Hello TLTers. Today Friday Finds is being brought to you by me, Karen, because Robin Willis is at a training session on food insecurity and some other youth related issues. I’m sure she’ll be sharing what she learned soon in an upcoming post. So here are this weeks Friday Finds.

TLT this Week

What’s In Your Teen MakerSpace Manual? : Forms Edition

Book Review: The Truth of Right Now by Kara Lee Corthron

Book Review: Because of the Sun by Jenny Torres Sanchez

Book Review: Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist

Sunday Reflections: The Cybils are Here!

Also, don’t forget the first #SJYALit (Social Justice in YA Lit) Book Club/Twitter Discussion is coming up soon.

Join Us 1st #SJYALit Read & Twitter Chat: ALL AMERICAN BOYS w/ @KielyBrendan & @JasonReynolds83 1/17/2017 at 5EST https://t.co/KlOXYSxObk pic.twitter.com/mGgabeV97J

— TeenLibrarianToolbox (@TLT16) January 4, 2017

Around the Internet

The Next Generation Of Farmers Is Being Trained In New York City High Schools

From high-profile sequels to stunning original debuts, there are some awesome YA books coming in 2017: https://t.co/X0EnRm8uJE

— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) January 5, 2017

"Addressing so-called #fakenews is going to require a lot more than labeling." Did #MediaLiteracy Backfire? https://t.co/G2ZytpMTc0

— #ConnectedLearning (@TheCLAlliance) January 6, 2017

On a personal note, I’m really upset about this news. GIRLS MEETS WORLD was a strong, empowering show for young women and a personal favorite in my household. I’m hoping it gets picked up by Netflix.

Stories centered on the experience of being female are increasingly rare on television. https://t.co/5PMAfrQVSM

— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) January 5, 2017

Here’s some important, and quite distressing, news about teen pregnancy and mothers. Keep in mind, this is a horrific abuse of power imbalance and is legally rape.

Perspective on Teen Moms pic.twitter.com/Q8DZ8SBLFj

— TeenLibrarianToolbox (@TLT16) January 5, 2017

‘We need diverse books,’ they said. And now a group’s dream is coming to fruition | @washingtonpost https://t.co/WMLOJo6UBe

— Children's Bookshelf (@PWKidsBookshelf) January 4, 2017

Hate Incidents in Libraries Spark a Renewed Commitment to Serve All | School Library Journal https://t.co/blNH5R9JAB

— TeenLibrarianToolbox (@TLT16) January 3, 2017

Here is Some Other Book Info We Shared This Week:

15 of the Best YA Books for January 2017 : Bustle

60 Diverse Books To Look Forward To In 2017 – Bookishness and Tea

22 of Our Most Anticipated Contemporary YAs of 2017 : The B&N Teen Blog

26 of Our Most Anticipated YA Fantasy Novels of 2017 : The B&N Teen Blog

17 2017 YA Books To Have On Your Radar : Amanda MacGregor (Teen Librarian Toolbox)

23 of Our Most Anticipated LGBTQA YA Books of 2017 via @BNBuzz https://t.co/FfzgVgFhnM

— HarlequinTEEN (@HarlequinTEEN) January 5, 2017

Did ya'll see the #2017debuts calendar yet? Some bangers out this month. pic.twitter.com/9CDBn1wBY9

— Tiffany D. Jackson (@WriteinBK) January 2, 2017

And finally, last year TLT was so impressed with Teen Vogue we got 26 teens and libraries subscriptions to the mag. We also got The Teen and The Bestie a subscription. Their first issue came and they immediately started reading it. So excited to be able to do good things for teens through TLT. Happy New Year Everyone!