reading in January 2013 Finding Zasha by Randi BarrowHitler’s troops are marching across Russia and 12-year-old Ivan has joined a secret group fighting against the Nazis. When he meets Zasha and Thor, he knows that he must save them and stop them from becoming weapons of […]
The post where Jonathan Maberry helps me impress my husband (An Author Interview)
Apocalypse, Author Interview, Boys, Comic Books, Dust and Decay, Flesh and Bone, Guys Reading, Jonathan Maberry, Rot and Ruin, Zombies
|The Mr. will make this shocked face! The Challenge This is the true story of how the following post came to be. Earlier this year, Lois Lowry did a guest post here at TLT and I went home exploding in excitement to my husband. “Who’s Lois Lowry?”, he asked. So, after realizing that I […]
Happy New Year! First, want to thank you for an awesome 2012. We could not have done it without you, so from the bottom of our hearts – thank you! For 2013, we have a new look (we hope you like it), some announcements (they are juicy), and a chance for you to win a […]
Things I Never Learned in Library School
Collection Development, Dirty Little Library Secrets, Professional Development, Teen Issues, Things I Never Learned in Library School, What They Didn't Teach Me in Library School
|Like most librarians, I stumbled into librarianship and worked as a paraprofessional for many years before getting my MLS. I was very lucky in that I had an amazing mentor to help me in my journey. But even with my MLS, there are things that come up that surprise and challenge me as a professional […]
I clench my jaw. He won’t do as I ask because my input is valuable, or even because I am his queen. He’ll only agree to consult me because it will make me feel better?The general turns to go. “Wait.”He whirls, and it’s possible I imagine his flitting look of impatience. God, what do I […]
The library world, at least the teen portion of it, seems to go through waves of guilty confessions. We hear things like… I never watched Buffy I don’t really like John Green’s books I never finished The Book Thief, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jane Eyre, Harry Potter, The Outsiders… I only read what I have […]
A few of Karen’s favorite things . . .
Collection Development, Duct Tape, Magazines, Poetry, Professional Development, Twitter
|Christmas is over so I won’t bore you with my witty intro that makes the song get stuck in your brain (mmmm . . . brains!) No, I’ll just dive right into it. These are my favorite things.Collection Development Tools: Netgalley/Edelweiss I work at a smaller library now, and run a blog, so I really […]
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