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Teen librarian Cindy Shutts walks us through creating snow globes

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A fascinating crash course in the politics and race relations of the time told through the lens of the Green Book of the 1930s to 60s.

The post Book Review: Overground Railroad (The Young Adult Adaptation): The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America by Candacy Taylor appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

It was my long-standing appreciation for social media that helped spark the idea for my sophomore YA novel NO FILTER AND OTHER LIES. I wanted to create a character whose obsession with social media goes a little too far and also highlight the pressures of existing in that digital space as a teen.

The post How to use social media as a force for good, a guest post by Crystal Maldonado appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

This is actually more about games than sports---so expand whatever you're thinking of to include card games, outdoor neighborhood hiding games, board games, puzzles, amusement park games, Spin the Bottle, and more.

The post Book Review: Game On: 15 Stories of Wins, Losses, and Everything in Between edited by Laura Silverman appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

Teen Librarian Karen Jensen shares some YA titles for fans of the very adult show Yellowjackets, which explores teen girl survival in the past and present

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Over and over, I find myself looking at climate change through the lens of fantasy, using magic and dragons and Incursions to tell the story.

The post Hope in the Time of Apocalypse, a guest post by Jodi Meadows appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

If you have been asking yourself, where are all the YA books with teens in marching band, here are 2 new titles coming in 2022 to answer the call

The post This one time at band camp . . . YA Lit about Marching Band Coming Soon appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

A modern-day gay teen time travels back to 1985 and wonders if he can help change the past without changing his future.

The post Book Review: Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

As attacks on library collections escalate, school boards and parents circumvent the established process.