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This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: What Do We Do When We Know the Book is a Lie? The Queer Kids Are All Right, a guest post by James Sie The Reality of Unrealistic, a guest post by Emery Lee Perfectly Imperfect, a guest post by Corey Ann Haydu Author Molly E. Lee on “The […]

The post Friday Finds: May 7, 2021 appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads?

The post One Star Review, Guess Who? (#141) appeared first on 100 Scope Notes.

Elizabeth Haidle's composite biography Before They Were Artists: Famous Illustrators As Kids tells the life stories of six preeminent artists, from Wanda Gág to Hayao Miyzaki.

The post Before They Were Artists: Famous Illustrators As Kids | Review appeared first on Good Comics for Kids.

Young people are interested in science. Children’s authors and books with engrossing STEM stories can encourage this interest.

The post Fun Fiction can Sell STEM, a guest post by Susan McCormick appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

Full of family drama, new experiences, and the very real teenage desire to both discover new things and have comfortable things stay the same.

The post Book Review: When You Get the Chance by Tom Ryan and Robin Stevenson appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

Today I pay homage to a couple of the books that I should have made more of an effort to praise properly when they first were published.

The post Insufficiently Appreciated: Books I Should Have Reviewed appeared first on A Fuse #8 Production.

Author Juliana Brandt joins us to talk about her new Middle Grade novel A Wilder Magic and celebrating Appalachia

The post The Drowned Histories of Appalachia, a guest post by author Juliana Brandt appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

Teen librarian Cindy Shutts shares some popular fandoms and teen programming ideas based around those fandoms

The post Cindy Crushes Programming: 10 Popular Fandoms to Base Teen Programming On, by Teen Librarian Cindy Shutts appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

"Even though the standard suggestion is to avoid too much pop culture in your writing to keep your books timeless, I decided to explore a little bit of influencer culture in my latest YA novel This Is For Tonight."

The post Influenced by Influencers, a guest post by Jessica Patrick appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

I totally and completely loved this book about identity, lies, exploration, and truth. This is one of my top reads of the year so far!

The post Book Review: Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

Antiques Roadshow stops by Jason Reynolds's house to appraise some of his prized possessions.

The post Books on Film: Jason Reynolds on Antiques Roadshow appeared first on 100 Scope Notes.

Elizabeth Eulberg guest posts and shares a VERY 1989 Spotify playlist to accompay her latest book THE BEST WORST SUMMER.

The post The Middle Grade Spotify Playlist: A “The Best Worst Summer” Guest Post appeared first on A Fuse #8 Production.

Marvel's Shang-Chi finally gets the spotlight in a new series by an ideal writer, although the art leaves something to be desired in Shang-Chi By Gene Luen Yang Vol. 1: Brothers & Sisters

The post Shang-Chi Vol. 1: Brothers & Sisters | Review appeared first on Good Comics for Kids.

Robin Stevenson and Tom Ryan talk about writing "a big queer Canadian YA novel" together.

The post Joy, Connection and Community: Finding Pride in Books During a Pandemic, a conversation between Robin Stevenson and Tom Ryan appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

In Joya Goffney's debut novel, her Black main character rises against the disappointments caused by her white friends and seeks joy.

The post The Black Best Friend, a guest post by Joya Goffney appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

A roundup of 2021 books by past Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature winners.

The post 2021 Books from APAA Winners appeared first on 100 Scope Notes.

Want to instill Mars fever? Then you gotta catch this book.

The post Review of the Day: Mars Is by Suzanne Slade appeared first on A Fuse #8 Production.

Shy WillowWritten and Illustrated by Cat MinPublished by Levine Querido, 2021ISBN: 978-1646140350Grades K – 5 Book ReviewJust in time for Mother’s Day, Cat Min’s debut picturebook, Shy Willow, chronicles the extraordinary efforts of a shy rabbit to satisfy a boy’s wish for his mother. Min’s vibrant, color saturated artwork closely aligns with this tender yet […]

The post Anything for Mom: Shy Willow appeared first on The Classroom Bookshelf.

Today we have a preview of Orcs #4 from BOOM! Studios. Orcs is a six-issue middle-grade comic series by Christine Larsen, so this preview puts us right in the middle of it. The story is about the adventures of a group of Orcs who go exploring in search of fame and fortune; as this issue […]

The post Orcs #4 | Preview appeared first on Good Comics for Kids.

Molly E. Lee, author of the upcoming teen novel Ember of Night, talks about the creative spark

The post Author Molly E. Lee on “The Creative Spark”, a guest post appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.