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Middle Grade Monday – Use it or Lose it (the kids’ perspective)
This title recently came across my desk as a book to review. While objectively I can recognize it as something that will be immensely popular with my students, I’m old enough that it actually hurts my eyes. The color contrast and conglomeration of facts on each page are set up to appeal to a generation […]
Friday Finds – August 7, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Paper Towns, Miracles and Privilege An Introduction to the Sexual Violence in LGBTQIA+ Young Adult Literature Project Middle Grade Monday – Diary of a Mad Brownie (giveaway) Violence in LGBTIQ Fiction for Young Adults, a guest post by Rob Bittner Sex and Consent in LGBT Manga, a guest post […]
Middle Grade Monday – Diary of a Mad Brownie (giveaway)
Angus is a brownie (mythical creature, not chocolate dessert treat) living under a curse. Due to some mischief his father caused, the brownies of Angus’ line are bound to serve the McGonagalls, and to bring a curse upon the males of the household in which they live. So far, this has worked out well for Angus. He […]
Friday Finds – July 31, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: On DUMPLIN’ by Julie Murphy, or why today I will choose to put on a bathing suit and make a memory with my daughters This is how I came to write a short story about my “first time” in the upcoming anthology The V Word edited by Amber Keyser […]
Middle Grade Monday – Making your library work for you
Over the past six months or so, I have touched every piece of furniture, electronic or computer device, and every book in my school library media center (except the smart board, which I have to wait on for a trained professional.) Some might ask why, and my muscles would certainly chime in on that question. […]
Friday Finds – July 24, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: This is what courage looks like Cover reveal: Original Fake written by Kirstin Cronn-Mills with art by E. Eero Johnson Middle Grade Monday – Online Museum Resources Book Review: Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler July #ARCParty The Faith of The Girl of Fire and Thorns, a #FSYALit guest […]
Middle Grade Monday – Online Museum Resources
I recently had the opportunity to visit a few museums in the Washington, DC, area that were missing from my personal experience. Mostly, they are museums that are either too depressing, or too frequently visited for anyone to want to go with me (I have family in the area.) But, I was up there with […]
Friday Finds – July 17, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Today, I am Eeyore (a reflection on depression and anxiety in the life of tweens and teens) Middle Grade Monday – The Truth About Twinkie Pie Signal Boost: Rainbow Boxes and Connecting LGBTQIA Books to Readers MakerSpace: Quick and Easy Stop Motion Movies How Do You Measure Summer Reading […]
Middle Grade Monday – The Truth About Twinkie Pie
Let me start off by thanking Angie Manfredi of Fat Girl Reading for asking the author to send me a copy of this book. I love how the youth librarian community is all about sharing and spreading the word, and Angie is a strong member of it. Also, sorry it took me so long to […]
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