Politics in Practice
December 29, 2017 by Robin Willis
This Week at TLT Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Spring 2018 Showcase and Giveaway Why That Book Isn’t in the Library; or, no starting your own small press isn’t always the answer to diversity Book Review: Welcome Home edited by Eric Smith Book Review: Meet Cute by various authors Around the Web Andre Wagner captured the brief […]
December 28, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor
Publisher’s description Stories by: Jennifer L. Armentrout, Dhonielle Clayton, Katie Cotugno, Jocelyn Davies, Nina LaCour, Huntley Fitzpatrick, Emery Lord, Katharine McGee, Kass Morgan, Julie Murphy, Meredith Russo, Sara Shepard, Nicola Yoon, Ibi Zoboi Whether or not you believe in fate, or luck, or love at first sight, every romance has to start somewhere. MEET CUTE is […]
December 28, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor
Publisher’s description Welcome Home collects a number of adoption-themed fictional short stories, and brings them together in one anthology from a diverse range of celebrated Young Adult authors. The all-star roster includes Edgar-award winner Mindy McGinnis, New York Times best-selling authors C.J. Redwine (The Shadow Queen) and William Ritter (Jackaby), and acclaimed YA authors across […]
December 27, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Earlier this week, The New York Times posted an article about sensitivity readers that prompted a heated discussion on Twitter. Because of the holidays I didn’t follow all of the conversations happening, though I did see that author Joyce Carol Oates suggested that historically marginalized authors start their own small presses and literary magazines to […]
December 26, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor
Beyond the people I work with and the people this blog has led me to get to know, by far the best aspect of blogging for TLT is the constant influx of books. All of the books I get end up going back out the door in some fashion—to teen readers I know, to classroom […]
December 23, 2017 by Robin Willis
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Seven Words Memory Lab Workshops for Teens by Michelle Biwer MakerSpace: Get Teens Involved Making Cards by Kate-Lynn Brown New and forthcoming YA and MG to know about Book Review: Girls Like Me by Nina Packebush Around the Web Washington Did A Lot This Week And America’s Schools Will […]
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December 21, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor
When I’m reviewing books for professional publications, I stay quiet about them on social media. I’m always really excited once a review comes out to be able to talk about the book, finally! Here’s one of my most recent reviews, which originally appeared in the December 2017 School Library Journal Xpress Reviews. PACKEBUSH, Nina. Girls Like Me. 204p. Bedazzled Ink. Nov. 2017. […]
December 19, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor
Books, books, and more books! My neighbors probably wonder what exactly goes on over here at the house where UPS of FedEx stops nearly every day. The following are the books that have arrived here in the past few weeks. I will be reviewing many of them in the upcoming months on TLT. See something […]
December 18, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS
If you’re looking for a quick, easy, and relatively cheap way to give back this holiday season–and also plan a program with your teens–I’d suggest making holiday cards to donate! This time of year gives everyone the jitters, and channeling that extra excitement and energy into creativity is a great way to unwind. I ran […]
December 18, 2017 by Robin Willis
What is a Memory Lab?: A memory lab is a place for people to digitize their family photos and home video. In addition to digitization, my library’s memory lab offers the opportunity remix digitized memories into a video personal narrative to share with family and friends, and the ability to record filmed oral history interviews. […]
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by Brigid Alverson
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