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Donna DesRoches

Are You Reading YA Lit? You Should Be. | In the Library with the Lead Pipe - 2 views

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    a great article about YA literature and why we should be reading it.
Donna DesRoches

Mockingjay.net - HungerGames.org | The #1 Hunger Games Fansite - 0 views

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    A YA fan site ..."Welcome to Mockingjay.net, the number one source on the web dedicated to the Hunger Games! We were founded in July of 2009, before the title of the third book had been announced. We're here to have fun with other Hunger Games fans with discussion, contests, the Jabberjays podcast, and an up to date news blog that covers anything related to the books or the upcoming film that is being made by Lionsgate."
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    Your students might want to participate in the forum or connect to the Facebook site.
Donna DesRoches

YALSA » Objectionable Content - 3 views

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    [the YA books in my libraryare] all appropriately reviewed, of course, and many of them are award winners, some several times over-but when it comes to content, they don't pull any punches. So it shouldn't really come as a surprise that I recently got my first book complaint. As librarians, we tend to talk a lot about intellectual freedom and defending our teens' right to read whatever they want. But when push comes to shove, how do we really respond to book challenges in the heat of the moment?
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    I feel lucky that I have not had to defend a book. I hope I would listen to the parent's concerns, arrange a time to respond to that concern, check our division policy again, do some reviews, and then respond. I try to read all the books of an older nature for a K-8 library, so I know the content. In some cases I've sent books on the Jen at NBCHS, because they are to mature for our students, but are still great books. I know I should spend more time researching the books before I buy them, but sometimes I am buying them based on a student's recommendation.
Donna DesRoches

Conservative Group Calls for Boycott of Scholastic - 11/11/2009 2:00:00 PM - School Lib... - 1 views

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    a conservative organization dedicated to upholding and reaffirming marriage and family life, has called for a boycott of Scholastic following the company's decision to include Lauren Myracle's controversial Luv Ya Bunches (Abrams/Amulet, 2009) in its spring 2010 middle school book fairs.
Donna DesRoches

ALA | Alex Awards - 4 views

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    "The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing. "
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    consider reading the reviews to determine if these books are suitable for your high school library
Donna DesRoches

"Indigo Books & Music Inc. Announces First-Ever Teen Read Awards" on SMR - 2 views

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    "Indigo Books & Music Inc. is proud to announce the first-ever Teen Read Awards, a celebration of popular teen fiction as well as the Canadian fans who read and love teen books. In the past five years, the teen books category has grown by 150% and has become the second largest at Indigo and Chapters, after adult fiction. "
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    some titles on this list might be worth adding to your collection and bringing to the attention of your YA readers.
Donna DesRoches

Reading Vacation - 1 views

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    Ann eleven-year-old girl who LOVES school and reading. She reviews Middle Grade and Young Adult books for fun.
Donna DesRoches

SELECTING CHILDREN AND YA LIT OCT 2010.pdf - Google Docs - 5 views

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    Selecting books about First Nations - top 10 for elementary, middle years and primary.
Donna DesRoches

theunquietlibrarian - yalit-web2.0 - 2 views

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    Social media and young adult literature - an amazing collection of resources
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    check this out for links to add to your library pages - especially the FB pages - they are quite amazing
Donna DesRoches

The Big Crunch by Pete Hautman « Reading Rants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Book... - 0 views

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    "And they fall into the kind of love that isn't love at first sight or like the end of the world. But it's a love that any of you who have ever been in serious ga-ga with someone will recognize immediately: first love. "
Donna DesRoches

Contemporary Young Adult Dystopias - 0 views

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    "Contemporary Young Adult Dystopias and What They Can Teach Us" An exceptional list!
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