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Tag: Sports
All the Ways to Be Strong and Brave, a guest post by Laurie Morrison
I hope that we can make a concerted effort to celebrate the strength and courage of all kinds of characters—and all kinds of people.
Book Review: No Stopping Us Now by Lucy Jane Bledsoe
An inspiring look at the early days of Title IX and a solid addition to historical fiction collections.
Book Review: Game On: 15 Stories of Wins, Losses, and Everything in Between edited by Laura Silverman
This is actually more about games than sports---so expand whatever you're thinking of to include card games, outdoor neighborhood hiding games, board games, puzzles, amusement park games, Spin the Bottle, and more.
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Opportunities Instead of Opponents: Exploring Competition in New Middle-Grade Series, a guest post by Mary Amato
With this new series, I am hoping that Albert’s willingness to look directly at his own challenges and respond with positivity will resonate with my readers and inspire them to do the same.
A Final Season, a guest post by Tim Green
Tim Green's 40th book features a father with ALS, which Green also has. Here he talks about football, his diagnosis, and adaptive writing technology.
A Case for More Girls’ Sports Teams in YA, a guest post by Emma Kress
I think for most teens, romantic relationships aren’t the defining relationships of their teen years—friendships are. And friendships can be so much more complex and intense when we place them inside the pressure cooker of a competitive and grueling sport.
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THIS IS NO GAME: WHEN FACTS MATTER, SPORTS NON-FICTION IS A GOOD PLACE TO TURN, a guest post by Andrew Maraniss
What better genre than sports to shine a light on the everyday elements of American life that have perpetuated injustice? These are the stories where the truth shines the brightest.
Cindy Crushes Programming: March Madness Bracketology
Today for Cindy Crushes Programming YA Librarian walks us through a March Madness program.
Book Review: Jerkbait by Mia Siegert
Publisher’s description Even though they’re identical, Tristan isn’t close to his twin Robbie at all—until Robbie tries to kill himself. Forced to share a room to prevent Robbie from hurting himself, the brothers begin to feel the weight of each other’s lives on the ice, and off. Tristan starts seeing his twin not as a […]
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