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“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me lay an invincible summer.” —Albert Camus
May 20, 1990: Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson’s remarkable Kenyon College commencement address on creative integrity.
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Some of the examples of submitted designs for Maureen Johnson’s coverflip experiment. It really shows that perception is everything here. These were part of the curated collection in collaboration between Maureen and the Huffington Post to select some of the best but lead others to investigate further (young adult books and curation colliding!!! Exciting for my research).
There is also a video on the HuffPost article page with presenters talking about the experiment, and the female presenter actually mentions her shame at reading young adult books in public, so she ends up hiding what she is reading.
Time to vote again! Here are the #igyabc nominees for the month of June! #bookclub #books #yalit #youngadult #ya We’ve got CODA by Emma Trevayne, GRAVE MERCY by Robin LaFevers (back again because it was such a close call last time), WINGER by Andrew Smith, and OUT OF THE EASY by Ruta Sepetys.
Loved Grave Mercy, and Out of the Easy is high on my to-be-read list!
It wasn’t like in the storybooks. No witches lurked at crossroads disguised as crones, waiting to reward travelers who shared their bread. Genies didn’t burst from lamps, and talking fish didn’t bargain for their lives. In all the world, there was only one place humans could get wishes: Brimstone’s shop. And there was only one currency he accepted. It wasn’t gold, or riddles, or kindness, or any other fairy-tale nonsense, and no, it wasn’t souls, either. It was weirder than any of that.
It was teeth.
-Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke and Bone
GORGEOUS!
YA Books For Ravenclaws.
Chosen because they feature intelligent conversations (often about books), smart characters and smart stories. The Ravenclaw coat of arms is from Think Geek.
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A Great Guide on How to Cite Social Media Using Both MLA and APA styles
You’ll probably find this useful at some point.
Man, where was this chart when I was in library school?
Reblogging because EVERYONE (ESPECIALLY COLLEGE STUDENTS) needs this in their life. -H
Well and good. But how do we cite tumblr?
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