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Serving Teens Full T.I.L.T.: Asset Building 101, How using the 40 Developmental Assets can help us plan and evaluate teen programming
Early on in my career as a YA librarian I was invited to a community meeting where I learned about the Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets. This information became one of the guiding principles for me in youth librarianship; it informs what I do as a YA librarian along every step of the way from [...]
#SVYALit: Author Heather Demetrios discusses sexual choices & boundaries in I’ll Meet You There
As part of our ongoing discussion about Sexual Violence in YA Lit for The #SVYALit Project, we also want to make sure that we talk about healthy sexual experiences in YA literature as well. Today, we are excited to have author Heather Demetrios join us to discuss her upcoming YA book I’ll Meet You There. [...]
Book Review: Tear You Apart by Sarah Cross
I was very excited to hear that there was going to be another title that examines the twisted fairy tale world of Beau Rivage and Tear You Apart did not disappoint. This is what I said in my review of Kill Me Softly about Beau Rivage: Beau Rivage is a glorious place where there are [...]
2015 Calendar
Planning. It takes, well, planning. What kind of displays do I want to do? What kinds of programming? Here are some upcoming events that I am using to help me plan. I am a big movie junkie so I like to do tie-ins when I can, even if it is just a genre display. And [...]
The #SVYALit Hangout on Hazing – and a hazing book giveaway!
Yesterday we had a great discussion with authors Eric Devine (Press Play), Anthony Breznican (Brutal Youth) and Joshua Cohen (Leverage) about their books and the topic of hazing/bullying. If you missed that conversation, you can watch below, or for you podcast fans you can “press play” and listen to it as a podcast. Great news! [...]
The Spiritual Lives of Teens in YA Lit: A discussion of faith and science in Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature by Robin Brande (guest post by Ramona Lowe)
When Ally Watkins and I put up our announcement that we were going to host a series discussing the spiritual lives of teens in YA lit, Ramona Lowe sent me a beautiful, long email saying “I hope you discuss Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature by Robin Brande because . . . ” And [...]
The #SVYALit Hangout on Hazing: January 28, 2015
Join us on Wednesday, January 28th, 2015 at 12 Noon Eastern for a Google Hangout led by Press Play author Eric Devine and featuring Brutal Youth author Anthony Breznican and Leverage author Joshua Cohen. The topic will be hazing. Learn more about the #SVYALit Project. Noon Eastern, 11 AM Central Have a question you want [...]
Sunday Reflections: A Road Trip, A Book Festival and a Teachable Moment
We have entered a new and glorious era in my home – The Tween is now reading YA. And the best part is now I get to take her with me to all the book festivals I go to and she enjoys it. I love getting to share these moments with her. I love how [...]
INTERVIEW+GIVEAWAY from YA Author Trisha Leaver (interview by Cuyler Creech)
Trisha Leaver is a seasoned guitar player, but not the kind you’re thinking of. This author plays emotional ballads, not with guitar strings, but with heartstrings. And she rocks them hard. This author, rightly referred to by some as the ‘Queen of the Reveal’, is so good at building tension, both exciting and terrifying, it [...]
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