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Friday Finds – March 20, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Growing Children as Readers #FSYALit Discussion: Vivian Apple at the End of the World by Katie Coyle Middle Grade Monday – Mixing things up in the Middle School Library Book Review: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli In the Most Recent Issue of SLJ Serving Full [...]
Book Review: The Shadow Cabinet by Maureen Johnson
Look, it’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Maureen Johnson. You didn’t know? Do you live under a rock? I follow her everywhere – Tumblr, Twitter, etc. She has a fantastically skewed sense of humor that I find appealing, and I love how much she cares about the young people for whom she [...]
Middle Grade Monday – Mixing things up in the Middle School Library
I’ve had a couple of wonderful opportunities to attend conferences lately. One was a one day school library focussed conference, and the other was a two day instructional technology conference. They both provided exposure to a wealth of new ideas I’m hoping to weave into plans for reconfiguring both the space and purpose of my [...]
Sunday Reflections: Growing Children as Readers
Every piece of recent research points to the fact that, above all else, freedom of choice is the key to engaging children with reading and turning them into lifelong learners. And not just choice of reading material, although that is of primary importance, but choice of what to read, when to read, how to read, [...]
Friday Finds – March 13, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: What’s a Powder Puff? Book Review: The Alex Crow by Andrew Smith Middle Grade Monday – World Traveler Edition Book review: Top 250 LGBTQ Books for Teens Serving Full T.I.L.T. : Talking Up Teens Full STEAM Ahead with Tween and Teen Programming, webinar for Florida Library Webinars Book Review: [...]
Middle Grade Monday – World Traveler Edition
Okay, not so much world traveler, but I did get on a plane today, which is a big deal for me. I’m in Michigan visiting some friends who have a 6 week old and a 2.5 year old, so all the snuggles for me! Meanwhile, here are some middle grades novels I’m looking forward to [...]
Friday Finds – March 6, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend, Egmont’s Last List Middle Grade Monday: Funny Cats and Crooks, Mary Amato and Patrick Jennings (#LastListEgmont) #SVYALit Project: Bone Gap and Survivor Stories, a guest post by author Laura Ruby Celebrate Eisner Week With Diverse Graphic Novels #LastListEgmont: Authors Ilsa J. Bick and [...]
Friday Finds – February 27, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: The Skin I’m Not Comfortable In, looking back and looking forward at a life with an eating disorder Book Review: Elena Vanishing: A Memoir by Elena and Clare B. Dunkle Medication, Depression, and I Was Here Middle Grade Monday – Shannon Hale What’s new in LGBTQIA+ this (late) winter [...]
Middle Grade Monday – Shannon Hale
Y’all, I cannot even. This is the state of my excitement right now. You see, Shannon Hale is in my state, for the first time ever. And tonight she’s coming to my local bookstore. She’ll be promoting the third Princess Academy book, Princess Academy: the Forgotten Sisters, which isn’t even out until next week. I [...]
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