Podcast

The podcast I found is "Arlington Public Library Teen Librarians."

I chose this podcast because they are trying to keep teens informed about new books in various genres. They do a quick preview of many titles and they also do more in-depth podcasts on specific titles. I used YouTube to find this podcast.

A Blog of Interest...

So, I decided to follow Teen Books (and Beyond!) because it displays a variety of books in order to pull in a diverse population of readers.

Smile!
Got braces? Get Smile by Raina Telgemeier. In this autobiographical graphic novel, Telgemeier recounts her transition from an awkward 6th grade Girl Scout to a budding high school artist. Young Raina navigates all the hallmark frustrations of middle school (unfriendly friends, crushes, pimples, etcetera) while also facing the added misery of dental drama (braces, oral surgery, a retainer...AND headgear!). You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll curse your orthodontist, and thank heaven that SOMEBODY finally wised up and put this story--which so many of us can relate to!--down on paper.

---Tracie

http://palatinelibraryteens.blogspot.com/

Topic of Interest...

For right now I am considering a topic along the lines of "appealing to all readers" for the middle/high school library.