Library Avengers

This blog is dedicated to the review of children's and young adult literature for classes at Texas Woman's University. Current class: Advanced YA Literature LS562320.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Zombie Haiku

I grab a quick meal / while skimming through the paper. / Death, death, death, comics (7). Zombie Haiku is a journal composed almost entire...

One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies

Ruby Milliken's mother just died and now she has to move across the country to live with her scum-bag moviestar father, Whip, who divorc...

Metamorphosis: Junior Year

Metamorphosis: Junior Year is a quick read full of free-verse poetry and pen-and-ink drawings from Ovid, a junior high school teen, who has...

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Bootleg

Spanning from the late 1800s to the 1930s and beyond, Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition tells chronologicall...

Hitler Youth

Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow gives an excellently written, eye-opening view into Hitler's use and abuse of children ...

Fire from the Rock

Sylvia Patterson is about to finish middle school. She's, of course, concerned about what she'll wear on her first day of high schoo...

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Among the Hidden

Luke is a 12 year old boy who likes helping his dad and older brothers, Matthew and Mark, out on their family farm. He likes reading with hi...

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About Me

Amanda AF Garrison: I have been working in the public library since 2007 as a Youth Programmer, which means that I design and implement library programs for babies, kids and teens to attend. These programs often involve storytelling, puppetry, songs, fingerplays, crafts and general ridiculousness.

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