Thanks to We Are Teachers.com, I've discovered a handful of incredible educational and for-profit organizations that are now offering their classes and tools for free to students during the Coronavirus pandemic. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn about the world at your fingertips! GSD escape (Global Student Dynamic), for instance, has an e-magazine…
5 Teen Resources for World Autism Month
Do you have a family member or know a classmate with autism? There’s a high likelihood you do, as there's a rise in the diagnosis of autism and, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), autism “occurs in all ethnic, racial and economic groups.” Perhaps you’ve noticed someone in your neighborhood or at…
A Closer Look at Best Colleges Articles
These 2020 Best Colleges articles found in the online resource EBSCO Magazines & Journals provide some easy-to-read and valuable information that might help you identify the best school for you—perhaps even in your home state of Illinois. First, Robert Morse and Eric Brooks give an in-depth look at the standards and formula for how colleges…
Resume Resources for Teens
Springtime is often when teens are thinking about summer employment, and now's an even better time to either create a resume or update your old one. Online Resource: Brainfuse Brainfuse is a great place to start for beginning job seekers. In the HelpNow page, you can select eParachute to take a deep dive into your…
Teen Books and Video Book Trailers
I don't know about you, but I love a good video book trailer ... and especially when it's about a teen book I've read and enjoyed. Book trailers, by the way, are just like trailers for movies; they're designed to pique your interest as well as excite you about a character or plot. Some trailers…
Vaping: Articles and Resources for Teens
Vaping, e-cigarettes and reports of lung injuries and deaths are in the news a lot lately. Here are some library resources and websites to help you find more information. For recent news about vaping, check out "Vaping: From 'Safer Than Cigarettes' to Public Health Crisis" (U.S. News, October 4, 2019) or "Inside the Dangerous Rise…
Teen and Tween Books Featuring Characters with Invisible Disabilities
These tween and teen books bring awareness to characters with "invisible" disabilities. They showcase character battles and the will to survive and thrive, as well as the need for help and empathy. Each author also intimately describes a personal struggle with disability as well as a hope to inspire a more open and inclusive world…
Exploring Love in New Teen Graphic Novels
Love isn't always easy, and is often kind of confusing, as depicted in several new teen graphic novels. If you have an opportunity to read them, you'll soon discover that what's special about each is that they normalize LGBTQ relationships. They also help illustrate that relationships of all kinds are tricky, but if you listen…
No Means No: 20th Anniversary of Speak
Much of the recent press around now very public sexual assault and harassment cases has brought to mind some of the very first novels I read about rape. The first was The Color Purple, which was shocking and deeply affecting, yet there is no book on this subject that had quite the lasting or haunting…
Teen Recipes for a Healthy Start in 2019
With each New Year come new commitments to do better, be better and - quite often - eat better! Thanks to some easy-to-follow cookbooks, it'll be easy for you to stick to your plan as you learn to prepare some meals you actually want to eat! Cook With Amber features recipes from Amber Kelley, an award-winning…
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