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Tag Archives: Teenagers
ALA Midwinter Meeting 2014 – Review
Phew. Over two weeks have passed I attended ALA Midwinter 2014, and I think my head is back on straight. Prior to Midwinter 2014, I had attended NJLA 2013 and the exhibits of the Public Library Association annual conference in 2012. The ALA Midwinter Meeting is inherently larger than either of those conference since itContinue reading “ALA Midwinter Meeting 2014 – Review”
Eleanor & Park
This book took the young adult/library reader’s advisory world by storm this past winter. All the librarians and bloggers out there were reading. Being at the point of midterms when it was most popular, I thought I could write off Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor & Park until the summer. But John Green’s review in The NewContinue reading “Eleanor & Park”
Will Grayson, will grayson
Hands down, one of the highlights of last summer. Anything John Green and David Levithan pen, individually, is beautifully orchestrated with humor and heat-string-pulling emotion and this collaboration is a must-read for fans of both authors. Will Grayson, will grayson is the best of both writers in one novel. The title characters, both of whom areContinue reading “Will Grayson, will grayson”
Looking for Alaska
First Friend. First Girl. Last words. John Green is the King. Once, when I was working, I overheard a disgruntled parent whine that “the reason boys don’t like to read is, because there’s nothing out there for them to read”. She got that impression because SHE was looking for a book, instead of having herContinue reading “Looking for Alaska”
Cassidy B. Charles 