On one of the many listservs that I subscribe to, I came across this article from the New York Times about problem parents in YA lit. It’s something that came up when I was talking to a coworker a few months ago, she asked why all of the parents in YA lit seem to absent [...]
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Out and about…
Posted in news on April 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »
For those Twilight fans…
Posted in books, news on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For the Twilighters who can’t get enough. Little, Brown and Company announced The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, a new novella from Stephenie Meyer is due out June 5, 2010. I’ve already added it to my May order for the library.
Changes to Best Books for Young Adults
Posted in news on January 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Cindy and Lynn have posted on the Book Blog a really interesting post regarding the major changes to YALSA’s Best Books for Youth Adults. As someone who uses the YALSA lists a lot for collection development and creating my own booklists, I hope they come to a solution that will benefit teen librarians!
Cybils
Posted in books, news on January 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Cybils (the Children and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards) finalists have been announced. There are some terrific books nominated in the respective categories. Some I’m reminded that I really need to read.
Out in the Interspace webs
Posted in news on December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few things that I couldn’t pass up posting. The Onion News Network shows what happens when adults go crazy of the latest kids book. And for teen writers and writers of teen literature there is the Young Adult Review Network (YARN). Their debut issue will be released soon.
What’s on the Tubes…the Intertubes!
Posted in news on November 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’ve had a few newsy tidbits saved from my last couple of weeks of Internet trolling…here are the highlights! Have you seen this video of YA author Jackson Pearce regarding the use of the “F-Bomb” in her book As You Wish? No? Well then, you should watch it. Good stuff! OMG! Lauren Myracle gave one [...]
