It was rough week in the news– lots of people were talking about Ferguson over the Twitterverse. There are a couple blog posts about it in this week’s tweets.
A bit of exciting news: @Hypable : Lionsgate ‘deep into conversations’ with theme parks for ‘Hunger Games’ attractions http://dlvr.it/6fKcx7
Book News:
- @PWKidsBookshelf :Make Way for New Children’s Bookstore in Boston http://pwne.ws/1rmqnkj
- @EpicReads : This list is for after you see IF I STAY in theaters on Friday! ––> http://bit.ly/1rTifTT
- @FierceReads :Sign up for our new #MacTeenBooks newsletter for updates on your favorite books and authors! http://bit.ly/1sunhKH
- @yainterrobang : Happy Tuesday! It’s time to head to the bookstore and pick up new #yalit releases. What will you be buying? http://www.yainterrobang.com
- @BNBuzz : ISLA AND THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER is HERE! @naturallysteph tells us what was cut from the book & other cool things http://bit.ly/1yRLKbf
- @catagator : If you want to be a Cybils judge, the call is out! Consider it. Also? The new website is lovely: http://www.cybils.com/2014/08/call-for-judges.html …
- @PenguinTeen : Head on over to @wattpad to read Part One of @maureenjohnson‘s novella, #TheBoyInTheSmoke, for FREE! http://w.tt/1BtPrYK
TV/Movie:
- @sljournal : Books to Films – Coming Soon so Be Prepared! — @fuseeight http://ow.ly/AtVby A Fuse #8 Production
- @PWKidsBookshelf : Not in Narnia Anymore: ‘The Giver’ Marks Walden’s First Push Into PG-13 http://pwne.ws/YoZlf8
Librarianship:
- @PWKidsBookshelf : Common Core: A Tale Of Two Polls | NPR http://pwne.ws/1pe8xgF
Blogs:
- @catagator : Making the jump from lit to comics: where to start http://bookriot.com/2014/08/19/from-literature-to-comics-where-to-start/ …
- @PWKidsBookshelf : YA Lit And The Gender Gap in Education | Huff Post http://pwne.ws/1AtorXY
- @Jennifer_Castle · Why English departments should teach and embrace young adult fiction @insidehighered http://shar.es/1ninyN
- @TLT16 : Thinking about #Ferguson, bearing witness to racism in the stories of others http://www.teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2014/08/thinking-about-ferguson.html?m=1 …
- @catagator : Left Bank Books put together a “how we got here” book list relating to #Ferguson: http://www.left-bank.com/ferguson-how-we-got-here …
Just For Fun:
- @jenbigheart :Smithsonian Adds LGBT History to Museum Collection – @ABC News http://abcn.ws/1sRsDzN
- @quirkbooks · In today’s How-to Tuesday, learn how to make a chocolate TARDIS. http://bit.ly/1o9sqQH
- @PWKidsBookshelf : It’s back-to-school time at Cake Wrecks: http://pwne.ws/1rRS93q
- @harperteen :YA lovers: plan your next roadtrip with this: http://shrd.by/9mvnvn
- @catagator : Here are 28 must-follow Tumblrs if you are a fan of YA, including authors, group blogs, libraries, and more –> http://bookriot.com/2014/08/16/tumblr-ya-fans/ …
- @PWKidsBookshelf ·Singing Sorceress Takes to the Stage in J.K. Rowling’s New Pottermore Post | THR http://pwne.ws/1pESfgI
~ Jennifer Rummel currently reading The Wide-Awake Princess by ED Baker