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Middle Grade Monday – Ratscalibur by Josh Lieb
As I began this novel by the author of I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil, and I want to be Your Class President, I worried that this was going to be a cheesy, MG version of The Sword in the Stone. As is obvious from the title, this story borrows from the story of Arthur and Excalibur, but then […]
Friday Finds – June 12, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: The Myth of Just Moving Where the Jobs Are TPiB: Comic Book Creations Middle Grade Monday – Vacation, Week 1 Review From This Month’s School Library Journal: About a Girl by Sarah McCarry Circulating Maker Kits: A Twist on Library MakerSpaces Consent is Sexy, Consent is Required: a #SVYALit […]
Middle Grade Monday – Vacation, Week 1
I have about 6 weeks of ‘vacation’ every summer – my school is on a weird schedule. I spend most of it taking short trips to visit friends and family. Long enough to enjoy everyone, organize their cabinets and clean out their refrigerator, then back to the cats. This week I am visiting one of […]
Friday Finds – June 5, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: The Trouble with “Clean” Abortion in YA Literature: Beyond the Issues, a guest post by Hilary T. Smith Middle Grade Monday and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Book Book Review: Joyride by Anna Banks Creating and Using an iPad Technology Lab as Part of a Library Teen […]
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 […]
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