Good Comics for Kids
July 31, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Yesterday, as part of the #SVYALit Project, we talked with Sharon Biggs Waller about A Mad, Wicked Folly. Yesterday’s chat was one of the few #SVYALit Project chats where I hadn’t already read the books before putting the project outline together. So I read AMWF this week. Here are my thoughts.Victoria Darling wants nothing more […]
July 31, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
For the next #SVYALit Project Google Hangout On Air, we’re going to look at what happens when the world falls apart: post apocalyptic and dystopian fiction. It’s the End of the World as We Know It, what we can learn about current issues surrounding sexual violence through dystopian/post apocalyptic fiction Date:September 24th (Noon Eastern) Confirmed: […]
July 30, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Here’s a look at today’s discussion in the #SVYALit Project. Today’s topic is historical fiction and we’ll be discussing MAID OF SECRETS and MAID OF DECEPTION by Jennifer McGowan, A MAD, WICKED FOLLY by Sharon Biggs Waller and GILT by Katherine Longshore. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfMQtsqndt0] Here’s a link to the Cuddlebuggery post on Sex Positive YA […]
July 30, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I’m going to continue our Shark Week theme from yesterday, by sharing a Take 5 list with shark books. Technically, two of the books are not really shark books, but they have awesome shark scenes. If you have more titles to add to the list, please do so in the comments. I would hate to […]
July 29, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
At my previous library, we had a patron who would check out the Amityville Horror book over and over again. I am sure this book was written for him, and for all horror fans. Publisher’s Book Description: Connor’s family moves to Amity to escape shady business deals. Ten years later, Gwen’s family moves to Amity […]
July 28, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Today was the first day of school for my students (weird calendar, we start about a month early.) For middle schoolers, every year is a new beginning – new teachers, new classrooms, new challenges, new opportunities. They need to see this reflected in the literature they read. They need to know it’s not just them […]
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July 28, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
On Wednesday evening, the gloriousness known as Sharknado 2 will be airing on SyFy. And should that not be your cup of tea, Shark Week is coming up soon on Discovery Channel. Basically, it’s that time of the year where it’s not safe to go into the water. Personally, I am a huge fan of […]
July 27, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
One of my first jobs as a teenager involved working at a high end department store unique to Southern California, sort of a local Macy’s. One day a woman stood in front of my co-worker trying to return a pair of jeans without a receipt. The problem is, these jeans were a brand of jeans […]
July 25, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Not All Educations are Created Equal This is What Happened When The Tween Read EVERYBODY SEES THE ANTS by A. S. King Middle Grade Monday – How Much is Too Much? TPiB: Brushbots TPiB: Bristlebots, take II (or what happens when you give teens space to be creative) Cover […]
July 25, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
On Tuesday we had another Makerspace program, this time we busted out our Rainbow Loom books (seen above). I saw them recently in a journal and since I have a RL component to my Makerspace, buying them just made sense. Besides, I like books. And I like people checking out books. Books in a library […]
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