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By Teens, For Teens – Desert Solitaire & The Catcher in the Rye
Posted about 2 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Adult, Book Reviews, Fiction, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
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Our VolunTEENs have been hard at work reading and writing a ton of awesome reviews for you this summer! Here are two more written by Isabelle R., age 16. Book […]
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By Teens, For Teens – Maus: A Survivor’s Tale & Lolita
Posted about 3 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Welcome back to our latest installment of By Teens, For Teens. This blog post series consists of all teen-generated content. This time we have two book reviews, both written by […]
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Bastille Day: À la France, avec Amour
Posted about 3 months ago by Laura Price
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Book Reviews, Children's, Fiction, Holidays, nonfiction, Teens, Travel
| Tagged with Bastille Day
The friendship between the United States and France spans decades. Generations of Americans have shown their amour for French fashion, food, architecture and people, to name just a few. And […]
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2021 Teen Reading Challenge: Books to Make You Laugh
Posted about 3 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Fiction, nonfiction, Reading Challenge, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with 2021rplteenreadingchallenge, booksforteens, bookstomakeyoulaugh, funnybooks, humor, ireadya, readingchallenge, teenreadingchallenge, teenreads
Readers, we are more than halfway through the 2021 RPL Teen Reading Challenge! It’s hard to believe we are already into the month of July. Thankfully, this year is measuring […]
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Only the Lonely
Posted about 3 months ago by Meg Raymond
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Fiction, Film, Health and Wellness, Holidays, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with bekind, cheerup, cheerupthelonelyday, loneliness, onlythelonely, reading suggestions, smile, spreadkindness, unlonely, unlonelyproject
lonely definitions(from Merriam-Webster online) 1 – a: being without company: LONE // too many lonely nights at home. b: cut off from others: SOLITARY // the train stopped frequently at […]
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2021 Teen Reading Challenge: Juneteenth
Posted about 4 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Black History Month, Fiction, holidays; celebrations, nonfiction, Reading Challenge, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with #activism, #activist, #teenactivism, #teenactivist, 2021rplteenreadingchallenge, blackauthors, blackhistory, blm, booksforteens, currentevents, ireadya, Juneteenth, readingchallenge, teenreadingchallenge, teenreads
Welcome back to month six of the 2021 RPL Teen Reading Challenge. How’s it been going to far? I don’t know about you, but historically this is about the time […]
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By Teens, For Teens – Into the Wild & A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
Posted about 4 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, byteensforteens, ireadya, teenreads, volunteen
Welcome back to our next installment of By Teens, For Teens. This blog post series consists of all teen-generated content. This time we have two book reviews for you to enjoy! […]
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VIRGINIA PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS IN WORLD WAR II: “ENEMIES WITHIN & WITHOUT”
Posted about 4 months ago by kathryn Coker
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Adult, Black History Month, Book Reviews, Events, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with African American Soldiers, Civl Rights, Domestic Relations, German Soldiers, Italian Soldiers, Jim Crow, Labor Shortage, Lectures, Prisoners of War, Race Relations, The Press, World War II
Prisoners of War Arrive During World War II, the U.S. was “home” to over 425,000 prisoners of war (POWs). They were Japanese, German and Italians from the Axis countries captured […]
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X & Y Chromosomal Variation Awareness Month
Posted about 5 months ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Families, Health and Wellness, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with children, Chromosomes, Down syndrome, Genetic, health and wellness, law, Law Library, medical injustice, mental health, teens, undiagnosed, X and Y chromosomal variations
In 2012 the State Legislature passed HJ216 2012 which designated May as “X & Y Chromosomal Variation Awareness Month”. Genetic Disorders X & Y Chromosomal Variations are genetic disorders. […]
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2021 Teen Reading Challenge: Shared Talents
Posted about 5 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Fiction, nonfiction, Reading Challenge, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with 2021rplteenreadingchallenge, art, baking, booksforteens, cooking, fashion, ireadya, music, readingchallenge, sports, stem, teenreadingchallenge, teenreads, teentalent, writing
Welcome to month five of the 2021 RPL Teen Writing Challenge. How’s it been going?? If you’re completing the challenge in order, this month you’ll be focusing on prompt #5 […]
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