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As part of the Faith and Spirituality in YA Lit (#FSYALit) Discussion, we are honored today to feature guest blogger and YA author Shveta Thakrar to discuss Hinduism in YA Literature. One thing that frustrates me is seeing the word religious come to be equated with “Christian.” Not only is this inaccurate, but it also erases […]
These titles use sequential art to transport readers to different worlds, allowing them a glimpse into the life of Harriet Tubman with Nathan Hale’s The Underground Abductor and a look at the Middle East during the 1940s and 1950s with Leila Abdelrazaq’s Baddawi.
This month’s middle and high school nonfiction includes the true story of Typhoid Mary, insights into the story of a group of Danish teenagers who fought against the Nazis when the rest of their country gave in, and a moving memoir from Margarita Engle.
Animal books are always popular additions to nonfiction collections, and this month features tons of great selections, from an illustrated biography of entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre to a glimpse at everyone’s favorite flightless Australian bird—the emu—to a poignant story of a horse who took part in the first world war.
As a Youth Ministry major at a conservative Christian college in the Midwest, I soon became acquainted with a yearly Halloween tradition known as Hell House or Hell Stop, depending on what they chose to call it. It was a new concept to me and I went and visited one once and to me, personally, [...]
Earlier today I talked a little bit about food allergies and shared some ever evolving thoughts I had about food in teen programming. Now I want to share 5 MG and YA lit titles that have characters that deal with food allergies. I have only read 2 of the following 5 titles, but the rest [...]
This is Food Allergy Awareness Week, which seems like a good time for me to revisit my thoughts regarding serving food at teen programs, which seems like a constant work in progress. Back in 2011, prompted in part by my own personal struggles as a mom to a child with extreme food allergies, I wrote [...]
Sparking kids' excitement in the natural world during STEAM-themed lessons or storytimes is easy when you choose from the following titles. Add an experiment, or visit the resources suggested, and kids will leave the library with a plethora of new knowledge about their world.
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