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Video Games Weekly: Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth
This week, I am reviewing Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth. The game has 40+ hours of gameplay, which is why it took me a little over two weeks to play through it! I’ve been a longtime Digimon fan, so of course I didn’t mind dedicating all of that time to the game Background: Digimon (short for […]
Take 5: Maker Dates
I’m always looking for fun program tie-in ideas – or dates. And this year, my programming is focused on Maker types of programs because of our new Teen MakerSpace. So here are a few fun dates I have found. 1. Pi Day 3.14 I am posting this on Pi Day, so it’s obviously too late […]
Sunday Reflections: Making it Unaffordable to Walk in Someone Else’s Shoes, what the death of the mass market paperback means to struggling teens
Last summer, before The Teen could enter into the middle school AP reading class, she had to read and annotate the book Wonder by R. J. Palacio. If she didn’t show up on day one of the school year with the project in her hand she was automatically kicked out of class. There were no […]
Mistakes Were Made: What I Learned About Installing an iPad Lab in a MakerSpace
This is the tale of a clever teen, a librarian, and the great iPad lock out of 2016. You see, I went to check on the status of our new iPads in the Teen MakerSpace when I realized that one of my teens had been more clever than I could have imagined. I couldn’t even […]
Sunday Reflections: Still Life By Teen, Kind of (Inspired by STILL LIFE WITH TORNADO by A. S. King)
I’ve been thinking a lot about teens. Actually, I’ve been thinking a lot about the way we talk about and treat teens. And I’ve been thinking a lot about art in the life of teens. That’s what A. S. King does, she makes you think. If you haven’t seen it already, hop on over to […]
Book Review: Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E. K. Johnston
The first thing you need to know about this book is that I cried multiple times while reading it. And yes, that is a positive endorsement. It was real, it was compelling, and it was profound. I believe that everyone should read this book. Book Summary: Hermione Winters is captain of her cheerleading team, and […]
February #ARCParty – A look at some upcoming YA lit
Saturday night we had another #ARCParty and I share with you below what The Teen and The Bestie thought of some of the news books we have hear to read and review. Storify by TeenLibrarianToolbox Sun, Feb 28 2016 17:02:03 Edit #ARCParty February 2016 at TLT with The Teen and The Bestie Getting ready to […]
Cover Reveal + Interview: STILL LIFE WITH TORNADO by A. S. King
I believe it is no secret that I am a HUGE fan of the writing and works of A. S. King, so I was honored when her publicist reached out to me and asked if we wanted to do a cover reveal for her Fall 2016 release, STILL LIFE WITH TORNADO. Because YES! I want […]
Video Games Weekly: The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
This week, I am reviewing The Book of Unwritten Tales 2. This game series is a little complicated because the first Book of Unwritten Tales game was released for PC and the second ones were made to crossover with consoles. I played The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 on my PS4 instead of PC. […]
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