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Tag: Politics

January 19, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore

Whew. Brace yourselves for a powerful, painful story of choices and survival in this strong addition to the Graceling Realm.

October 19, 2020 by Karen Jensen, MLS

On Taking My Teen to Vote for the Very First Time

Teen librarian Karen Jensen discusses taking her teenage daughter to vote for her first time and what we can do to help teens prepare to vote

June 16, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

The Messy, Complicated In-Between, a guest post by Katie Cotugno

I’ve been thinking about Meg and Colby a lot lately, both as I try to figure out how to launch a book during a pandemic and as I’ve watched that first basic complication—we can’t touch each other—become literal in a way that never occurred to me as I was writing.

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Book Review: Saving Savannah by Tonya Bolden

January 14, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

A complex look at the quest for social justice in 1919 and one young girl's awakening to the need for change and her role in it.

Book Review: Unpresidented: A Biography of Donald Trump by Martha Brockenbrough

December 4, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description A riveting, meticulously researched, and provocative biography of Donald J. Trump from the author of Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary. Born into a family of privilege and wealth, he was sent to military school at the age of 13. After an unremarkable academic career, he joined the family business in real estate and built his fortune. […]

#ReadForChange: Courage in the face of a “Dystopian Reality” in Jennie Liu’s Girls on the Line

November 20, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor

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 Jennie Liu join us for a conversation about China’s One-Child Policy, political action, abortion, and Liu’s 2018 book, Girls on the Line.        “The only effect I ardently […]

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#ReadForChange: Women Conquer and Dragons Slay in Elana K. Arnold’s Damsel

October 20, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor

  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 Elana K. Arnold join us for a conversation about fairy tales, rage, feminism, and Arnold’s 2018 book  Damsel.      I’m always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is […]

What a strange time to be a woman, a guest post by Bree Barton

July 31, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor

Author Bree Barton, whose book, HEART OF THORNS, is out today, joins us to talk about freedoms, feminism, power, and stories. Hop on over to this link to see Amanda’s review of Bree’s new book.      In some ways, we have never enjoyed more freedom. As I write this post, I am sitting in […]

Book Review: Hope Nation: YA Authors Share Personal Moments of Inspiration edited by Rose Brock

February 22, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description Hope is a decision, but it is a hard one to recognize in the face of oppression, belittlement, alienation, and defeat. To help embolden hope, here is a powerhouse collection of essays and personal stories that speak directly to teens and all YA readers. Featuring Angie Thomas, Marie Lu, James Dashner, Nicola Yoon, […]

#SJYALit: The Lunar Chronicles as a Reflection of Current U.S. Political Climate, a guest post by Emily Keyes

May 1, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Today as part of our Social Justice in YA Lit series, Emily Keyes discusses authoritarianism, othering, and The Lunar Chronicles. When I first started brainstorming this blog post, I planned to recommend a number of dystopian Young Adult novels whose plots exhibited the issues of authoritarian governments, racism, sexism, and other-ing in believable ways, in […]

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