#Publishers, a 🧵 about #itstimeforyoungteenlit: We are asking for a new category of literature that falls in between middle grade and young adult. Middle schoolers need Young Teen Lit and librarians are eager to purchase! #Youngteenlit should have the following 5 elements (1/6)

It's the most wonderful time of the year...TROYBERY TIME! TSD MS Media Centers are excited to reveal the books on our #Troybery2025 list on Monday, December 9! Boulan Park Baker Middle School Larson Middle School Smith Middle School TroySchools #OneTroy #MISchoolLibrary

Today is the day! TSD MS Media Centers launched the 25th Annual Troybery Award Program! Come check out books nominated by students, teachers, and librarians as the best books published in 2023! Boulan Park Smith Middle School Larson Middle School Baker Middle School TroySchools #OneTroy #Troybery2025

Before and after I did #Troybery2025 booktalks for all Boulan 6th graders today! Shelves are empty. Lots of amazing books in students’ hands! Boulan Park TroySchools #MISchoolLibrary #OneTroy

TSD MS Media Centers are excited to host #Troybery2025 Michigan author Dana VanderLugt for a virtual visit! One ELA class will win this for having the most participation and minutes read in #Beanstack during January. Dana VanderLugt Beanstack TroySchools #MISchoolLibrary

This looks like a fantastic event, but we’re wondering where is the Middle Grade Magic for 13-15 year olds? We serve ages 11-15 in our middle schools. #itstimeforyoungteenlit SchoolLibraryJournal HarperCollins Children's Books Little, Brown Young Readers Macmillan Publishers Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 Random House Children's Books Scholastic

I had a great time chatting with Steve *It's TAY-tro* Tetreault on his podcast School Librarian Learning Network about the Troybery Author Blitz and the importance of #youngteenlit. Check it out here: SLLNPodcast.libsyn.com/troybery-autho…

💫 Celebrating our ⁦National History Day⁩ journey sharing our learning with 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Social Studies classes today! ⁦Boulan Park⁩ ⁦TroySchools⁩

Successful National History Day fair by our 8th graders yesterday. So proud of their hard work and learning 📚 Mrs. Slaviero

Move Over, Middle Grade: It’s Time for Young Teen Lit, a guest post by Christina Chatel and Marcia Kochel | Teen Librarian Toolbox hubs.la/Q035zpns0

MS librarian & #mglit author friends: we would love your support for a new publishing category focused on ages 12-15 called #youngteenlit. See this article written by me and Marcia Kochel that outlines the need for it. #itstimeforyoungteenlit #kidlit #schoollibrarians

Move Over, Middle Grade: It’s Time for Young Teen Lit, a guest post by Christina Chatel and Marcia Kochel | Teen Librarian Toolbox hubs.la/Q035ShFf0

"We may be tiny, but we're not insignificant." "There was never a writer who wasn't a reader first." So many words of wisdom from Patricia Forde to kick off our 4th Annual Troybery Author Blitz! Thanks for joining and inspiring us. #Troybery2025 #MISchoolLibrary TroySchools

Today was the Troybery Author Blitz. Thank you Christina Chatel for this opportunity for the Troy middle school students to listen to and speak with these authors. Boulan Park

Today was the Troybery Author Blitz. Thank you Christina Chatel for this opportunity for the Troy middle school students to listen to and speak with these authors. Boulan Park