Heavy Medal
June 30, 2015 by Amanda MacGregor
Written by Jessi Schulte-Honstad, Young Adult Services Supervisor for Skokie Public Library, Skokie IL. In Patrick Jones’ current book series, Locked Out and Support and Defend he looks at the effects of losing a parent to the justice system and military service. Written specifically with reluctant readers in mind, Jones works hard to portray […]
June 29, 2015 by Robin Willis
“Listen.” Each of the mysterious guests at Greenglass House is called upon to tell a story and this is the traditional formula for the start. All of the guests have a secret – a reason for being at the house. All have a different reason, but all of the reasons have something to do with […]
June 28, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS
On Monday July 6th I will host my first “Maker” program at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County. And the truth is it is different and revolutionary from all the other programs that I have ever hosted at a library in exactly no way. You see, librarians have always been makers and […]
June 26, 2015 by Robin Willis
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: I Have No Words The big dress code round up post Middle Grade Monday – Loot by Jude Watson and the Heist Genre What’s New in LGBTQIA+ This Summer The Title’s the Thing: A guest post on GODLESS by Pete Hautman for #FSYALit (guest post by Lourdes Keochgerien) #SVYALit: […]
June 26, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Even When You Lie to Me by Jessica Alcott Publisher’s Book Description: Fans of John Green’s Looking for Alaska as well as Lauren Oliver and Sarah Dessen will embrace this provocative debut novel, an exploration of taboo love set against the backdrop of a suburban high school. Charlie, a senior, isn’t looking forward to her […]
June 25, 2015 by Amanda MacGregor
I always love when a book has a cover or title that just screams PICK ME UP OFF THE SHELF! While we all know better than to (just) judge a book by its cover, a recent conversation with my teenage friends in YA book club was a good reminder that when browsing packed bookstore or […]
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June 25, 2015 by Robin Willis
A few weeks ago, I announced that we were organizing a Maker Collection of materials that we will circulate at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County. It is one of three things we are doing to better incorporate the Maker movement into our library. This is the process we went through to […]
June 24, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Today at Noon Eastern we will be hosting the #SVYALit Google Hangout/Panel Discussion on Male Survivors and Sexual Violence. The discussion will be moderated by author Eric Devine and will feature author Barry Lyga (Boy Toy) and Carl Deuker (Swagger). You can watch live or come back after 1 PM Eastern to watch the archived […]
June 23, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I recently read this sentence in an article discussing Pete Hautman latest novel, Eden West. However, this was commenting on his National Book Award winning novel, Godless: Although there isn’t much he’d change if he could write that book over, Hautman does say that he would probably change the name, admitting that even winning the […]
June 23, 2015 by Amanda MacGregor
Every other month I’ll be doing a roundup of new and forthcoming YA books (and sometimes some non-YA books) featuring LGBTQIA+ characters. I’ll try to include as many titles as possible. Know of a title I missed in this list? Or know of a forthcoming title that should be on my radar for an upcoming list? Leave […]
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