The Yarn
January 30, 2015 by Robin Willis
This Week at TLT INTERVIEW+GIVEAWAY from YA Author Trisha Leaver (interview by Cuyler Creech) – still open for another few hours! Sunday Reflections: A Road Trip, A Book Festival and a Teachable Moment The #SVYALit Hangout on Hazing: January 28, 2015 Middle Grade Monday – Weeding in the Age of Online Subscriptions Book review: Cut […]
January 30, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Planning. It takes, well, planning. What kind of displays do I want to do? What kinds of programming? Here are some upcoming events that I am using to help me plan. I am a big movie junkie so I like to do tie-ins when I can, even if it is just a genre display. And […]
January 29, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Yesterday we had a great discussion with authors Eric Devine (Press Play), Anthony Breznican (Brutal Youth) and Joshua Cohen (Leverage) about their books and the topic of hazing/bullying. If you missed that conversation, you can watch below, or for you podcast fans you can “press play” and listen to it as a podcast. Great news! […]
January 29, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS
When Ally Watkins and I put up our announcement that we were going to host a series discussing the spiritual lives of teens in YA lit, Ramona Lowe sent me a beautiful, long email saying “I hope you discuss Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature by Robin Brande because . . . ” And […]
January 28, 2015 by Heather Booth
Our series continues with a brief look at the teen brain. Why? Well, first of all, it’s just really fascinating stuff. But those of us who serve teens need to understand where our patrons are if we are to structure environments, programs, and services that are appropriate to their developmental phase. Additionally, gaining a greater […]
January 27, 2015 by Amanda MacGregor
In Melissa Kantor’s Better Than Perfect, 17-year-old Juliet seems to have it all. She lives a privileged life, she’s been dating her boyfriend, Jason, for four years, and they’re both on track to go to Harvard. But after her parents split up and her dad moves out, her mother spirals. Juliet knows her mom has […]
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January 27, 2015 by Amanda MacGregor
One of these days, I’m going to post the list of “things in YA books that are pet peeves/we’re so over/we flat-out hate” that I started with my YA book club. I referenced it in my review of The Prey (things from our list that that book hits: dystopia-fatigue and love triangles). I bring it […]
January 26, 2015 by Robin Willis
I’ve been weeding a lot this year. I’m usually a gradual weeder. I take a section of the collection each year and go through it with a fine tooth comb looking for items that are missing pages, moldy, defaced, or severely out of date. How often do I find moldy items? I work in a […]
January 26, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Join us on Wednesday, January 28th, 2015 at 12 Noon Eastern for a Google Hangout led by Press Play author Eric Devine and featuring Brutal Youth author Anthony Breznican and Leverage author Joshua Cohen. The topic will be hazing. Learn more about the #SVYALit Project. Noon Eastern, 11 AM Central Have a question you want […]
January 25, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS
We have entered a new and glorious era in my home – The Tween is now reading YA. And the best part is now I get to take her with me to all the book festivals I go to and she enjoys it. I love getting to share these moments with her. I love how […]
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