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YA A to Z: Telling a Different Amputee Story, a guest post by Mindy Rhiger
It’s the second week of January, which means we’re discussing the Letter A in YA A to Z. Today we are talking about amputees with the librarian and blogger Mindy Rhiger You can find out more about YA A to Z here. Perhaps I shouldn’t have chosen to read Phantom Limbs so quickly after reading Shark Girl. But […]
YA A to Z: Adoption Books – Being Discussed, Being Seen, a guest post by Eric Smith
It’s the second week of January, which means we’re discussing the Letter A in YA A to Z. Today we are talking about adoption with the amazing literary agent and writer Eric Smith. You can find out more about YA A to Z here. There’s this look. It’s hard to explain. I’ve never seen myself […]
An Open Letter to Logan Paul
TRIGGER WARNING: THIS POST DEALS WITH SUICIDE AND HAS SOME GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS IN IT On January 1st of this year, I logged on to my Twitter account to catch up on the latest news and wish everyone a Happy New Year. Instead, I learned that there was a lot of cotroversy surrounding a YouTuber […]
YA A to Z: Alzheimer’s As a Means to an End, a guest post by L. B. Schulman
It’s the second week of January, which means we’re discussing the Letter A in YA A to Z. Today we are talking about alzheimer’s with author L. B. Schulman. You can find out more about YA A to Z here. My stepfather, Tom, achieved permanent sobriety the year I turned 13. Unfortunately, decades of alcohol […]
YA A to Z: Alcoholism, In Real Life and in Real Fiction, by by L.B. Schulman
It’s January, which means we’re discussing the Letter A in YA A to Z. Today we are talking about alcoholism with author L. B. Schulman. You can find out more about YA A to Z here. When I was 13, my stepfather came home with a dim diagnosis from his doctor. If he kept drinking, […]
Collecting Comics: January 2018, by Ally Watkins
Welcome to the January 2018 edition of Collecting Comics! Here are some comics to put in your collection for your teens and tweens for the New Year! Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Volume 2: Masks by Kelly Thompson, illustrated by Leonard Romero (Marvel, January 2). Kate Bishop aka Hawkeye (not that Hawkeye) finally gets a lead on […]
The #YAAtoZ Index: The 2018 Project at Teen Librarian Toolbox
It’s 2018 which means we’re kicking off #YA A to Z today! There are 52 weeks in a year, that means every 2 weeks we will cover a new letter. For example, the first 2 weeks of January we will cover the letter A. The next 2 weeks we will cover the letter B. What […]
Why That Book Isn’t in the Library; or, no starting your own small press isn’t always the answer to diversity
Earlier this week, The New York Times posted an article about sensitivity readers that prompted a heated discussion on Twitter. Because of the holidays I didn’t follow all of the conversations happening, though I did see that author Joyce Carol Oates suggested that historically marginalized authors start their own small presses and literary magazines to […]
MakerSpace: Get Teens Involved Making Cards
If you’re looking for a quick, easy, and relatively cheap way to give back this holiday season–and also plan a program with your teens–I’d suggest making holiday cards to donate! This time of year gives everyone the jitters, and channeling that extra excitement and energy into creativity is a great way to unwind. I ran […]
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