MORE POSTS FROM JULY 2012
Book Review: How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr
Adoption, Angel, Book Reviews, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, How to Save a Life, Joss Whedon, Sara Zarr
|When most people think of Joss Whedon, they tend to think of the guy who writes kick-ass girls. Which he does. But when I think of Joss Whedon I think of this: you are born into a family, but you also build a family and in many ways, that family is so much stronger because […]
I met Libba Bray at ALA. It was a highlight for me because I love her so: the way she speaks, the way she chooses to boldly say what needs to be said, what we need to be reminded of. Today, Libba posted about the tragedy that occurred last night in Colorado and I want […]
I have been following The Mortal Instruments casting like a complete crazy person and I am completely BLOWN AWAY by how hot Magnus Bane will be in the movie!!!! For those fellow Nerdfighters (DFTBA), John Green’s ‘Looking for Alaska’ just hit the NYT Bestseller List almost 6 years after publication for the first time. So […]
Before Peter Pan belonged to Wendy, he belonged to the girl with the crow feather in her hair. . . . Spoiler Alert: Don’t read the italicized book quotes if you don’t want to. They are meant to illustrate the beauty of the storytelling and the narration device employed. Consider yourself duly warned. “Let me […]
“There’s a plan in everything, kid, and I love it when a plan comes together.” -Col. Hannibal Smith, A-Team (2010) Lock-ins are wonderful when you have the right mindset at the beginning; however, they can easily snowball into a mess if you look the other way for a minute. Every library is different; the community […]
At ALA, I happened to pick up a ton of middle grade reads. Generally, this is not an area which I consider myself very well read but I was thrilled to get my hands on these ARCs and even more excited that I actually really liked them! Since some of them don’t come out for […]
TLT is 1! Although I began the TLT Facebook page in May of 2011, this blog went up and I did my first post on July 15th of 2011. {Insert confetti and streamers fanfare here} The first post was really just a post to say hi, and it was only uphill from there. Since that […]
Every year in September in Marion, Ohio there is a conference known as The Wild Child Conference. The goal of this conference is to keep educators and organizations that work with teens in the know about teen life, culture, and the topics that impact their lives. For the third year in a row, I have […]
Since today we are talking with author Kimberly Purcell about her book on human trafficking, Trafficked, our Friday Fill-Ins is all about the issues. Teen fiction dealing with issues is a tried and true tradition. So tell us, what is your favorite issues book? My favorite book dealing with a teen issue is _______________________ by […]
Approximately 2.5 million people are forced into labor each year. 1.2 million children are trafficked each year. 95% of human trafficking victims experience physical and sexual abuse. 43% are used for forced sexual exploitation. (Statistics from UNglobalcompact.org) 1/3 of runaways teens are lured into sexual exploitation and trafficking within 48 hours of leaving home. 95% […]
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