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Tag: YA A to Z

November 30, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor

Call for submissions: YA A to Z project

Every year, TLT picks a project to work on in addition to our usual book reviews, professional discussions and makerspace and program recaps. Once we decide on our project, we ask you, are brilliant Teen Librarian Toolbox readers, to help us out. These projects began in 2014 with the Sexual Violence in Young Adult Literature Project. We […]

November 28, 2014 by Amanda MacGregor

YA A to Z: Sara Zarr

Why I chose Sara Zarr: I’m a character-driven reader, and Sara Zarr excels in creating interesting characters who lead rich inner lives. Her characters aren’t always likable (and who cares about that anyway?), but they’re always well-drawn, realistic, and flawed. I often finish a novel by Zarr and think how so many pieces of the […]

November 19, 2014 by Amanda MacGregor

YA A to Z: Stephanie Perkins

Guest post by Mary Hinson “I know you aren’t perfect. But it’s a person’s imperfections that make them perfect for someone else.” – Lola and the Boy Next Door I’m visiting Teen Librarian Toolbox today (oh, my gosh, I just realized I’m an ACTUAL teen librarian now!) to talk to you about Stephanie Perkins, writer […]

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YA A to Z: David Levithan

November 14, 2014 by Amanda MacGregor

 Why I chose David Levithan: In fall  of 2003, I had just finished graduate school and was working at The Children’s Book Shop in Brookline, Massachusetts (far and away my favorite job ever). I was a big fan of LGBTQ YA books, just as I am now, so whenever a new title would come in, […]

YA A to Z: E. Lockhart

November 10, 2014 by Amanda MacGregor

Why I chose E. Lockhart: I’m drawn to every single element of Lockhart’s books. I love her writing style, the narrative voices, the clever banter, and the way she can take totally ordinary plots (like just following a teenage girl—Ruby Oliver—through her high school travails) and make them memorable. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks […]

YA A to Z: Kristin Cashore

November 6, 2014 by Amanda MacGregor

Why I chose Kristin Cashore: Full disclosure: Kristin is one of my best friends. We met at Simmons in 2001. My love for her books, though, is separate from my love for her. Kristin writes fiercely strong female characters that exist in magnificently detailed, complicated, and perilous fantasy worlds. Kristin’s characters buck convention, choosing their […]

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YA A to Z: Laurie Halse Anderson

November 4, 2014 by Amanda MacGregor

Why I chose Laurie Halse Anderson: There are certain authors whose works are an immediate must-read for me, regardless of what they’re about. I don’t need to know what a new Laurie Halse Anderson book is about—I already know I’ll read it. Anderson’s powerful and memorable books never fail to affect me. I’ve read Speak, […]

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