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Video Games Weekly: No Man’s Sky
No Man’s Sky has gained a lot of media attention in the gaming community over the past few weeks. It was one of the most anticipated games of 2016 for the PC and PS4, but has flopped almost as hard as the hype after its release. The number of users simultaneously playing No Man’s Sky […]
Sunday Reflections: A Day in the Life Serving Teens – This is what I wish you knew about teenagers
Working with teenagers is an interesting juxtaposition of two concerned parties: teens and parents. I am a parent. I am, in fact, the parent of a teenager. I am a strong believer in parental rights in the library. That’s not what this post is about. Parents often want to protect their teenagers from ideas and […]
Immigration in the News and in YA Lit
You can’t escape it if you watch or read the news – everyone is talking about immigration. I grew up in Southern California and now live in Texas, so I have always heard people talking about it. Always. But it’s not something that I have read a lot about in YA literature. It comes up […]
TPIB: Photo Word Bookmarks (Or Instagram Photo Booth Strip Looking Bookmarks)
Sometimes I learn about stuff at the library and go home and do it with my kids, but sometimes I do something at home and it turns out to be a great library/Teen MakerSpace activity. The Teen recently turned 14 and she wanted to have a taco birthday. It was very important to me that […]
Video Games Weekly: Ori and the Blind Forest
Ori and the Blind Forest is not necessarily a new game, but the Xbox One Definitive Edition of the game was just released this past June. The game has won multiple awards since its initial release in 2014, and is such a good game that you can buy special editions of Xbox consoles with a […]
Sunday Reflections: Wrestling with Nate Parker and the Narrative of Forgiveness
When I started high school, I completely had to cut myself off from a part of my family in order to protect myself from the man who had spent the previous year molesting me. I was not universally supported in this decision. Many people considered it an inconvenience to the family. Many others remarked that […]
What I Learned About “Representation Matters” While Reading BENEATH WANDERING STARS by Ashlee Cowles
By the time I graduated high school, I had attended 9 separate schools in three different states. Every time I would start a new school the first question everyone asks, after what’s your name, is “where are you from?” I have no good answer to this question. I am from nowhere and everywhere. I am […]
Book Review: GEMINA, the sequel to ILLUMINAE, by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, reviewed by teen reviewer Lexi
In October, the greatly anticipated sequel to Illuminae, Gemina, will be released. Our TAB reviewer, who just left for her Freshman year of college, was very excited to get an advanced reading copy of this book to review for you today. Publisher’s Book Description The highly anticipated sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller […]
#MHYALit: Seven Myths About Mental Illness, a guest post by author Paula Stokes
Today as part of the #MHYALit Discussion we are honored to host author Paula Stokes who discusses some of the myths that people have about mental illness. Why do myths and stereotypes about mental illness persist? Why do people believe things that aren’t true? As someone with an undergraduate degree in psychology and a graduate […]
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