
Teen Librarian Toolbox
August 28, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor
Readers who can unfortunately relate to what Sofie and Con are going through will not only feel seen but feel assured that, with help and hope, things may not always be so hard.
February 16, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor
This moving and well-written story about one kid's experience in the foster care system is so full of heart. Mo's story will stick with me for a long time. A great read.
December 8, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
The use of exterior landscape to illustrate what is going on ‘inside’ my characters is now a feature of my writing.
June 29, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
This compassionate and quiet story is a beautiful and poignant look at family, belonging, and self-discovery.
June 20, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
One day last summer two surprises arrived—one in my inbox and one by snail mail. The first was an email with the beautiful cover art for my verse novel THE NAME SHE GAVE ME. The second was my original birth certificate, which I also saw for the first time.
August 9, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor
In the end, a good story is not about words. In the end, we use the words to communicate experience, and human experience is centered in feeling.
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May 17, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor
A really well done middle grade book about boys, friendship, families, emotions, vulnerability, trust, mistakes, coming out, and so much more.
December 28, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor
Publisher’s description Welcome Home collects a number of adoption-themed fictional short stories, and brings them together in one anthology from a diverse range of celebrated Young Adult authors. The all-star roster includes Edgar-award winner Mindy McGinnis, New York Times best-selling authors C.J. Redwine (The Shadow Queen) and William Ritter (Jackaby), and acclaimed YA authors across […]
September 11, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
She came to the Teen MakerSpace every day. Until she didn’t. Just a few weeks before school we learned that she had been sent to another state to live with extended family because both of her parents were now in jail. 2.3% of U.S. youth under the age of 18 have a parent in prison. […]
June 28, 2016 by Amanda MacGregor
Publisher’s description Bo Dickinson is a girl with a wild reputation, a deadbeat dad, and a mama who’s not exactly sober most of the time. Everyone in town knows the Dickinsons are a bad lot, but Bo doesn’t care what anyone thinks. Agnes Atwood has never gone on a date, never even stayed out past […]
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