This week at TLT:
This week’s Sunday Reflections discusses the presence of violence in YA and why it’s important.
We have book reviews of:
Heather and Karen took a group of teens to the Simon Teen Tastemakers Event at ALA and offer ideas for reproducing the event for a teen program at your library.
Karen asked us to talk about the casual perpetuation of street harassment culture.
Karen discusses how YA literature addresses the issue of abortion. And Christie adds some important thoughts on the issue. We also have a list of 5 YA titles that address the topic to some degree, with additional suggestions in the comments.
Robin posted about her experience working with youth who live in poverty. Karen added a list of fantastic titles that depict teens living in poverty.
Commiserate with Heather in the comments section of her post on Program Fails.
Previously on TLT:
We reviewed Timepiece by Myra McEntire and Flesh & Bone by Jonathan Maberry.
Karen wrote about one of the daily realities for teens who live in poverty – going to bed hungry.
Around the web:
There is an important article by Jen Schradie over at The Society Pages on The 7 Myths of the Digital Divide.
You can read an excerpt of The Fall of Five, the next in the I Am Four series by Pittacus Lore at EW.
There is also a cover reveal and excerpt of Enders, the sequel to Starters by Lissa Price over at EW.
YPULSE has an interesting look at why the show Catfish on MTV matters.
What are you guys talking about this week? Share with us in the comments.
VOYA Magazine released their Teen Pop-Culture Quiz #40. How well do you know teen pop culture? Take the quiz.
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