http://us.reachout.com/reachoutreads
It was only back in March that I came into contact with Anastasia Goodstein of ReachOut.com and learned of Reach Out Reads. It was great fun brainstorming a list of authors and books and working with Anastasia and Jane, in PR, to help line up this outstanding list of author chats. Check out the list below and MARK your calendars.*Spread the word to teens you know, teachers, librarians, etc.* The author chats are being hosted by
CHAT LIVE
with more authors!
Tue 5pm PST
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Also, Anastasia writes: "We sent out thousands of bookmarks to 1300 YALSA librarians across the country this morning along with ReachOut.com stickers." The bookmarks feature a list of books suggested by YALSA. They are:
ReachOut
Reads
This list was developed in 2011 for ReachOut.com by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). For more reading resources from YALSA, visit www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists
Hold Still
by Nina LaCour
I said it before and I will say it again: books matter. They heal. They are one of the weapons in our arsenal against teen suicide. It will get better has become a popular saying and it can and it will. But it doesn't have to be years in the future. It can get better NOW.
I agree, Bethany! Books are lifesavers!As my protagonist, Ashley, says of the first book she ever read about a character who had been sexually abused-- (the main character's girlfriend in Chris Crutcher's WHALE TALK)-- Ashley reaized for the first time that she wasn't alone, and she felt like less of a freak.
ReplyDeleteBeth Fehlbaum
Hope in Patience
http://www.bethfehlbaumya.com