Teen Lit Webinar

I just signed up for a webinar from Booklist--"Trends in Teen Lit: The Independent View." Presenters for the May 18th session will include teen lit guru Michael Cart as well as three independent publishers. For more information: http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=general_info&id=63
--Katy

We were just talking about the absence of good dads in young adult literature. The New York Times talks about bad parents in teen books in general:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/books/review/Just-t.html?pagewanted=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

Katy

Incarceron

Incarceron is a vast, sealed prison populated by gangs of thieves, mechanical rats, wise men called the Sapienti, and people and animals that are half-biological and half-machine, all constantly watched by omnipresent electronic eyes. For centuries, no one has gone in, and no one has gotten out. What started out as an experiment in creating an ideal environment for inmates has evolved into a grim, inescapable, hellhole. Incarceron itself has taken control.

Our two main characters are Finn, a boy born of Incarceron but that sees visions of stars, and Claudia, the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, who enjoys a tightly controlled life of luxury Outside. The twisty story of their mutual escapes is inventive and suspenseful, culminating in an action-packed ending crying out for a sequel. (Which, it turns out, is due next January.)

Katy

Happy YA Books

We'd like to read a cheerful YA book, but are having a hard time coming up with titles.

Suggestions?

Tagging in LibraryThing

Here are two kinds of tags in LibraryThing.  First name tag is for the first person who recommended a title to the To read collection.

Date tags are for the month/year we are going to discuss the book ... see january 2010 for our first book club meeting at the Black Dog on Friday, January 8th.

BCiaB titles

What are BCiaB titles?

Ahhh. Book Club in a Bag.

Will someone please add the list to LibraryThing collection entitled "BCiaB titles."

Companion Account on LibraryThing.

The LibraryThing account is:  spplteenbooks4staff; password is ra4teens