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Middle Grade Monday and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Book
Apologies to Judith Viorst. Have you ever gotten an Advanced Reading Copy of a book you were really excited for, only to have it fall flat? You open it up, eager with anticipation, only to find it somewhat uneven. As you continue reading, you notice that the flashback sections are much s..l..o..w..e..r than the present […]
Friday Finds – May 29, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: How We Talk About the Victims of Sexual Abuse Matters Middle Grade Monday – Memorial Day Take 5 Book Review: The Porcupine of Truth by Bill Konigsberg Book Review: Anything Could Happen by Will Walton Career Conversations – What I learned when my teens wanted to host a program […]
Middle Grade Monday – Memorial Day Take 5
I’m somewhat torn over the fact that Memorial Day is a holiday. On one hand, I think it’s valuable for us to recognize the service and sacrifices of those who’ve served our country so selflessly. On the other hand, as a middle school librarian, I wonder what it means to my students beyond a day […]
Friday Finds – May 22, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Writing Religion When It’s Not Your Faith, a guest post by Melissa Walker (#FSYALit) Middle Grade Monday – The Truth About Stacey (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels) Take 5: 5 Tools for Movie Making in Your MakerSpace (Quarto Week) (MakerSpace) Book review: Vanished by E.E. Cooper Take 5: Postcards […]
Book Review: Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
In Sarah Dessen’s latest novel, Saint Anything, we meet main character Sydney at a turning point in her life. Her brother Peyton, in and out of trouble since middle school, has just been sentenced to time in prison for a drunk driving accident that severely injured another teen boy. Sydney’s parents, especially her mother, are […]
Middle Grade Monday – The Truth About Stacey (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels)
Raina Telgemeier, who is currently taking over the world, turned her incredible talents in an interesting direction, taking on the retelling of the original Ann M. Martin Baby-Sitters Club novels in graphic novel format in the mid 2000s. Now that her talents are being widely recognized and are in high demand, these are being re-released [...]
Friday Finds – May 15, 2015
This Week at TLT Sarah Dessen, on SAINT ANYTHING and more Middle Grade Monday: Camo Girl by Kekla Magoon I Was a Sixteen Year-Old Jesus Freak (Just Not In the Way You Think) by Terra Elan McVoy for #FSYALit Book Review: Finding Paris by Joy Preble The New Makerspace: Unboxing and the Learning Curve Let’s [...]
Middle Grade Monday: Camo Girl by Kekla Magoon
Camo Girl tells the story of three sixth graders with one thing in common – all have lost their fathers. Title character Ella lives with her mother and grandmother, who moved in to care for her after the death of her father almost three years ago. Ella’s mother travels four days a week to support [...]
Friday Finds – May 8, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: The narrative of competition Tech Talk: Making an “Ad” for My TSRC Take 5: Australian YA Tech Talk: App Review – BeFunky #FSYALit: Muslim Representation in YA Lit, a guest post by Kaye M Priorities, or An Embarrassment of Riches Book Review: Heat of the Moment by Lauren Barnholdt [...]
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