Category: booktalks

• Smile! Rats! Or, a book talk

  

  When I book talk, I sometimes like to structure them as a sort of narrative unto themselves. I thought I’d attempt to write out an example for you. When I book talk Smile, I like to throw in my own personal story about when I was a kid and I needed a retainer because one…

  Miss Julie

  September 8, 2016

  books, booktalks, J fiction, kidlit, Librarians, librarians…for TEENS!, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, middle grade, outreach, personal experience, reader's advisory

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• Wolf Hollow review

  Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk Cross The Bad Seed with To Kill A Mockingbird and add a dash of Night of the Hunter, King Lear (“I would fain learn to lie,” says the Fool), and Rebecca (the first line of this book is just as haunting as “Last night I dreamt of Manderly again”), and…

  Miss Julie

  July 11, 2016

  books, booktalks, historical fiction, J fiction, kidlit, middle grade, random, reading, reviews

• Talk the Talk

  

  Talk the Talk: The Art of Booktalking to Young Adults Whether you’re talking to a single 12-year-old or an entire classroom of high school seniors, an effective and engaging booktalk can be a challenge. Learn best practices for presenting to young adults and how to find your finest booktalking voice. Try your hand at constructing…

  Miss Julie

  October 22, 2015

  books, booktalks, conferences, librarians…for TEENS!, library school vs. real libraries, outreach, personal experience, professional development, reader's advisory, school libraries, schools, stories, teens, ya lit

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