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TPiB: Comic Book Creations
Today I am hosting my first Teen program for this year’s super hero themed program. This is hands down my favorite SRC theme to date. So many cool, easy and fun things to do. Today I’m just having a kind of informal comic themes Maker program where we will cut up discarded graphic novels/manga/comic books […]
Sunday Reflections: The Myth of Just Moving Where the Jobs Are
Today is a Sunday. I have now spent 11 days away from my husband and children, sleeping on a friend’s couch while I work at a job in Ohio while my family lives in Texas. I was here – alone – for my 20th wedding anniversary. I was here – alone – while my oldest […]
Talking About Those Girls: A Guest Post by Kelly Brocklehurst (#SVYALit)
When I decided to read Those Girls, I wasn’t expecting a novel that would have a heavy focus on sex and alcohol, but even though the story is about friendships, relationships, and figuring out who you are, drinking and having sex played a large role in those themes. I was surprised by this, but I […]
Pulling Back the Veil, a #FSYALit discussion of CONVICTION by Kelly Loy Gilbert, part II
Earlier today Ally Watkins discussed the concept of Hidden Things in her brilliant and slightly spoilery post on CONVICTION. I am going to discuss the book some more in a HUGELY INCREDIBLY SPOILERY POST SO IF YOU HAVEN’T READ IT YET GO READ IT AND THEN COME BACK. I’m serious: A huge major spoiler will […]
Hidden Things: A #FSYALit discussion of the book CONVICTION by Kelly Loy Gilbert, a guest post by Ally Watkins
Please Note: Some Very Slight Spoilers for CONVICTION by Kelly Loy Gilbert appear below. Consider yourself spoiler warned. Today, as part of our ongoing Faith and Spirituality in YA Literature discussion (#FSYALit), Ally Watkins and I are talking about the book CONVICTION by Kelly Loy Gilbert. The origins of the modern church are laid out […]
Creating and Using an iPad Technology Lab as Part of a Library Teen Makerspace
As part of my teen area Makerspace, I want to buy a number of iPads. Here is some of the information I have been putting together to discuss the who, what, when, where and why of it for my library administration. The iPad can be used in a variety of ways to incorporate more technology […]
Abortion in YA Literature: Beyond the Issues, a guest post by Hilary T. Smith
There have been many recent articles written suggesting that sex in YA literature is the last taboo. I, however, would argue that just as it is in the real world, abortion remains the last taboo in YA literature. Which isn’t surprising when you consider it is the last taboo in almost all of main stream […]
Sunday Reflections: The Trouble with “Clean”
Every once in a while a conversation will start up on Twitter or the Yalsa-Bk list about “clean” books for teens, and I always bristle. Occasionally I tweet about it. Sometimes I see other tweet about it as well. But I stopped putting together “clean” book lists some time again, and there’s a simple reason […]
Hinduism in YA Lit: A #FSYALit Guest Post by Shveta Thakrar
As part of the Faith and Spirituality in YA Lit (#FSYALit) Discussion, we are honored today to feature guest blogger and YA author Shveta Thakrar to discuss Hinduism in YA Literature. One thing that frustrates me is seeing the word religious come to be equated with “Christian.” Not only is this inaccurate, but it also erases […]
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