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- Accepting Dad Dad supporting his gender variant child. Lots of resources.
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- Lee & Low Blog of Lee & Low Books–a publisher of books about diversity
- Through the Tollbooth blog about children’s literature and craft issues
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- The Pirate Tree Children’s book blog about social justice.
- Reading Rants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists! All sorts of interesting book lists and links.
- Cynsations Cynthia Leitich Smith’s blog about the writing bus.
- Queer YA: Fiction for LGTBQ Teens Review blog of fiction of interest for Queer teens.
- ReadingWithPictures Resources and research for using comics and graphic novels in the classroom
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Sex for Teens!
Wow, I’m coming up with all sorts of goodies while doing this research. I found a great site for teens about all aspects of sex today. And then I found a great YALSA list of books for teens that either include sex … Continue reading
Books about Periods suck. Plus, a cool resource.
OK, I’m not sure how relevant this is, but I’m doing research for a book about periods for teen girls. Not an “I’m about to get my period someday, ack what do I do?” book, and not a teen magazine-type … Continue reading
Something to Ponder: Review of Something Like Hope by Shawn Goodman
So, I received a book–that I’d requested–to review ages ago. And I took a very long time to read it, but still I didn’t review it. I’ve been thinking about this book for months now–generally a good sign, but I’m … Continue reading
Romancing Reality in YA Fiction: Guest Post by Mandy Robbins Taylor
I saw a bumper sticker slogan on a Facebook page recently that read: “BOYS IN BOOKS ARE BETTER.” Of course, the comment thread that followed was a long string of female readers’ bemoaning agreement. I have to agree as well. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Lists, Current Events, Guest Posts, Organizations, Thoughts
Tagged boys, craft, escape, love, romance, VCFA
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Pushing the Boundaries: Guest Post by Tim Martin
(boundaries): noun. the boundaries of acceptable behavior: limits, parameters, bounds, confines. These are exactly the words that steered me to the big Victorian Orphanage on the Hill in Montpelier: Vermont College of Fine Arts [http://www.vermontcollege.edu/]. It was time for me … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Guest Posts, Organizations, Thoughts
Tagged craft, pushing boundaries, VCFA, VCFA blog project
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