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Book Review: Live Through This by Mindi Scott
#SVYALit, #SVYALit Project, Book Reviews, Live Through This, Mindi Scott, Sexual Abuse, Teen Issues
|An interesting thing happened when I started the #SVYALit Project, people started asking me if I had read such and such a book yet because I really needed to. And honestly, I am glad each and every time because I want to make sure we are reading and discussing as many relevant titles as possible. […]
I admit, I have watched MTV for a long time. A LOOOONG time. I watched music videos and loved the VJs, and had my favorites. I watched the original Real World when it aired in 1992 (even though I had to hide it from my parents- they didn’t think it was appropriate as it […]
Out of the Closet and Onto the Shelves: A Tweetcap of Christie’s GLBTQ Presentation at TLA
Collection Development, GLBT, Rainbow List, Stonewall Awards, Teen Issues
|Christie presented at TLA this past week with Peter Coyl from Dallas Public Library and David Levithan. Here’s a Tweetcap of their presentation. #txla14 Come to room 202AB NOW to hear David Levithan, @mz_christie & @petercoyl discuss GLBT Lit pic.twitter.com/sCeWwpdrNP— TeenLibrarianToolbox(@TLT16) April 10, 2014First bk: BETTER NATE THAN EVER by Tim Federle#mglit Stonewall BkAward Boy […]
Why I Teach Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward in My High School, a guest post by author Brendan Kiely
Brendan Kiely, Jesmyn Ward, Salvage the Bones, Teen Issues, Teen Pregnancy, The Gospel of Winter
|During our recent #SVYALit Project Hangout, author Brendan Kiely (The Gospel of Winter) mentioned that he taught the book Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward in his classroom. Today he is talking with us about teaching this book in his classroom, sharing the who, what, why and how his teens respond. Jesmyn Ward’s Salvage the […]
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 […]
Using Young Adult literature to talk with teens about sexual violence and consent Project Goals: To discuss sexual violence in the lives of teens and in ya literature on an ongoing basis To raise awareness of the issues and titles that can be used to discuss the topics with teens; To give librarians, educators and […]
Loud and Clear: A Reflection on Teaching SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson in the Classroom (a guest post by author Eric Devine)
#SVYALit, Eric Devine, Laurie Halse Anderson, Sexual Violence, Speak, Teen Issues
|As part of the #SVYALit project, we reached out to author Eric Devine and asked him to write. We wanted to make sure that male voices are heard in the discussion. And he is an awesome writer and teacher. Today he shares with us his experiences of teaching Speak in the classroom. Please note, we […]
Yesterday, someone expressed hesitation in recommending books that they perceive as “highly sexualized” to teens and quite the storm erupted surrounding the conversation. The truth is, I can understand where everyone at some point takes a moment to ask these questions. When I first became a librarian I was working on a Youth Ministry degree […]
It’s easy to look at kids today and think they are so much different than we were. You’ll hear it a lot in the press: they are entitled, they are spoiled, they are lazy. But the truth is, there are kids out there doing amazing things and fighting to make the world a better place. […]
Take 5: I’m in a Bad Romance, books about abusive relationships
Abuse, Collection Development, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Reader's Advisory, Teen Issues, Violence
|February is not just about romance, it is also a month dedicated to raising awareness about teen dating violence. One study indicated that 25% of 8th and 9th graders reported that they had been victims of dating violence. Here are some YA lit titles on the topic to help raise awareness and start discussions. Bitter […]
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