Spring is finally here and the sunshine has brought some awesome YA news. From casting calls, cover reveals and new book to movie adaptations, here are some of our favorites pieces of YA news from March and April !
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If At First You Don’t Succeed Chai and Chai Again
Every weekend we like to take a step from the behind the books and share a little insight on the people behind the blog. Whether it’s what we’re into this week, new hobbies , tv rants or just a fun experience, we’re an open book !
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| I like to mix these together. The pumpkin spice is so good but seasonal.
Look out for it next fall ! |
When I’m ready to read I need a caffeine kick to keep me focused. Lately, my quick go to beverage is a creamy vanilla chai tea latte. The cinnamony-pepperiness of the chai goes so well with sweet creamy vanilla.
I discovered chai tea in college when I was working on a group project at Starbucks. Someone ordered a Vanilla Chai Tea Frappuccino and I decided to try one to cause it sounded classy. I was blown away by the creamy, sweet, peppery spice flavor.
This winter I discovered the Tazo chai latte mix on sale and (as you do at Target) I bought it. The boxed chai is so simple to make. . . just add warm milk !
I call mine creamy because I customize it by adding in a pump or two of Torani’s Vanilla Syrup. Then to make it extra rich I froth up the warm milk with my Aerolatte milk frother.
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#WeNeedDiverseBooks !
Conversations on diversity are happening all over the bookternet, but they all come down to one thing; we need more diverse books. The numbers in YA and kidlit are especially embarrassing, check out the numbers in this editorial from Walter Dean Meyers in the New York Times.Media does not exist in a vacuum and representation matters. And not just so readers can see themselves in books, but so readers can have experiences outside of their world view.
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Bookshelf Redesign !
I’ve been wanting to share this post for a while !
If you’ve seen my Bookshelf-spration board on Pinterest you can tell I’ve been wanting to do a bookshelf overhaul. A while ago, I was gifted two of the Target Room Essential 5-shelf bookcases (These go on sale for 29$ often !) and went to town.
I liked the old black bookcase, it was barely a year old, so instead of throwing it out completely I took off the top portion and pushed it in the corner for extra book storage. I also took down the floating bookcases….
