July 2012
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Anonymous asked: What is your opinion about the harry potter book series?
June 2012
202 posts
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Get free books like a badass
birdskirt:
Someone asked my friends over at heyteenbookshey a question about how they get all their ARCs (AKA Advance Reader Copies, galleys, uncorrected proofs, books that haven’t been published yet). As the queen of swag, I thought I’d pass on some of the tips and tricks that I’ve learned over ten years in the library/blogging biz.
Make a case for why you deserve to read books early
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teencenterspl asked: How do you guys get all your ARCs? We obviously pick up all of them we can carry at the conferences when we go, but we don't really get them otherwise.
Anonymous asked: what do you think about twilight? a lot of people that were huge fans aren't fans anymore. do you like the way she wrote it and should the series be called a "classic?" i'd love to hear your thoughts.
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YA Authors on Pinterest →
The coolest account belongs to Laini Taylor.
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Anonymous asked: are you and allyx dating?
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simplisticallycomplicaded asked: Have you ever read the Naughts and Crosses series by Malorie Blackman.. also known in the US as Black and White.. if so what are you thoughts on it?
struggelingartsstudent asked: What are your thoughts on Animal Farm by George Orwell? I know a lot of people who hated it, but I'm at Chapter II and already so in love with it it's probably not normal.
vallentina-santana asked: follow you forever i love your blog so much
beeyutchpuddinblam asked: Hi! I'm a new 7th grade English teacher and I was wondering if you had any suggestions for 7th grade readers or websites for reading levels? Thanks! :)
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The Pushiest Library Patron
Nick the Reference Librarian: Hey there! Did you like "Terri?"
Becky: Yes yes, very good. Now, why don't we have "SLC Punk"?
Nick: The Glencoe library does. I can order if for you.
Becky: Yes but Nick, I believe there is an untapped potential for a thriving punk culture in this town and the only way to tap into that is by ordering "SLC Punk."
Nick: Do we really want a thriving punk culture?
Becky: Yes. And I really want to be able to watch "SLC Punk" whenever I damn well please.
Nick: I'll see what I can do.
Becky: Ok. I have to go talk to Ann. She needs to order some books for me.
Nick: You know there is a bookstore down the street, right?
Becky: Irrelevant.
Teen Books Finder App →
Book recommendation application created by YALSA!
whuphf asked: Hi! So I was wondering if you knew good places to donate books besides the library. I wanted to give my harry potter books somewhere and I was wondering if I should give them to the library, because they probably have a ton of copies of harry potter.
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muziknfashion asked: Is there any good YA fiction with characters in college? I'm going to be a sophomore in college and I Love YA fiction authors like John Green, Sarah Dessen, Sara Shepard, etc. but their characters never make it past their senior year. I want to read about people my age!
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“I’d rather chase the sun than wait for it.”
– I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusack
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“Personally, I think sex should be like math.
At school.
No one really cares if...”
– I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusack
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“Sometimes people are beautiful.
Not in looks.
Not in what they say.
Just in...”
– I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusack
reclusivebasketcase asked: Have any of you read Battle royale by Koushun Takami?
Anonymous asked: Have you ever cried reading a book??
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Anonymous asked: what's a good book about teenage life, (not the regular type, cheesy, cliche, boy crazy girly books) that i can read and make my favorite book, and encourage my friends to read it because no one knows about it. (so basically whats a good, unknown, deep book about teenage life) (confusing, i know)
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This one time I was telling someone about Iggy Corso and I actually started crying.
He’s just so tragic! -Becky
Have you ever cried over a book when you weren’t even reading it?
“Wish on everything. Pink cars are good, especially old ones. And stars of...”
– Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block
Anonymous asked: whats your opinion on books VS. e-readers?
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gutencandy asked: Hello! After a year of reading only classics, I resumed reading young adult fiction this summer. However, my current selections have really started bringing out my teenage angst. Do you know of any teen books that might remove me of this sinking emotion?
“I don’t care how you read, I care if you read.”
– John Green (On the question of e-readers)
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Where to read when you are crazy busy:
The bus.
The train.
While waiting for things to happen.
At the kitchen table.
In the pool.
The grocery store.
The edge.
Wait there is no edge.
The back of a wardrobe.
The room of requirement.
Panda Express
In a bowl of cereal.
Anonymous asked: Damn. You guys never answer my questions.
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Anonymous asked: I just can't find the motivation to highlight passages or phrases in a book. Do you highlight, and why or why not?
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What to read if you like "The Perks of Being a...
A lot of you ask this question, and a month ago we opened the question up to the masses. Here were your answers:
Looking for Alaska
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Catcher in the Rye
Thirteen Reasons Why
Going Bovine
How I Learned To Snap Kick
Greyhound by Steffan Piper
The Fault in Our Stars
The most suggested by far was The Catcher in the Rye. I’d also really...
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When I hear the word "rumble"
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“Is that you, Patches?” If “Patches” is your nickname for the...”
– The fifth deadly horror movie sin: curiosity
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"10 places to never, ever, ever go under any...
Rooms lit by a single hanging light bulb.
Rooms lit by nothing.
Any graveyard that isn’t Arlington National Cemetary
Summer camps whose annual counselor murder rate exceeds 10 percent.
Maine.
“The old _____________.”
Hotels/motels that aren’t part of giant international chains.
Upstairs.
Downstairs.
Any log cabin anywhere on the face of the earth.
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"Signs that you should stop teasing a fellow...
All the doors in the room suddenly slam shut.
He or she gets a nosebleed.
You get a nosebleed.
He or she stares––unblinking––into the distance.
He or she says something even remotely like “I wouldn’t do that if I were you…”
Wind starts blowing through his or her hair, even though you’re indoors.
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birdskirt asked: So I met a.s. king at ala and mentioned your blog/told her about you/how much you love please ignore Vera dietz. She said she was aware of hey teen books hey, AND that her library recently hired a director who had been a library volunteer since they were a teen. How awesome! Hope your summer has been fab and book filled. Related: Come see me at mgpl sometime and I will share my conference ARCs. ...
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Anonymous asked: Any Gay teen books which are gritty and not camp as hell? I'm struggling to find any.
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