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I’ve come into possession of several ARCs recently, and normally I don’t give a frak about that kind of thing, and book-bragging fills me with an inexplicable rage, but I really have liked these books...
View ArticleBook Review: Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet, by R.J. Anderson. Once upon a time there was a girl who was special. This is not her story. Unless you count the part where I killed her. Sixteen-year-old Alison has been sectioned in a...
View Articlereader feed round-up
Here’s some blogs that I’ve been enjoying recently: Teacher Tom, a blog about early childhood and how kids learn and explore. Maria’s Movers, a very niche blog about incorporating literacy in movement...
View ArticleBook Talkin’
(You need to sing the title of this post to the tune of “Jive Talkin’”) via the new york city public library’s flickr page As the school year draws rapidly to a close (seriously, where did it go?) I’ve...
View Articleauthor, author!
The past couple of conferences I went to, there was some chatter about author visits at libraries—namely, how do you get anyone to care about and come to your author event? (I’m assuming here you’ve...
View ArticleTalk the Talk
Talk the Talk: The Art of Booktalking to Young Adults Whether you’re talking to a single 12-year-old or an entire classroom of high school seniors, an effective and engaging booktalk can be a...
View ArticleStuck in the Middle With You
I don’t like the term middle grade, even though I love a lot of books that fall under that umbrella. Middle grade books are not for middle schoolers, but the confusing terminology flummoxes a lot of...
View ArticleWhy Kids Need to Read What They Want
Is this how we want kids to act when it comes to reading? / flicker, C. Bitner In the most recent edition of Cover to Cover by K.T. Horning, there are no early childhood, middle grade, or ya...
View ArticleUs, Too.
On being complicit. As a Youth Services Librarian, I sometimes have opportunities to mingle with those in the publishing community, including the authors and illustrators of books. I’ll meet them at...
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