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#YAAtoZ: Consent in YA, a guest post by author Sara Baysinger
Welcome to February, where we are discussing the letters C and D as part of the #YAAtoZ Project. Today we’re talking consent with author Sara Baysinger. For a complete look at the #YAAtoZ posts, go here. Consent. It’s a loaded word with crystal clear meaning, yet somehow the lines still get blurred for *certain* people […]
Book Review: Marley Dias Gets It Done: And So Can You! by Marley Dias
Publisher’s description In this accessible guide with an introduction by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay, Marley Dias explores activism, social justice, volunteerism, equity and inclusion, and using social media for good. Drawing from her experience, Marley shows kids how they can galvanize their strengths to make positive changes in their communities, while getting support from […]
Heavy Medal Finalist – Beyond the Bright Sea
Long List Title: BEYOND THE BRIGHT SEA (Titles on our long list will be included in our online conversation and balloting, alongside the short list titles.) Lauren Wolk’s BEYOND THE BRIGHT SEA seems to be one title that pops up almost every time I see or hear a list of likely Newbery contenders. Not necessarily on […]
A Gantos In My Lap: Getting Kids Excited About Writing
If, best beloved, you are invited to see Jack Gantos speak, you do it. You do it even if you have to pay money. Even if you are a cheapskate who spends most of her days finding ways to avoid shelling out cold hard cash for authors, you do it. You do it because you […]
Funny Girls
Today is going to be one of those ALL THE BOOKS posts, loosely linked by being by and about women and featuring humor. Which is a pretty loose thread, but let’s roll with it. As is often the case with these roundups, we don’t think any of these are books that are likely to go […]
Things I Never Learned in Library School: Menstruation is a Biological Function and the De-stigmatizing of the Female body
On Monday night I sat at a table with other moms and one single dad while our 9 and 10 -year-old daughters attended a Girl Scout meeting in another room. “When do you start telling your child about her period?”, one mother asked. “25% of girls now start their period when they are nine,” I […]
Book Review: Spinning by Tillie Walden
Publisher’s description Ignatz Award winner Tillie Walden’s powerful graphic memoir captures what it’s like to come of age, come out, and come to terms with leaving behind everything you used to know. It was the same every morning. Wake up, grab the ice skates, and head to the rink while the world was still dark. […]
New and forthcoming YA and MG to have on your radar
Books, books, and more books! My neighbors probably wonder what exactly goes on over here at the house where UPS of FedEx stops nearly every day. The following are the books that have arrived here in the past few weeks. I will be reviewing many of them in the upcoming months on TLT. See something […]
SLJ’s August 2017 Popular Picks
Welcome readers back to school with August's Popular Picks! This month brings lost picnics, runaway pasta, potato chip history, tons of high-octane YA, and much more.
Chris Russell On Boy Bands, YA Lit, and "Songs About a Girl"
From London, Russell spoke to SLJ about how he came to write YA (he’s in the band The Lightyears) and the period he spent writing gossip updates for a One Direction fan site.
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