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Let’s face it, as teen specialists we are expected to be everything, even if we have that elusive position AS a teen librarian. More often than not, being the teen specialist is included in a myriad of other duties, including youth programming reference, tech services, and in my case, managerial duties. Over decade or so I’ve […]
On the Fourth Day of Blogmas, my TLT gave to me . . .
12 Blogs of Christmas, Blogs, Professional Development, Reader's Advisory, Teen Involvement
|On the Fourth Day of Blogmas, my TLT gave to me, a teen boy (and his friend Jami) blogging . . . I first met Bryson McCrone because he was the winner of our Google Hangout with A. S. King. So Bryson and I got to hang out with A. S. King, by video chat but it […]
Book Review: Necromancing the Stone by Lish McBride
Book Reviews, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Fantasy, Humor, Lish McBride, Necromancing the Stone, Paranormal
|The Brief Review: I love this book hardcore and if you don’t read it minions will die and dragons will torch the Earth. It will be all your fault. Plus, you will be missing one of the most laugh out loud reading experiences you will ever have. People will sit around at dinner parties talking […]
On the third day of Christmas, my TLT gave to me, 2 blogs that are so very crafty . . .So the other day I talked about The Goddess of YA Literature, and today I wanted to share two (yes, two) of my favorite craft inspiration sites.The first is Oops, I Craft My Pants. Done by Erika, who is […]
“When your best friend is just a tiny bit psychotic, you should NEVER actually believe him when he says, ‘Trust me, this is gonna be awesome.'” – Back cover blurb A Bad Day for Voodoo is a gloriously absurd book full of laugh out loud moments that are split your sides funny. I read it […]
Book Review: Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Book Reviews, Confession of a Murder Suspect, James Patterson
|The Angel family is not your typical family. Not even your typical millionaire family. Michael and Maud Angel are the parents of four children. The oldest, a famous football player who can’t stand his mom and dad, two younger sons, one who can play the piano better than Mozart, and the other whose biggest hero […]
On the Second Day of Blogmas, my TLT gave to me
12 Blogs of Christmas, Blogs, Goddess of YA Literature, Professional Development
|On this, the second day of Blogmas, we bring you . . . The Goddess of YA Literature (http://professornana.livejournal.com/) Run by Teri Lesesne, I love this blog in that it’s short (when I ramble) and picks up things that I miss that go on in the YA world. Teri is a professor of children’s and […]
Question: Does the adult interest in the YA market push teens out of the equation? Are publishers publishing for true young adults? Are libraries building collections for young adults? Adults should read YA for a variety of reasons, but teens need and deserve titles written specifically for them. Read more. So, I came across this […]
“Addie and I were born into the same body, our souls’ ghostly fingers entwined before we gasped our very first breath.” – Kat Zhang, What’s Left of Me In pregnancy there is a phenomenon known as vanishing twin syndrome; sometimes a pregnancy starts out with twins and one of the other twins simply seems to […]
On the First Day of Blogmas, My TLT Gave to Me…
12 Blogs of Christmas, Blogs, Book Discussion, Maria Selke, Nerdy Book Club, Professional Development, Reader's Advisory
|It’s December. Wait – what? It’s December already? Wow. Okay. Well, that must mean that it’s time for our second annual 12 Blogs of Christmas, where we highlight 12 of the blogs that help us do the things that we do as readers and librarians. Today I bring you, The Nerdy Book Club. And here […]
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