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In School Library Journal: Good Grief: Middle Grade Authors Normalize Loss
These authors show readers that grief is not something to “get over,” but something to adapt to, to work through. It’s OK to not know how to feel, what to do, or what to say.
An Interview with Rachel Renée Russell, the author of Dork Diaries 15: Tales from a Not-So-Posh Paris Adventure
I hope readers are learning that being a bit different and unique is a good thing. That things will get better if they just hang in there.
A Conversation with Kendare Blake about BUFFY, THE NEXT GENERATION
Kendare Blake talks Scoobies old and new, a Buffy-less Buffyverse series, and more!
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Rescuing and Celebrating Black Women’s Voices, an interview with Nikki Grimes
Today we are thrilled to have Nikki Grimes join us for an interview about her wonderful new book LEGACY: WOMEN POETS OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE.
#ReadForChange: Jodi Lynn Anderson’s Midnight at the Electric and climate change, a guest post by Marie Marquardt
Teen Librarian Toolbox is excited to be partnering with Marie Marquardt for her #ReadForChange project. Hop on over to this post to learn more about the initiative. Today, she and Jodi Lynn Anderson join us for a conversation about climate change and Anderson’s new novel, Midnight at the Electric. We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the […]
Book Review: Young Palestinians Speak: Living Under Occupation by Anthony & Annmarie Young
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 June 2017 issue of School Library Journal. ROBINSON, Anthony & Annemarie Young […]
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The Pressure to be Perfect: Emily Franklin interviews H.A. Swain about her YA novel Gifted
EF: In Gifted, you write about a future in which genius can be purchased by wealthy parents for their children. What was the inspiration behind this? HS: Two things happened simultaneously in my life to inspire this premise: 1) My daughter was applying to public middle schools in Brooklyn and 2) I was recovering […]
An Interview with Patrick Jones by guest blogger Jessi Schulte-Honstad
Written by Jessi Schulte-Honstad, Young Adult Services Supervisor for Skokie Public Library, Skokie IL. In Patrick Jones’ current book series, Locked Out and Support and Defend he looks at the effects of losing a parent to the justice system and military service. Written specifically with reluctant readers in mind, Jones works hard to portray […]
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