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Amanda MacGregor, December 16, 2014 | GLBTQ
Every other month I’ll be doing a roundup of new and forthcoming LGBTQIA+ YA books (and sometimes some non-YA books). I’ll try to include as many titles as possible. Know of a title I missed in this list? Or know of a forthcoming title that should be on my radar for an upcoming list? Leave […]
Robin Willis, December 15, 2014 | Middle Grade Monday, We Need Diverse Books
I struggle with finding books for my little friend Aaron. My good friends qualified as foster parents a few years ago and were given care of one of the sweetest, most delightfully loving babies I have ever had the opportunity to know. As time went on and it became apparent that Aaron’s family was not […]
Amanda MacGregor, December 15, 2014 | Blogs
Choosing just three blogs to feature for our 12 Blogs of 2014 was hard. I may have sent Karen, Robin, and Heather about 15 emails constantly changing which blogs I was calling dibs on. I hope you’re adding all of the blogs we’re featuring to whatever blog reader you use and following the blogs and […]
Amanda MacGregor, December 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
One of the best/worst things about the end of the year are the many “best books” lists that appear. This is one of the best things because my TBR list grows in leaps and bounds. This is one of the worst things because my TBR list grows in leaps and bounds. It’s always fun to […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, December 3, 2014 | #SVYALit, #SVYALit Project
We’re hard at work putting together the 2015 schedule for The #SVYALit Project. New information will be added here as we update details, but this is the basic schedule and books we’ll be talking about. You can find the project outline with goals and previous posts here. This year several amazing authors will be joining […]
Amanda MacGregor, November 25, 2014 | Book Reviews
In addition to blogging here at TLT, I have my own blog, too. At Cite Something, I blog primarily about what I’ve read and can’t wait to read. Every month I’ll be sharing a snippet of some of my reviews with you. Follow the links at the end of the reviews to head on over […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, October 21, 2014 | Fall 2014 New Titles, GLBTQ
by Amanda MacGregor Every other month I’ll be doing a roundup of new and forthcoming GLTBQ YA books (and sometimes some non-YA books). I’ll try to include as many titles as possible. Know of a title I missed in this list? Or know of a forthcoming title that should be on my radar for an […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, October 20, 2014 | Book Reviews, Kathleen Hale, Pop Culture
This weekend my Twitter feed was overflowing with discussion about an article that Kathleen Hale wrote in the Guardian this weekend (Do Not Link provided). And while I won’t talk here about the particulars of the article, because many have already discussed it eloquently and thoroughly, I want to discuss one trend I saw repeated […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, October 5, 2014 | Dress Codes, Schools, Sunday Reflections, Teen Issues
I am an artistic type, married to an artist. Creativity and self expression is very important to us. So when we moved to this new place and found out that my kids would have to wear school uniforms, I cried. I literally cried saline tears, bereft that my daughters would be shackled by this dress […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, September 29, 2014 | A Snicker of Magic, Jennifer Ziegler, MG Lit, Natalie Lloyd, Revenge of the Flower Girls, Tweens Read
It is only incredible motherly love that could make me wake up at 4:30 A.M. on a Saturday and drive almost 5 hours. I mean, do you know how early 4:30 A.M. is? And on a Saturday. A SATURDAY! The Tween, Natalie Lloyd and Tween 2 As you may know, earlier this year The Tween, […]
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