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(Almost) Everything I Need to Know About History, I Learned From YA Novels
While this title may be an exaggeration, as I was a history major in college, it’s true that much of what I remember about history comes from reading historical fiction and biographies or memoirs....
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Art in the Stacks: books for creative teens
Summer means that it is time to delve deeply into your passions and spend a few weeks immersed in your favorite topics at summer camp. As teens flock to soccer camps, language camps, and space camps,...
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“I am not as alone and insane as I thought”: Books as insight for bullies and...
Bullying. It’s my belief that no one hears this word without a pang; all of us have stories of being bullied at some point in our lives, and never is it more damaging and hidden than when we are young....
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YA Under Fire: What Makes the Books Teens Love so Controversial?
As the end of September approaches, the air in the library feels charged. The rest of the year, students walking through the commons might glance at my window display and smile. In September, they stop...
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The Next Big Thing: Adults Reading Teen Literature
YALSA’s upcoming YA Literature Symposium will explore the future of young adult literature. The symposium begins on November 2nd, but we wanted to get a head start here at The Hub, so we’re devoting...
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The Edwards Award: The Once and Future Thing
YALSA’s upcoming YA Literature Symposium will explore the future of young adult literature. The symposium begins on November 2nd, but we wanted to get a head start here at The Hub, so we’re devoting...
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Everyone Knows Somebody: National Eating Disorders Week
I’m not the only girl at my school who pukes after she eats, and I know that for a fact. It’s not a disease — it’s a diet strategy. Some girls take diet pills: I stick my finger down my throat. What’s...
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History of American Women through Books
March is National Women’s History Month. This year was the 100th anniversary of the Women’s Suffrage Parade in Washington D.C. As a tribute and celebration to all the previous women who have...
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Don’t Judge a Book by Its Page Count
I was recently approached by someone looking for a book recommendation. When I asked what kind of books she liked, she responded, “big, thick, chapter books.” We worked through what she was really...
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Great Historical YA for Book Clubs
Whether your book club is full of fans of historical fiction who love getting lost in different time periods or the members groaned all through high school history classes, there is a historical YA...
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ALA 2013: Ten Years of YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten
I just got back from the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago where I had a great time at the Ten Years of YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten (TTT) preconference program. This jam-packed half-day program included...
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ALA 2013: The Bloggers’ Summit
On Friday, June 28, I had the pleasure to moderate one of the panels at YALSA’s YA Bloggers’ Summit preconference. The only blogging I do is here on The Hub, but all the panels offered useful advice....
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Books For Every Class In Your Schedule (Part 3)
Photo by JohnathanLobel. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Today we will finish up our class schedule with books on math, history and art! Period 6: Math – Gretchen Kolderup Nothing But the Truth (and a Few White Lies)...
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What Are You Reading, Ukraine?
Wikimedia I belong to a book club where we do a role call to see what everyone is reading. I am always interested to know what other people are reading or waiting to read– but just knowing what is...
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Is This the Real Life?: Characters Haunted by the Death of a Friend
I’m on Twitter a lot and I often see a lot of discussion on what the next big trend will be for YA lit, or people talking about the latest dystopian/paranormal/fantasy/hot new topic, but I don’t often...
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The Hub Celebrates Thesaurus Day
Portrait from Medical Portrait Gallery by Thomas Pettigrew Happy Thesaurus Day! While not necessarily a well-known holiday, Thesaurus Day is celebrated on January 18, the birthday of Peter Mark Roget,...
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Crafting and Creative Pursuits in YA Nonfiction and Fiction
photo by flickr user Tammy Strobel March is National Craft Month! I love crafting in many forms and have led craft workshops at the library system where I work. Apart from reading, crafting is one of...
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Different Types of Strong: Female Characters in YA Lit
Women’s History Month is celebrated during March, and there’s a lot of information about strong, motivated, amazing women in history being shared right now. We have strong, motivated, amazing female...
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Get Creative with YA Lit
image by flickr user Lorraine Santana Do you know the feeling that comes sometimes when you finish reading a really great book, the one in which you don’t want the story to end? You can always hope...
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Portrait of The Artist As a Young Adult: Celebrating Youth Art Month in YA Lit
A variety of scientific studies have proposed that scent is a powerful trigger for memory, and for me, that has certainly been true. Cinnamon and ginger will always kindle the warm anticipation...
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