A Fuse #8 Production
March 31, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Publisher’s Book Description Michael Flynn is just trying to get through his community service after he made the dumb decision to try to blow up his friend’s car with fireworks–the same friend who stole Michael’s girl. Being expelled and losing his best buddy and his girlfriend are the least of his problems: Michael has learned […]
March 31, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Penguin Teen on Tour, DFW Stop// On Tuesday, The Teen and I were able to catch the Penguin Teen on Tour stop at the Dallas Half-Price Books store. Authors on this stop included Alison Goodman (THE DARK DAYS CLUB), Sabaa Tahir (AN EMBER IN THE ASHES), Rachel Hawkins (The Rebel Belle series), April Genevieve Tucholke […]
March 30, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
One of the biggest requests I get from parents visiting the library is a video game that isn’t “too violent” that their kid/teen will also enjoy playing. As you can guess, it’s really hard to find a shooter game that fits that category, since most shooter games like Call of Duty are rated M. Luckily, […]
March 30, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
What do Better Off Dead, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and Lizzie McGuire all have in common? Besides the fact that they seriously date me, I mean. Character Driven by David Lubar all bring these references to mind in both voice and in the way the main character breaks the fourth wall. Cliff, that is his […]
March 29, 2016 by Robin Willis
Ally’s first middle grade novel publishes today, and you can enter to win a copy here. Keep reading for a message from Ally. Dear Readers, I think most of us have had our hearts broken. Sometimes we can see it coming, and sometimes it comes down with the unexpected force of a sudden gale of […]
March 29, 2016 by Amanda MacGregor
It’s time for another roundup for new and forthcoming YA (and sometimes not YA) books featuring LGBTQIA+ characters. The titles I’m including here have LGBTQIA+ main characters as well as secondary characters (in some cases parents). Know of a title I missed in this list? Or know of a forthcoming title that should be on my […]
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March 28, 2016 by Robin Willis
I know ya’ll are probably getting tired of me talking about how much I enjoy Rachel’s novels… But in case you missed it, I reviewed the first in this series (Rebel Belle) here, the second in the series (Miss Mayhem) here, and I just generally blather on about how great her books are here. The […]
March 28, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Last week, we had several conversations about the book Kill the Boy Band and body shaming. You can read post 1 and post 2 for background. In the midst of all these online conversations, Katelyn Browne contacted me and said I want to write a post about “the fantasy of being thin”. Today, we are […]
March 27, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Our Teen MakerSpace is in full swing now at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County (Ohio). We have hired and trained two MakerSpace Assistants, who it turns out are incredibly awesome. And every day we have anywhere from 10 or more teens come into the space. Word of mouth is definitely spreading […]
March 25, 2016 by Robin Willis
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: That’s Me in the Corner, Losing My Confidence (as a Reviewer) Middle School (Is a Battlefield) Monday: Guest post by Anna Staniszewski One Book, Two Radically Different Opinions: An experiment in reading Book Review: The Way I Used To Be by Amber Smith Book Review: Sea Change by Frank […]
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