Robin Willis
263 Articles
Friday Finds: July 6, 2018
This Week at TLT Book Review: Light Filters In: Poems by Caroline Kaufman Books we reread, a crowdsourced post What’s New in LGBTQIA+ YA July 2018 When Books Are The Things That Save You, a guest post by Cindy Baldwin To MLS or Not to MLS Sunday Reflections: Reproductive Rights ARE Teen Issues Around the […]
To MLS or Not to MLS
I’ve been working in public libraries for two years now, and I’ve noticed this discussion arise with great regularity both online and IRL. When I worked in school libraries, it was never a discussion. In the state where I worked an MLS was a requirement to be hired as a school library media specialist. We […]
Friday Finds: June 29, 2018
This Week at TLT Post-It Note Reviews of Recent Releases What To Say About Sarah J. Maas’s Books (A-Z Project: M) by Kelsey Socha Penguin Random House 2018 Showcase and Giveaway Recently in Book Mail Around the Web How YA author Jason Reynolds turned his adolescent anger into best-selling poetry Planned Parenthood Sues Over Abstinence-Only […]
Friday Finds: June 29, 2018
This Week at TLT Post-It Note Reviews of Recent Releases What To Say About Sarah J. Maas’s Books (A-Z Project: M) by Kelsey Socha Penguin Random House 2018 Showcase and Giveaway Recently in Book Mail Around the Web How YA author Jason Reynolds turned his adolescent anger into best-selling poetry Planned Parenthood Sues Over Abstinence-Only […]
What To Say About Sarah J. Maas’s Books (A-Z Project: M) by Kelsey Socha
The thing about writing a post about Sarah J. Maas is that it feels redundant. Everyone’s heard of Throne of Glass or A Court of Thorns and Roses, right? Both of these series are New York Times bestsellers that are constantly checked out of my library. Probably you own them in your library. If […]
Recently in Book Mail
I recently moved, but some of the book publishers have found me! (Just kidding.) I’ve recently received several boxes of interesting Advanced Reader Copies. Here are some highlights: No Slam Dunk by Mike Lupica Wes’ father always told him that there was only one ball in basketball. That you had to know when to take […]
Friday Finds: June 22, 2018
This Week at TLT As I Try Desperately to Get Home Again, Not All Children Can. Here’s why it matters. New and forthcoming YA and MG to know about On World Refugee Day 2018, #ReadForChange with Alan Gratz’ Refugee Book Review: Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition by Julia Kaye YA Nonfiction Roundup […]
YA Nonfiction Roundup by Michelle Biwer
Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Pénélope Bagieu Profiles of diverse, international female role models in comic strip format. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 by Claire Hartfield A narrative account of the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 told from the perspectives of the major groups involved in escalating […]
Friday Finds: June 15, 2018
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: In Which The Teen Writes a Poem About Sexual Harassment Book Review: Royals by Rachel Hawkins Celebrating 7 Years of TLT: 7 Years, 7 Books Giveaway Book Review: Tsu and the Outliers by Erik Johnson MakerSpace Tech Review: Canon Selphy 1300 Printer Celebrating Seven Years of TLT: A look […]