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Friday Finds – February 20, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: The Weight and Meaning of Words Faith and Spirituality in YA Lit: GLBTQ YA and Issues of Faith, a guest post by Robert Bittner Middle Grade Monday – Guest Post – On the role of fantasy in everyday life Take 5: Books about eating disorders TPiB: Programming with Straws [...]
Middle Grade Monday – Guest Post – On the role of fantasy in everyday life
Today we welcome Matthew Jobin, author of The Nethergrim, which was recently released in paperback. A short summary of The Nethergrim from the publisher: Everyone in Moorvale believes the legend: The brave knight Tristan and the famed wizard Vithric, in an epic battle decades ago, had defeated the evil Nethergrim and his minions. To this day, songs are sung [...]
Friday Finds – February 13, 2015
Happy almost Valentines Day – remember to tell people you love them! This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Pet peeves and more #FSYALit Discussion Index/Hub Middle Grade Monday – Love is in the Air Book review: My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga TPiB: Zip Tie Crafts Serving Teens Full T.I.L.T. : Diverse [...]
Middle Grade Monday – Love is in the Air
Ever since my blessedly brief stint as an elementary school librarian, I’ve loved Valentine’s Day. The students come to school excited with the idea of doing nice things for other people and letting people know how much they love them. Plus – plus! There are so many fun, funny, and cute picture books about Valentine’s [...]
Friday Finds – February 6, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Mental health medications are not your enemy #SVYALit: Author Heather Demetrios discusses sexual choices & boundaries in I’ll Meet You There Middle Grade Monday – what to read? Book Reviews Tear You Apart by Sarah Cross The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand The Forgetting by Nicole [...]
Middle Grade Monday – what to read?
I’ve been pretty absorbed with my thoughts today following the ALA Youth Media Awards announcements. I’m still not sure what I want to say. Two things I am happy about, though, are the number of diverse titles on lists that aren’t specifically meant to honor diverse books, and the presence of graphic novels on the [...]
Friday Finds – January 30, 2015
This Week at TLT INTERVIEW+GIVEAWAY from YA Author Trisha Leaver (interview by Cuyler Creech) – still open for another few hours! Sunday Reflections: A Road Trip, A Book Festival and a Teachable Moment The #SVYALit Hangout on Hazing: January 28, 2015 Middle Grade Monday – Weeding in the Age of Online Subscriptions Book review: Cut [...]
Middle Grade Monday – Weeding in the Age of Online Subscriptions
I’ve been weeding a lot this year. I’m usually a gradual weeder. I take a section of the collection each year and go through it with a fine tooth comb looking for items that are missing pages, moldy, defaced, or severely out of date. How often do I find moldy items? I work in a [...]
Friday Finds – January 23, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Impoverished Youth: Over half of public school children now live in low income homes Bearing Witness to Violence, a guest post by author Eric Devine Middle Grade Monday – Publishing and Diversity Book review: Alex as Well by Alyssa Brugman In the most recent issue of SLJ Serving Full [...]
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