MORE POSTS FROM APRIL 2014
I own no less than 20 rolls of Duck/Duct Tape. Okay, technically I bought them for the Tween. But you know, I get to play with them too! Plus, I have regular Duct Tape crafting days at the library. Suffice it to say at this point, I am an expert on Duct Tape crafts. In […]
life·hack ˈlīfˌhak/ noun informal noun: life hack 1. a strategy or technique adopted in order to manage one’s time and daily activities in a more efficient way. If you spend any time at Buzzfeed or Pinterest, you know that Life Hacks are a thing. Kitchen hacks, school hacks, craft hacks . . . you can […]
Some people are busy preparing to survive the zombie apocalypse, but the truth is there is something much harder that we all have to survive – High School!Don’t get me wrong, there were some awesome things about high school. Friday night football games are fun. First love is fun (and terrifying). Watching scary movies with […]
This week is once again Zest Books week here at TLT. Zest Books is one of my favorite nonfiction publishers for young adults. Here’s a look at the various books we’ve talked about so far on TLT, including book reviews and program/party outlines. There’s a little bit of something for everyone. Dear Teen Me, […]
In the future, Apple and Google are no more. Gnosis is the technology corporation that rules the day, in part with a device called Lux. Lux knows everything about you and helps you make optimal decisions. It keeps you on task and on time, it minimizes your need to be involved in very basic decision-making, […]
I admit, I have watched MTV for a long time. A LOOOONG time. I watched music videos and loved the VJs, and had my favorites. I watched the original Real World when it aired in 1992 (even though I had to hide it from my parents- they didn’t think it was appropriate as it […]
Middle Grade Monday – Book Review – The Question of Miracles by Elana K. Arnold
Elana K. Arnold, Middle Grade Monday, The Question of Miracles
|This is a beautifully written, quiet book that draws you in to the world of Iris, who is going through one of the most difficult experiences any of us can have – the loss of her best friend. Iris used to live in sunny California where she spent most of her free time in the […]
Crowds. I don’t like being in a crowded place where people are pressed together wall to wall and you look around and think, if this place catches on fire there is no way I can get out. I always want to make sure there is a solid exit strategy. Apparently, this is claustrophobia which is […]
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: A Tale of Two TLAs Out of the Closet and Onto the Shelves: A Tweetcap of Christie’s GLBTQ Presentation at TLA Middle Grade Monday – Being the Change Take 5: 5 Reasons I Love THIS SIDE OF SALVATION by Jeri Smith-Ready Take 5: My Favorite Friendships Christie’s TLA in […]
MG Book Review: Outside the Box: A Book of Poems by Karma Wilson
Book Reviews, Diane Goode, Karma Wilson, Out of the Box, Poetry
|When you think outside the box . . . Poems about Pigasus appear!Not to mentionHoraceoptamus,Gargantauns,and all sorts ofmonkey business. You can snack on Greekwiches,build a pet robot, thendance with the Boogie Man. Fly the largest kite,sleight down thesteepest hill, and findall those aliensunder your bed! Anything can happenoutside the box. Now won’t you joinus for […]
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