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State of the Artists

Submitted by atodd on Mon, 04/18/2016 - 08:06

The OKC Festival of the Arts is just around the corner and Librarian Anna has some great reads featuring young artists as the main characters.
 

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Readers Advisory, YA, Art

Every Season of Downton - In Haiku!

Submitted by atodd on Thu, 04/14/2016 - 10:23

Missing Downton Abbey something fierce? Librarian Anna has summarized the entire series into six haikus in celebration of National Poetry Month!

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Readers Advisory, YA, Art

He Who Laughs Last Laughs the Laughiest

Submitted by atodd on Tue, 03/15/2016 - 07:56

The Young Adult Lit world lost a shining star this month with the death of Louise Rennison, author of the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series. Her laugh-out-loud stories of boy-crazy British teen Georgia and adventures with her Ace Gang are considered modern day classics. Her first novel, Angus,Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging was adapted into a movie in 2008. In honor of this unapologetic, funny lady and her quirky heroine Librarian Anna brings you a list of books set in her home country of England. So grab a cup of tea and enjoy these great reads. Cheers!

 

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Readers Advisory, YA

That’s No Moon! - Buzzreads (The YA Lit Blog)

Submitted by atodd on Fri, 12/18/2015 - 09:37

That’s no moon! Nope, it’s just another Buzzreads post, celebrating the release of the long awaited Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there lived a librarian who was curious about what other sci-fi books she could read to get her in the mood for the next episode in the saga. Luckily, her local library was able to help her out...

 

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Books, Readers Advisory, Science Fiction, YA
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