MORE POSTS FROM MARCH 2016
My previous post detailed the first half of View from Behind the Lens, an eight-week advanced photography workshop for middle school and high school students. In the first few weeks of class, Downers Grove-based instructor Mike Taylor and I worked on teaching the students camera basics, various types of photography shoots, and working with both […]
Today for #FSYALit author Dahlia Adler discusses There You’ll Find Me by author Jenny B. Jones. You can read all of our #FSYALit posts here. Confession: I had no idea that There You’ll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones was Christian Fiction. When it was initially recommended to me, I was just looking for more […]
This week, I was going to review Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2, but then I learned on Twitter that Nintendo released their Nintendo Selects 2016 sale! This sale is especially sweet for libraries that have Wii games that don’t want to spend the full $60 on older titles, and I personally think every game […]
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 March 2016 issue of School Library Journal. VIVA, Frank. Sea Change. 120p. TOON […]
Publisher’s description In the tradition of Speak, this extraordinary debut novel shares the unforgettable story of a young woman as she struggles to find strength in the aftermath of an assault. Eden was always good at being good. Starting high school didn’t change who she was. But the night her brother’s best friend rapes her, […]
Yesterday, I wrote a post about losing my confidence as a reviewer. But tucked in that post I also touched briefly about the difference in the way that teens read books versus adults, focusing on the title Kill the Boy Band. I was intrigued by the difference when I stumbled upon Sarah Hollowell and I […]
Middle School is a Battlefield by Anna Staniszewski People often ask me why I write about middle school, and it’s actually fairly simple. For me, middle school was like a battlefield. Every day I had to maneuver around the landmines of saying the wrong thing, doing the wrong thing, and even eating the wrong thing. One little […]
Sunday Reflections: That’s Me in the Corner, Losing My Confidence (as a Reviewer)
Diversity, Diversity Discussions, Diversity in YA, Sunday Reflections
|I like Science Fiction. Like, a lot. I especially like Science Fiction that has alien invasions. Remember the moment in Independence Day when Will Smith walks out of the house to get the paper and he looks to the left, then he looks to the right, and then he finally looks up and realizes that […]
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Making it Unaffordable to Walk in Someone Else’s Shoes, what the death of the mass market paperback means to struggling teens Guidebook to Middle School (Monday): Author Karen Rivers Guest Post Take 5: Maker Dates Book Review: Liars and Losers Like Us by Ami Allen-Vath You Won’t Find Girl […]
For the past nearly four years, I’ve run a monthly YA book club at the library. My crew has remained fairly strong over the years and is a very diverse mix of teens. Generally, we talk about whatever it is we’ve been reading. It’s very casual and there’s always lively discussion. To see some of […]
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