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My Friday will start earlier than normal and involve a commute that lasts roughly nine times longer than my usual one and I couldn’t be happier about it. Why? Early Friday morning I’m heading to St. Louis for the 3rd YALSA Young Adult Literature Symposium: Hit Me With The Next Big Thing. Here are the […]
During the month of November TLT is going to be talking about Teen Nonfiction and Science Fiction. As part of our celebration we are doing a special project with Zest Books for the week of November 11th-17th. During this week we will be reviewing several of their titles, giving you ready made programs to use […]
Be careful what you search for… Emma Guthrie expects this summer to be like any other in the South Carolina Lowcountry–hot and steamy with plenty of beach time alongside her best friend and secret crush, Cooper Beaumont, and Emma’s ever-present twin brother, Jack. But then a mysterious eighteenth-century message in a bottle surfaces, revealing a […]
We are very excited to announce the winner of the It Came from a Book teen art contest http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=7290
The Sunnydale Project, a celebration of all things Buffy
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon, The Sunnydale Project
|Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a whole bundle of awesome. There are few other shows that have tapped into the zeitgeist so perfectly an explained with humor, pathos and vampires – yes, vampires – the suck that can sometimes be the teenage years. Although the TV show has ended, the vision of Buffy lives on […]
Buffy and the Reversal of Halloween, a guest post by Nancy Holder
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Halloween Rain, Joss Whedon, Nancy Holder
|Fangirl Moment of Introduction: You are probably aware that I am a huge Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan. I have read almost every book and one of the worst days of my professional life was when I had to finally discard the collection because it was quite literally falling apart. The first book I ever […]
I spoke earlier about my library’s teen volunteer program (read about it here). It’s one thing for me to tell you how awesome it is (and it is), but what if I let a teen volunteer tell you how awesome it is. You see, earlier this week our teen volunteer came in and dropped off […]
Why YA? Because it’s important. And because I know what it’s like to live without it. Today, Lea Nolan, author of the new ya book Conjure from Entangled Publishing, shares her Why YA? story with us. Conjure is book 1 in the The Hoodoo Apprentice. In this awesome adventure there are messages in a bottle from […]
Book Review: My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century by Rachel Harris
Book Reviews, Historical fiction, historical romance, Rachel Harris
|On the precipice of her sixteenth birthday, the last thing lone wolf Cat Crawford wants is an extravagant gala thrown by her bubbly stepmother and well-meaning father. So even though Cat knows the family’s trip to Florence, Italy is a peace offering, she embraces the magical city and all it offers. But when her curiosity […]
GLBT History Month Author Spotlight: Alex Sanchez
Alex Sanchez, Author Spotlight, GLBT History Month, GLBTQ Fiction
|October is GLBT History Month, and here on TLT, we thought we’d highlight some of our favorite GLBT writing authors and books. Today, we’re looking at Alex Sanchez. Alex Sanchez was born in Mexico City, to parents of German and Cuban heritage. Bullied and harassed throughout high school, he has stated in interviews, presentations and […]
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