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Middle Grade Monday – The Truth About Twinkie Pie
Let me start off by thanking Angie Manfredi of Fat Girl Reading for asking the author to send me a copy of this book. I love how the youth librarian community is all about sharing and spreading the word, and Angie is a strong member of it. Also, sorry it took me so long to […]
Friday Finds – July 10, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: The Problem with “Just Write It Yourself” Middle Grade Monday – Audiobooks and Travels What I Learned from the Cincinnati MakerSpace, part 2: Maker Mondays Book Review: Nimona by Noelle Stevenson Thoughts on Our First Maker Mondays at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County Take it […]
Middle Grade Monday – Audiobooks and Travels
The older I get the less I enjoy driving. One of the only joys of long solo drives to visit family and friends is the time I have to listen to audiobooks. This past week I was able to listen to the audio version of Paolo Bacigalupi’s Zombie Baseball Beatdown, and I have to say I think […]
Friday Finds – July 3, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: We Have Always Been Makers Middle Grade Monday – Greenglass House by Kate Milford An Interview with Patrick Jones by guest blogger Jessi Schulte-Honstad Circulating Maker Kits, part two – Putting the Kits Together (with a book list) Book Review: Survive the Night by Danielle Vega Things I Learned […]
Middle Grade Monday – Greenglass House by Kate Milford
“Listen.” Each of the mysterious guests at Greenglass House is called upon to tell a story and this is the traditional formula for the start. All of the guests have a secret – a reason for being at the house. All have a different reason, but all of the reasons have something to do with […]
Friday Finds – June 26, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: I Have No Words The big dress code round up post Middle Grade Monday – Loot by Jude Watson and the Heist Genre What’s New in LGBTQIA+ This Summer The Title’s the Thing: A guest post on GODLESS by Pete Hautman for #FSYALit (guest post by Lourdes Keochgerien) #SVYALit: […]
Maker Bookshelf, the next step in our Maker journey at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County
A few weeks ago, I announced that we were organizing a Maker Collection of materials that we will circulate at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County. It is one of three things we are doing to better incorporate the Maker movement into our library. This is the process we went through to […]
Middle Grade Monday – Loot by Jude Watson and the Heist Genre
March McQuin has spent his life with his jewel thief father, Alfie. Moving from place to place in preparation for the next big heist, March knows more about lock picking and getaway plans than he does about fractions. In fact, now that he’s twelve, Alfie has included him in the plans. But when the latest […]
Friday Finds – June 19, 2015
What Happened in Charleston Look, I know that this is usually just a place where readers come to find a roundup of the week’s posts and some links to current events in the YA world, and those will follow. But I also know that, in working with young people, we have an almost unparalleled opportunity […]
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