Category Archives: Gay Teen Lit

Apr
21
2013

2013 Morris Award Winner & Finalists

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download “Seraphina” by Rachel Hartman “Love and Other Perishable Items” by Laura Buzo “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” by Emily M. Danforth “After the Snow” by S. D. Crockett “Wonder Show” by Hannah Barnaby

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Oct
24
2012

The Difference Between You and Me

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download “The Difference Between You and Me” by Madeleine George All recommendations are on the CYA Podcast Pinterest board Cathie Sue Emily Jenny Karl Adrienne Upcoming books: “Frederick Douglass for Kids” by Nancy I. Sanders 6 Picture Books “Oh No, George!” by Chris Haughton “Oh, Nuts!” by Tammi Sauer [...]

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Jun
22
2011

I Am J or, Ain’t Nuthin’ But a “J” Thing

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download 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 [...]

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Oct
14
2010

Before I Fall or, Be Kind, Rewind

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Lauren Oliver – Author website Lauren Oliver: News, Thoughts and Miscellany – Author blog, on MySpace, on Facebook, on Twitter Grooveshark Playlist of the book Groundhog Day – 1993 film, Wikipedia entry Trevor Project – website It Gets Better – YouTube Channel Topic MTV’s If You Really Knew [...]

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Aug
10
2010

The Prince of Mist or, He was *mostly* dead

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Author website Topic Gay Teen Literature “Queer lit for the gay teen” by Sarah Wildman, Salon.com, November 11, 2003 “Supporting Gay Teen Literature: An advocate speaks out for representation on library shelves” by David Levithan, School Library Journal, October 1, 2004 “Gay teen blogger/book reviewer [...]

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