Book mail: INDIGENOUS FROM A-Z by Traci Sorell and Natasha Donovan. Thanks, Workman!
Amanda MacGregor
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Writing, reading, reviewing, libraries, dogs, children’s lit, mental health, and Teen Librarian Toolbox. All opinions solely my own. She/her.
Book mail: DID YOU HEAR WHAT HAPPENED AT THE ALAMO? by Katie Kennedy and Nick Thornborrow. Thanks, Workman!
Book mail: DEAD GIRLS by Beck Kubrick. Thanks, Simon Teen!
Escape Room: Jurassic Park Escape Room with Cindy Shutts Teen librarian Mary Laffey takes a through a Jurrasic Park inspired Escape Room teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/08/05/e... @tltkaren.bsky.social @cindysku.bsky.social
Escape Room: Jurassic Park Escape Room with Cindy Shutts
Teen librarian Mary Laffey takes a through a Jurrasic Park inspired Escape Room
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Fast Five Interview: Rajani LaRocca Author Rajani LaRocca joins us to talk about her new book, SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/08/05/6... @tltkaren.bsky.social
Fast Five Interview: Rajani LaRocca
Author Rajani LaRocca joins us to talk about her new book, SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS.
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Book mail: FOREIGNERS by E. L. Shen and THE ENDING YOU DESERVE. Thanks, Quill Tree!
It is very exciting when one of your closest friends is also one of your favorite authors. Kristin’s first book for adults comes out in February.
How NewJeans Inspired my New Novel, a guest post by Juno Dawson teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/08/04/h... @tltkaren.bsky.social
How NewJeans Inspired my New Novel, a guest post by Juno Dawson
What does this have to do with my dystopian YA novel, SURVIVAL SHOW? For one thing, both focus on teenage girls fighting to be in a pop act. Moreover, these are David and Goliath tales.
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Two Truths and (Infinite) Lies, a guest post by Rachel Peterson I’ve always been fascinated by the gray area: How something that seems so obviously cut-and-dry to one person can appear as the opposite to someone else. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/08/03/t... @tltkaren.bsky.social
Two Truths and (Infinite) Lies, a guest post by Rachel Peterson
I’ve always been fascinated by the gray area: How something that seems so obviously cut-and-dry to one person can appear as the opposite to someone else.
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A note from Teen Librarian Toolbox: This post was scheduled to run in late September. Today we learned that Benjamin Alire Sáenz passed away Tuesday night at age 71. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/07/29/t...
That’s the Art of It: Writing When the World Was Happy, a guest post by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
It isn’t hard to understand why I say that I was reluctant to write this book—but reluctance doesn’t make for good writing.
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Finishing up THE SIXTH FACTION and then starting GO GENTLE.
Book mail: EARTH TO CHRIS CLEEVY by Christof Bogacs, Hannah Krieger, and Sammy Savos. Thanks, Harper Alley!
Book mail: TELL THE GHOSTS I’M GONE by Kalynn Bayron. Thanks, Bloomsbury!
Book mail: ABSENT by Rex Ogle. Thanks, Norton Young Readers!
Book mail: LIGHT UP MY LIFE by Kasie West. Thanks, Scholastic!
Book mail: The 25th anniversary edition (yikes—time flies!) of RAINBOW BOYS by Alex Sanchez. Thanks, Simon Teen!
Fast Five Interview: Melinda Salisbury Author Melinda Salisbury joins us to talk about her new book, LOCAL GODS. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/07/30/f... @tltkaren.bsky.social
Fast Five Interview: Melinda Salisbury
Author Melinda Salisbury joins us to talk about her new book, LOCAL GODS.
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Fast Five Interview: Jacqueline West Author Jacqueline West joins us to talk about her new book, BLACK POINT. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/07/29/f... @tltkaren.bsky.social
Fast Five Interview: Jacqueline West
Author Jacqueline West joins us to talk about her new book, BLACK POINT.
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Benjamin Alire Sáenz has passed away. This post he wrote for TLT is his final completed essay & the only one he wrote about his new book. Our hearts are with those who loved him That’s the Art of It: Writing When the World Was Happy, by Benjamin Alire Sáenz teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/07/29/t...
That’s the Art of It: Writing When the World Was Happy, a guest post by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
It isn’t hard to understand why I say that I was reluctant to write this book—but reluctance doesn’t make for good writing.
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Fast Five Interview: Bunmi Laditan Author Bunmi Laditan joins us to talk about her new series, DAVID'S DIARY. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/07/28/f... @tltkaren.bsky.social
Fast Five Interview: Bunmi Laditan
Author Bunmi Laditan joins us to talk about her new series, DAVID'S DIARY.
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Book mail: A DROP OF COLOR by Elizabeth Ese. Thanks, Scholastic!
Book mail: THE FAST TRACK by Angelica Cheng. Thanks, Simon Teen!
Book mail: ADAM, MINE. by K. Ancrum. Thanks, Harper!
Book mail: HISTORY SMASHERS: THE SPACE RACE by Kate Messner. Thanks, Random House Kids!
Looking at weekend book mail while the helpers snooze.
Fast Five Interview: Anthony Peckham Author Anthony Peckham joins us to talk about his new book, THE LAW OF SOLITUDE. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/07/27/f... @tltkaren.bsky.social
Fast Five Interview: Anthony Peckham
Author Anthony Peckham joins us to talk about his new book, THE LAW OF SOLITUDE.
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A new federal book banning bill has been introduced in the Senate. And we can't stay silent when the right to read is under threat. Join library advocates by telling your Senators to say no to book bans and reject S4925: action.ala.org/campaign/S4925/