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Author Archives: KelliB
New Literary NF Teen Book: “Fourth Down and Inches: Concussions and Football’s Make-or-Break Moment”
Fourth Down and Inches: Concussions and Football’s Make-or-Break Moment by Carla Killough McClafferty; published Sept 1, 2013; 9781467710671. From this book’s very first account – in 1897 – of the death of University of Georgia college sophomore and defensive lineman,Von Gammon,this book shows how … Continue reading
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Random House acquires Teen Author site, “Figment”
A while ago, on my library’s Teen Blog, I posted an article about “Figment”, a website community of over 300,000 of authors, most between the ages of 13-18, passionate about creating, discovering, and sharing stories. How cool is it that there … Continue reading
Posted in Online Resources, Organizations
Tagged authors, online communities, teen authors
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October = Teen Read Month
I love that YALSA devotes an entire month to Teen Reading – it offers a great opportunity for going to schools and discussing book titles as well as some great homework help services offered by libraries (like Brainfuse’s daily one-on-one … Continue reading
Youth-run Design and Research at the Free Library of Philadelphia, Summer 2012 | YOUmedia
Two great ideas: ask teens what resources are available in their community and have them help map them (so you know what’s out there) have teens help decide library space and programming. Who better to know what their interests are? … Continue reading
“SYLO” by D. J. MacHale: Military Sci-Fi Thriller series
SYLO by D.J. MacHale; pub date July 2, 2013; ISBN 9781595146656 “It was a perfect night for a football game. And for death.” Pemberwick Island is a idyllic place to live, and the big Friday night entertainment draw for this … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged invasion, military fiction, Pemberwick Island, sci-fi
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The Carle sisters’ “Teens Cook” = highly recommended
Teens Cook: How to Cook What You Want to Eat by Megan and Jill Carle; pub date May 1, 2004; ISBN 97815800858474 The Carle sisters created a fantastic cookbook for teens because they were teens when they wrote it. One … Continue reading
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War Brothers:The Graphic Novel. A “should-read” for all teens and adults.
War Brothers: The Graphic Novel by Sharon E. McKay and Daniel Lefrance (illustrator); pub date Feb 7, 2013; ISBN 9781554514885 Based on the true stories of child soldiers in Africa, this book is filled with unthinkable violence against children. J. Kony, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Fiction
Tagged Africa, kidnapping, Kony, slavery, soldiers, teen boys, Uganda
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Boy Nobody – a thriller by Allen Zadoff
It’s been a while since I’ve posted, as I spent a couple of weeks preparing for a Teen Librarian job interview. I didn’t get the job, but the crash course I gave myself during that time learning how to best … Continue reading
“Winger”, a funny (and at times heartbreaking) novel from a 14-year-old guy’s POV and “Strands of Bronze and Gold” – a retelling of Bluebeard. Don’t miss either one!
I’ve not finished either book, but I’m so enthralled by both of these novels that I didn’t want to wait to share. Although they’re nothing alike, they’re both making me lose sleep because I want to keep reading, and so … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Fiction
Tagged bluebeard, fairytale, Mississippi, reform school, rugby, teenage boys, teenage girls, teens
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My Favorite Five of Summer… (okay, really just my favorite Five of May/June)
I was asked to list five teen books that I’d recommend for Teen Summer Reading Program for a local magazine article. I’ve read quite a few great books this year, and so it was difficult to narrow down the list. I … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Fiction, Non-fiction
Tagged booklists, favorites, summer faves
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Kelli -- A Victory Gardener (of Information) 