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See You Saturday at Teen Lit Con in Minnesota!
Saturday, April 26 is my favorite day of the year! That's right, it's time for Teen Lit Con again in Mendota Heights, Minnesota! I'm excited to be presenting for the sixth year.
Take Five: Canadian Middle Grade
How about some recent and forthcoming releases from Canadian middle grade authors? Canada seems nice, doesn't it?
Tontines: A Great Investment? Or a Great Way to Get Bumped Off? A guest post by Dianne K. Salerni
Eventually, I decided that the nefarious plotting of my young tontine contenders was not only acceptable for middle grade but also funny—for the same reason that Home Alone is a comedy and not a horror movie.
Book Review: The Tontine Caper by Dianne K. Salerni with illustrations by Matt Schu
Literally everyone in this fast-paced story is Up To Something and it's so satisfying as it's all revealed.
Readers Need To See Stories of Conservation Optimism, a guest post by Nancy Castaldo
Optimism fosters a sense of collective action and shows that no effort is too small.
Book Mail: Mysteries, Graphic Novels, Romances, Adventures, and More!
As usual, the book mail arrives fast and furious here at the Minnesota branch of TLT. Hopefully you'll find some great things to add to your TBR list!
Take Five: Trans and Nonbinary Characters in 2025 Middle Grade Novels
It's probably not wholly accurate to say that representation of trans and nonbinary characters seems more important than ever (again, it's always been important), but wow, does it sure feel extra necessary these days.
There Are No Drugstore Sympathy Cards for You: Processing the Loss of a Friend through Comics, a guest post by Jason Walz
Losing anyone you love is a miserable, painful, and heartbreaking experience. But losing a friend is uniquely strange in the sense that the world isn’t really equipped to keep you in mind as you grieve.
Book Review: Rabbit Rabbit by Dori Hillestad Butler and Sunshine Bacon
A great book told in two standout voices that takes young people and their interactions in the world seriously. A really good read.
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