From the readergirlz blog: We’re so excited to be rocking Operation Teen Book Drop ’13! You guys know The Drop is one of our favorite days of the year — what better way to get on board with Support Teen Literature day? This year, in addition to rocking out and dropping our favorite YA titles … Read More
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Operation TBD: Rocking the Drop!
Welcome to the Second Annual Operation Teen Book Drop, brought to teen patients in Children’s Hospitals all around the country by readergirlz, GuysLitWire, YALSA, and amazing publishers, including my own (Little, Brown Books!). The morning started with an interview on KING 5 News. Egads, I hate TV and radio interviews. Anchorwoman, Joyce Taylor, wanted to … Read More
Operation Teen Book Drop: Press Release
For more information contact: Sara Easterly, Publicist for readergirlz Sara Easterly & Friends sara@saraeasterly.com 206-632-8588 READING STIMULUS PLAN FOR HOSPITALIZED TEEN PATIENTSLAUNCHES JUST IN TIME FOR “SUPPORT TEEN LIT DAY” APRIL 16 Despite economic downturn, generous publishers have donatedthousands of young-adult books for readergirlz, Guys Lit Wire, and YALSAto deliver to teens in America’s top … Read More
Operation TBD: The Contest!
Dear readergirlz, the time has come for a contest! Actually, five weeks of contests! Here’s the deal: each week from now until Support Teen Literature Day on April 16th, we’ll be awarding a package of books to one winner. To enter, you just comment at the readergirlz blog (comments on older posts count – a … Read More
Operation Teen Book Drop
Get ready for the second annual Operation Teen Book Drop, brought to you by readergirlz, GuysLitWire, and YALSA. Last year, my online book community, readergirlz, worked with 21 publishers to drop 10,000 FREE books into Children’s Hospitals around the country. (Thank you, publishers!) We’re psyched for a repeat performance. Check out the video below and … Read More
Geocaching for Teens & Libraries!
Calling all teachers and librarians! This just in from Little Willow and quoted from the YALSA website: GITA, the Geospatial Information & Technology Association has a program called Location in Education where educators can borrow 10-15 GPS units. http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2008/11/23/geocaching/ I am a geocaching geek…so much so that my next novel features geocaching! Seek out your … Read More
readergirlz around the world!
Other than writing and procrastinating (I mean, researching) in Shanghai, I also happen to be one of the co-founders of readergirlz, the leading online book community for teens! Along with my divas divine–Lorie Ann Grover, Dia Calhoun, and Mitali Perkins (all fellow award-winning YA authors)–we’ve spent the last 18 months or so creating fun literacy … Read More