Category Archives: Gay Teen Lit

Jun
22
2011

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

by adrienne

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 [...]

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Oct
14
2010

Before I Fall or, Be Kind, Rewind

by adrienne

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 Me Listener’s Choice – vote for our [...]

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Aug
10
2010

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

by adrienne

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 takes librarians to task over LGBT lit” [...]

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