Month: September 2011

Books Behind Bars

This semester, I’ve started volunteering with Extending Library Services to Empower Youth (ELSEY), a program that works in the library of the local juvenile detention center. I’m really excited about it! As an undergrad, I led some literature classes in the local medium-security prison and really enjoyed it. People sometimes ask me if I’m afraid… Continue reading Books Behind Bars

Don’t Even Worry About It, I’m Reading Tyra Banks’s Modelland So You Don’t Have To

Yesterday was a great day! I got an email saying that the public library was holding a copy of Tyra Banks’s new YA novel Modelland for me! Today was an even better day! I got an ARC of Modelland from the Center for Children’s Books! (Never mind that it’s not really advance anymore since the… Continue reading Don’t Even Worry About It, I’m Reading Tyra Banks’s Modelland So You Don’t Have To

The Power of Maureen Johnson’s Twitter

As I may have mentioned before, I am a fan of Maureen Johnson. She’s smart, funny, and just plain weird. But I was not always a fan! The first time I heard of her was many years ago, on a musical theatre message board I frequent. If you did not know, Maureen Johnson is the… Continue reading The Power of Maureen Johnson’s Twitter

Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver

I’m in my library school’s YA book club, where a bunch of overwhelmingly female library students (and a few actual librarians) get together and overanalyze YA books. YA book club is where I go to realize that all of my opinions about Katniss Everdeen are minority opinions. Anyway, this month we read Delirium by Lauren… Continue reading Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Kids These Days: Technology in YA

This summer I listened to the audiobook of So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld. I really enjoyed it, but was also surprised by how dated it has already become since its publication in 2005. The datedness is accelerated because of the book’s concept, about a teenager who works for different marketing companies as a “cool-hunter.” And,… Continue reading Kids These Days: Technology in YA

Music Tuesday: See You Again

Oh no! I forgot about Music Monday yesterday! EVERYTHING IS RUINED Just kidding, welcome to Music Tuesday. Everything’s fine. Unless you’re Miley Cyrus in this song, that is. It comes off of the second Hannah Montana soundtrack, which was a 2-disc album. The first disc was called Hannah Montana 2. The second disc was Meet… Continue reading Music Tuesday: See You Again

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

OK, so I know this has been out for a few years and it’s already hugely popular. But I totally missed out on this phenomenon until recently. When I went to see the last Harry Potter movie, I saw a preview for Hugo, the movie based on The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick.… Continue reading The Invention of Hugo Cabret