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The first Saturday in November is now reserved for International Games Day, and I happen to love it. I know it may tweak some librarians (IT’S NOT READING!!!!) but gaming is literacy if you know what to look for, and it’s an important tool in the 40 Developmental Aspects for Teens (and for younger kids […]
Today is my birthday! I am 29. Again. I know you are thinking, what do you want for your birthday Karen? As you know, in addition to trying to be an awesome ya librarian, I also have a strong passion to raise awareness about a pregnancy disease that I suffered from 3 times: Hyperemesis Gravidarum, […]
I recently went to a local(ish) Barnes and Noble store for a book signing by Claire Legrand. Yes, I had not yet actually read the book, but it sounded interesting. Poor Claire, I had to take my kids – one is 10 and one is 3. That night the two girls walked out with signed […]
Booktalks are a great way to get teens reading. Here is an overview of booktalking for you – you’ll want to check out several of the links provided there, including those to Nancy Keane and Joni Richards Bodart, masters of the fine art. As part of a new regular feature, tween/teen librarian from Arizona Kearsten […]
I love this time of year. The weather is starting to get chilly, everything smells like pumpkins and spiced apples, and my love of all things spooky is justified. I love horror stories. I like reading them, watching them, and hearing them. I like paranormal horror stories and thrillers that show how terrifying humans can […]
The library can be a creepy place, and there are things they don’t teach you in library school. Here Christie G shares five of her creepiest library stories. Insert scary background music and “wooo” noises here.SWAT is here to lock-down the buildingSo I’ve mentioned this one before, but it’s got to be on a top […]
This is the book where Sarah Rees Brennan makes you laugh a lot; you’re having the best time then she rips your heart out and grinds it into a bloody pulp in the lush woods of Sorry-in-the-Vale under the heal of her boot and you say thank you because it is a glorious reading experience! […]
5 GNs for Halloween Scares by Karen D
Book Reviews, Booklists, Collection Development, Graphic Novels, Halloween
|5 Great Graphic Novels for Halloween Scares Ghost Huntby Shiho Inada PARTNERS IN FEAR The decrepit building was condemned long ago, but every time the owners try to tear it down, “accidents” start to happen–people get hurt, sometimes even killed. Mai Taniyama and her classmates have heard the rumors that the creepy old high school […]
You can’t talk about the scary and the macabre without mentioning books that have an edge of your seat scare you silly graveyard scene. And this is definitely the month for talking graveyards. So take a walk with me through the graveyard, if you dare . . . It was the greatest night of my […]
Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel 267 pages Graphic Novel 2010 Book Jacket Summary A page-turning adventure of a boy’s journey to the land of ghosts and back.Imagine Garth Hale’s surprise when he’s accidentally zapped to the spirit world by Frank Gallows, a washed-out ghost wrangler. Suddenly Garth finds he has powers the ghosts don’t have, and […]
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