Friday Finds – February 27, 2015
Book Review: Elena Vanishing: A Memoir by Elena and Clare B. Dunkle
Medication, Depression, and I Was Here
Middle Grade Monday – Shannon Hale
What’s new in LGBTQIA+ this (late) winter
An updated pop up mobile makerspace, what I know now and how I’m adding more technology
Lists, Letters, and More: YA Books with Characters Who Write
FSYALit: Catholicism in YA, a guest post by Katie Behrens
Around the Web
At Huffington Post – ‘Survival Sex’ And The LGBTQ Youth Who Are Turning To It
Six lessons on young adults’ literature from a 13-year-old
This week in authors being smart on the internet:
- Shannon Hale – No Boys Allowed: School visits as a woman writer
- Chuck Wendig – IN WHICH I ANSWER WHY ADULTS READ SO MUCH YOUNG ADULT FICTION
At the Washington Post – Why digital natives prefer reading in print. Yes, you read that right.
A thoughtful response to the $7.25 per hour wage for a library director in Kentucky, from dollymegan.com.
New Line options the movie rights to Gayle Forman’s newest novel.
From Latin@s in Kid Lit – Depression in YA and the Latin@ Community
Learner Publishing acquired Egmont’s USA list
Filed under: Friday Finds News Roundup
About Robin Willis
After working in middle school libraries for over 20 years, Robin Willis now works in a public library system in Maryland.
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