We believe 12-15 year olds need books published just for them. Moderated by Christina Chatel & Marcia Kochel, MS librarians who implore the publishing industry for books meant for grades 6-9. #youngteenlit #itstimeforyoungteenlit www.youngteenlit.com
It's Time for Young Teen Lit
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Christina's turn for top checkouts at Boulan Park and Smith Middle Schools!
Christina's statistics are highly influenced by her annual Troybery Award program, now in its 26th year. Many of these titles have been part of the Troybery program.
What are YOUR top titles?
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We are honored to be among the list of 2026 Movers and Shakers!
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We are honored to be among the amazing group of people on the 2026 Library Journal Movers and Shakers list!
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Meet the School Librarian Movers & Shakers
www.slj.com/story/Meet-S...
Christina will be joining a panel at the Library Insights Summit on June 26 to talk about “What Librarians Wish Publishers Knew.” (You know that she will have a lot to say about YTL!) Grab the link below to register.
libraryinsightssummit2026.sched.com
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See our post in Teen Librarian Toolbox detailing the titles in our First Annual Young Teen Lit Top Ten!
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/01/30/y...
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Let's share our most popular titles that young teens have checked out this year! Marcia has created a Canva template using her Druid Hills MS stats. We look forward to seeing yours!
Template: canva.link/dd3yz0sdnwyt...
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In tumultuous times, the best books are beacons, shining light on teens thinking for themselves, fighting against evil, and having empathy for others. We are proud to announce the First Annual Young Teen Lit Top 10 Award List. For a printable version, head to bit.ly/YTLTop102026.
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Tune in to this episode of the SLLN Podcast, where Young Teen Lit cofounder Marcia Kochel talks to
@drtlovesbooks.bsky.social
about her BFFs Reading Initiative and the importance of #youngteenlit.
Check it out at sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/website/066-...
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@aprilhenry.bsky.social is the queen of #youngteenlit!
It's Time for Young Teen Lit
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The 2026 Library Journal–honored school librarians share their best advice and favorite reads.
See our post in Teen Librarian Toolbox detailing the titles in our First Annual Young Teen Lit Top Ten!
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/01/30/y...
#youngteenlit #itstimeforyoungteenlit #tlsky #skybrarians #mglit #yalit
Christina Chatel and Marcia Kochel have worked together on Young Teen Lit, which communicates the need for a separate book category for younger teens that gives them stories and protagonists closer to their ages. Read more: hubs.la/Q04fKFmj0
We're celebrating 2026's Movers & Shakers this week! We hope you'll stay tuned as we highlight each individual. Join us in celebrating everything they have done for their communities! 🎉You can learn more about Movers & Shakers recognition here: hubs.la/Q04fh3CV0
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The Librarians at Young Teen Lit share their Top 10
Reposting with HUGE apologies for misspelling her name:
Check out Marcia Kochel discussing “BFFs (Books For Fun)” in ep. 66 of the #SLLNPodcast!
Get it on your favorite podcatcher (search SLLN), or here:
sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/066-bffs-bes...
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