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#MHYALit: Anxiety, Me and Fangirl, a guest post by Danielle Masterson
Today as we continue the #MHYALit discussion, we are honored to welcome YA librarian Danielle Masterson, who discusses anxiety and the book Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. You can read all the #MHYALit posts here. My mother used to tell this story of how, when I was a toddler, the doorbell rang and I ran behind […]
Sunday Reflections: The Worst Week Ever
To be honest, I felt overwhelmed when I tried to figure out what to post about today. This week began with the news that David Bowie had passed away. I found out via text from The Mr. and to be quite honest, I thought he was participating in some cruel, cruel joke. But no, that […]
#MHYALit post: On depression and Melina Marchetta’s Saving Francesca, by author Carrie Mesrobian
Today as part of the #MHYALit Discussion author Carrie Mesrobian discusses Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta. SEE ALL OF THE #MHYALIT POSTS HERE It should be stated up front that I’m not rational when it comes to Melina Marchetta. I love her novels so much that I’ve purposefully not read a few of them – […]
Video Games Weekly: 16 Most Anticipated Games of 2016
Hello everyone! I’m back with Video Game Wednesday after a restful holiday break. I also had the opportunity to play a lot of games without the pressure to finish them before my deadlines, so I have many plans for 2016! My question for you is, would you prefer I do more video game reviews for […]
#MHYALit: Where Are the Books on Addiction for Your Mental Health Book List? by author Christa Desir
Today as part of the release day celebration for her third novel, OTHER BROKEN THINGS, author Christa Desir is joining us for #MHYALit to talk about addiction. Whenever I see lists of books about mental illness, I am always baffled by the complete omission of any books on addiction. But recently, a friend told me […]
#MHYALit: Picking at Problems, a look at self harm by author Robison Wells
TRIGGER WARNING: SELF HARM Today as we kick off our second week of #MHYALit, we are honored to host author Robison Wells, who is talking with us about self harm. Please note, there are some graphic pictures included. My ten-year-old son, Sam, doesn’t like root beer. He doesn’t like any kind of soda pop. So […]
Sunday Reflections: If You Build It, Will They Come? The story of a MakerSpace miracle.
Yesterday a Christmas miracle occurred. Except in January. And it had nothing to do with Christmas. No, let me start over. Yesterday, a library miracle occurred. Yesterday, we did the final full load in and set up for the MakerSpace at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County. You know, the library where […]
#MHYALit: Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Ada, and Me by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Earlier this week, author Tom Leveen introduced us to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by sharing his personal story and how it influenced the writing of his book Shackled. Today, Middle Grade author Kimberly Brubaker Bradley shares her personal story with us and how it influenced her 2015 historical novel, The War that Saved My Life. […]
#MHYALit: You Are Not Alone, The Primary Message by E. Sparling
Today’s post about working with teens in the library and the subject of mental health is a pseudonymous post in order to protect the identity of the teen in question. The author has tried to remove any identifiable characteristics while reminding us by sharing a real life example of how important the work that we […]
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