Anguished musicians in YA

This is to  be a short post because I'm having a bit of a hard time coming up with content at the moment. I'm blaming this on the fact that I feel hungry and tired all the time. Apparently, this is what happens when marathon training. I had brunch with a librarian friend, who happens … Continue reading Anguished musicians in YA

Summer reading: so how’d I do?

As you can see, I've been having a leisurely Labor Day weekend, so leisurely in fact that I skipped by THursday posting schedule and started the weekend early. Actually, I worked on some of my YALSA protege stuff on Thursday so this fell by the wayside. But I still want to write one more post … Continue reading Summer reading: so how’d I do?

Don’t throw out Anais Nin, it breaks my heart

Yesterday, I tried to be good and read a book about the Common Core. If you don't know what the Common Core is you probably live under a rock, don't have any children/teens or work with children/teens, or both. Actually, you should know what the Common Core standards are just because you're an American and … Continue reading Don’t throw out Anais Nin, it breaks my heart

I’m a YALSA Protege!

Fun fact: I titled this post then switched over to another tab and when I returned out of the corner of my eye, I thought I wrote, "I'm a Mazda Protege!" Friends, I am not a car. It's sad that I misread it when I wrote it. Let's move right along because I do want to … Continue reading I’m a YALSA Protege!