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## Friday, April 6, 2012

### Around the Web

What's caught my eye on the Web recently? Let me share a few links with you...

My friend Sandie and her sister Diana over at the very awesome Teen Lit Rocks do an occasional feature called "Confessions of a YA Junkie," and guess who's their latest junkie-- that's right,

me

! I'm truly honored.

[Check it out](http://teenlitrocks.com/2012/04/confessions-of-a-ya-junkie-allison/)

.

Another fantastic friend of mine, fellow youth services librarian, Lalitha, has started a new blog celebrating multicultural youth literature. I love it! (And trust me, I'm not just saying that because L's my friend.) If you like thoughtful book reviews with a focus on diversity, add

[Masala Reader](http://masalareader.wordpress.com/)

to your RSS feed.

Sarah Wethern shares some brilliant

[strategies to combat reader burnout at The Hub](http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2012/04/05/busting-through-reader-burnout/)

. I especially like her suggestion to switch formats when a book isn't working for you. (By the way, YALSA members:

[Sarah is running for the Printz committee](http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2012/02/26/yalsa-election-2012-an-interview-with-michael-l-printz-award-candidate-sarah-wethern/)

. Be sure to vote by April 27th!)

And speaking of the Printz, everyone's buzzing about John Green's

[*The Fault in Our Stars*](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0525478817/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=readineveryw-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0525478817)

as a shoo-in for the Printz Award. I enjoyed the book quite a lot, but I also like this

[critical look at it from Katy at The Book Lantern](http://www.thebooklantern.com/2012/04/is-fault-truly-in-our-stars.html)

. Spoilers abound, but you've read the book by now, haven't you? (Personally, I would be pleased to see

The Fault in Our Stars

win the Printz, but I'm really rooting for Elizabeth Wein's heart-wrenching WWII novel,

[*Code Name Verity*](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1423152190/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=readineveryw-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1423152190)

.)

I was fascinated by

[School Library Journal's interview with Sarah Ludwig](http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/04/k-12/next-years-model/)

, a librarian who is now the "technology coordinator" at a K-12 private school-- essentially, a school librarian with an emphasis on using technology to enhance learning. Talk about a cool job!

And finally, a little self-promotion: I shared back in January that my podcast co-host, Michelle, and I would be attending

[Passion and Prose](http://passionandprose.org/)

, an exciting new conference for romance readers and writers-- and I'm pleased to report that it was a fabulous event! Check out the

[Passion and Prose event coverage at Authors are ROCKSTARS!](http://www.authorsarerockstars.com/2012/03/passion-prose-podcast-episode.html)

, including sound bytes from a handful of the fabulous writers in attendance and a portion of the Breathless Reads panel, sponsored by Penguin, featuring YA authors Marie Lu, Beth Revis, Andrea Cremer, Jessica Spotswood, and Sara Wilson Etienne.

Have a good weekend, everybody!

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