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I Am J by Cris Beam

Roll Call Question: What is the best and worst parts of summer reading?

Topic: I hope you know this means war: YA Lit & the WSJ article

A Darkness too Visible” by Meghan Cox Gurdon

“Why the Best Kids Books Are Written in Blood” by Sherman Alexie

“The Dangers of Dark Teen Lit” NPR Tell Me More:
Hosted by Michel Martin. Guests:
Meghan Cox Gurdon, Patricia McCormick, Christopher John Farley and Candice Mack

“Young Adult Fiction Takes Off”
Hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti onWBUR Radio Boston
Guests:
Robin Brenner, teen librarian, Brookline Public Library
Lauren MacLeod, literary agent specializing in Y.A., Strothman Agency

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Upcoming Books:

Delirium by Lauren Oliver
How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy by Crystal Allen
Flesh & Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and It’s Legacy by Albert Martin

6 Picture Books

If Rocks Could Sing by Leslie McGuirk
Press Here by Herve Tullet
Perfect Square by Michael Hall
A Suitcase Surprise For Mommy by Cat Cora
This Plus That : Life’s Little Equations by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Shout! Shout It Out! by Denise Fleming