Politics in Practice
Tag: Advocacy
The Age of Queer Defiance, a guest post by Matthew Hubbard
It’s crucial to empower teens to find their voice and their community while advocating for their rights. It’s just as crucial to highlight queer joy and friendship, especially when readers are coming of age during turbulent times.
Lifting Their Voices, a guest post by Marcia Argueta Mickelson
"One of the reasons I love to read and write about teens is because in these young characters, I see them doing what I could never do at that age—lifting their voices."
Sunday Reflections: Everything I Learned About Advocating for My Dyslexic Child I Learned by Being a Teen Librarian
Everything I've learned about advocating for my children I've learned being a teen librarian
More Recent Posts
Teen Politic: The True Politics of Being a Teen Services Librarian in Our Public Libraries
Teens, as a culture, are pretty maligned and misunderstood. They’re loud, they’re lazy, they’re disrespectful, they’re dangerous – pick your stereotype. They like to travel in rabid packs, that’s my favorite. I believe lots of adults sit around and visualize teens as actual packs of wolves in their minds. Teens get a bad rap. In […]
Book Review: Safe is Not Enough: Better Schools for LGBTQ Students by Michael Sadowski
When I’m reviewing books for professional publications, I stay quiet about them on social media. I’m always really excited once a review comes out to be able to talk about the book, finally! Here’s one of my most recent reviews, which originally appeared in the November 2016 issue of School Library Journal. Sadowski, Michael. Safe Is Not Enough: […]
ADVERTISEMENT
Archives
ADVERTISEMENT
Trending on the SLJ Blog Network
Follow This Blog
Enter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.