Some bookish news from this week…
Book:
- @PWKidsBookshelf: From Forbes: Kids Don’t Read Books Because Parents Don’t Read Books http://pwne.ws/1lxRzqd
- @catagator: Curious about YA historical fantasy? Kim wrote a genre guide and extensive reading list for you: http://www.stackedbooks.org/2014/05/get-genrefied-historical-fantasy.html …
- â€@TLT16: Photo: bookriot: We asked you for your favorite teen mysteries, and here are the 33 you came up with. Dig… http://tmblr.co/Z2Ipfr1Flwy34
- @TLT16 : YA Highway: Mental Health in YA: a reading list – yahighway: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As… http://tmblr.co/Z2Ipfr1FjjZHq
- @IceyBooks: Hitting Shelves (#121) — May 13th, 2014 http://goo.gl/fb/w85Is
- @sljournal: #WeNeedDiverseBooks . . . But Are We Willing to Discuss Them W/ Our Kids? — @fuseeight http://ow.ly/wJR1s A Fuse #8 Production
- @JensBookPage: Talking #Diversity With Young Children | @medinger responds to @FuseEight post, from a teacher’s perspective http://ow.ly/wLxAV
- @JensBookPage: Nonfiction Summer Reading List from @momandkiddo http://ow.ly/wLwMn #booklist
- @sljournal: Continuations of Popular Middle-Grade and YA Series | SLJ Fiction Series Update http://ow.ly/wL8a8
- @PWKidsBookshelf: Common Sense Media study: The Number of Teens Reading for Fun Keeps Declining | Time http://pwne.ws/1nEZkLJ
- @catagator: Here is a killer list of YA books tackling mental health, put together by @stephkuehn: http://www.yahighway.com/2014/05/mental-health-in-ya-reading-list.html …
- â€@bkshelvesofdoom: What are the best LGBT books for children, teenagers and YAs? | http://gu.com/p/3p63d/tw via @guardian
- â€@USATODAYBooks : EXCLUSIVE: Check out the cover of Rick Riordan’s final ‘Heroes of Olympus’ book. http://usat.ly/1orp1lB
Movie/TV:
- @bkshelvesofdoom: Octavia Spencer Joins ‘Insurgent’ Cast | http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/octavia-spencer-insurgent-movie-casting/ … via @deadline
- @CBCBook: 15 parts from the #HarryPotter series that never made it to the silver screen http://ow.ly/wIljp @BuzzFeedBooks @Scholastic
- @BuzzFeed : Harry Potter Spinoff ‘Fantastic Beasts’ to Hit Theaters Nov. 18, 2016 http://variety.com/2014/film/news/harry-potter-spinoff-fantastic-beasts-to-hit-theaters-nov-18-2016-1201179553/ … pic.twitter.com/ZcXz2C5OrG
- @TLT16: ‘THE DUFF’ MOVIE NEWS – kodykeplinger: So, I am very excited to FINALLY be able to tell you guys about… http://tmblr.co/Z2Ipfr1Flwinf
@Hypable: ‘Mockingjay’ set photos reveal Cressida, Annie, Squad 451 – http://www.hypable.com/2014/05/12/mockingjay-set-photos-cressida-annie/ … pic.twitter.com/lM6Cb0z9Vd
@MazeRunnerMovie: Things are dangerous enough inside the maze. #MazeRunner pic.twitter.com/q4pV1IIWHe
Blogs:
- â€@TLT16: A Censored History of Ladies in YA Fiction – BOOK RIOT – The first woman of YA — and the first person to be… http://tmblr.co/Z2Ipfr1Flx7Hl
Librarianship:â€
- @TLT16: Here are some fun Tween resources for your STEM themes SRC @egmobtUSA @quirkbooks and more http://www.teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2014/05/take-5-science-and-lit-resources-for.html?m=1 …
Just for Fun:
- @Jkagawa: Who’s ready for the #BEAdragonhunt? Contest rules will be posted this Friday. Can you find the dragons? pic.twitter.com/XrpIWAAxNH
- @Depoetic: @Dean_Devlin Just saw the Librarians trailer… Simply BRILLIANT! http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/video-tnt-tbs-new-show-703979?mobile_redirect=false … Looks AMAZING!
~ Jennifer Rummel, currently reading The One by Kiera Cass