Fast Five Interview: Khushboo Patel Author Khushboo Patel joins us to talk about her new book, All That Chandni Knows. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/03/31/f... @tltkaren.bsky.social

Enjoying the lovely MN afternoon and reading ADULT BRACES.

Post-It Note Reviews: The Salvadoran Civil War, a lost dog, a bar mitzvah, time travel, and more! 10 quick reviews of new and forthcoming books. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/03/30/p... @tltkaren.bsky.social

Book Review: In the Blood by April Henry teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/03/27/b... @tltkaren.bsky.social

Book mail: A SONG IN THE DARK by Brooke Archer, THE ESCAPE GAME by Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss, and LAST KISS OF SUMMER by Jessica M. Felleman. Thanks, Penguin Teen!

Book mail: THE LAST COMICS ON EARTH: ACROSS THE DOODLEVERSE, FOUND SOUND by Meg Wolitzer and Charlie Panek, THE GHOST IN CABIN 13 by J. C. Phillipps, and WHAT ENDED THE GOLDEN AGE OF AIRSHIPS? THE HINDENBURG DISASTER by Chris Kindred and Ru Xu. Thanks, Penguin Kids!

Book mail: TAKING FLIGHT by Kashmira Sheth and Nicolò Carozzi, HOLD by Randy Ribay and Zeke Peña, and CORDUROY GOES TO THE DENTIST. Thanks, Penguin Kids!

Book mail: CAN YOU GROW A STRIPED BANANA? by Jill Santopolo and Momoko Abe and ALL I WANT TO DO IS SWIM by Marilyn Singer and Luisa Uribe. Thanks, Penguin Kids!

Book mail: EVEN STEVEN by Carrie Finison and Daniel Wiseman and LLAMA LLAMA GRADUATION DAY. Thanks, Penguin Kids!

Reading THE NIGHT WE MET.

Book mail: DEVILS WE KNOW by L. T. Thompson. Thanks, Bloomsbury!

Book mail: SOUNDTRACK by Jason Reynolds. Thanks, Crown Books for Young Readers!

Book mail: AS I DREAM OF YOU by Jennifer Lee and LeUyen Pham. Thanks, First Second!

Book mail: WHEN THE WORLD WAS HAPPY by Benjamin Alire Sāenz. Thanks, Simon Teen!

Book mail: SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS by Rajani LaRocca. Thanks, Quill Tree!

Book mail: IT’S MY BIRD-DAY by Mo Willems. Thanks, Union Square Kids!

Reading THE BLUE DRESS.

Book Mail: Climate change, a killer escape room, a changeling, a gothic horror novel, and more! teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/03/26/b... @tltkaren.bsky.social

Reading HAFSA’S WAY.

Reading PHOENIX.

Fast Five Interview: Caryl Lewis Author Caryl Lewis joins us to talk about her new book, THE DANGER OF SMALL THINGS. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/03/25/f... @tltales.bsky.social

Book Review: You Are Now Old Enough to Hear This by Aaron Starmer This riveting & magical story will keep readers reading as fast as they can to put together all of the pieces of this unusual tale. A brilliant, unique, & fantastic read teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/03/24/b... @tltkaren.bsky.social

Reading YASHA’S AMAZIN’ BAR MITZVAH.

Book mail: I COULD GIVE YOU THE MOON by Ann Liang and THE DEMONIC INVENTIONS OF AURELIE BLAKE by Mara Rutherford. Thanks, HarperCollins!

Fast Five Interview: Shana Targosz Author Shana Targosz joins us to talk about her latest book, RELIC OF THIEVES. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/03/23/f... @tltkaren.bsky.social @shanatargosz.bsky.social

Reading RED RIVER ROSE.

Reading QUESO, JUST IN TIME.

Book mail: DEAD GIRLS by Beck Kubrick. Thanks, Simon Teen!

Book mail: THE FROGGY LIBRARY: WELCOME TO SOGGY STUMP by Julie Fiveash with colors by Jess Lome. Thanks, Levine Querido!

Book mail: TO STEAL A THRONE by Gabi Burton and BASEBALL’S SHINING SEASON by Martin W. Sandler and Craig Sandler. Thanks, Bloomsbury!

Book mail: THE LURE OF WOLVES AND WHISPERS by Amanda Connolly. Thanks, Simon Teen!

Book mail: THE UNRULY HEART OF MISS DARCY by Erin Edwards, CONFESSIONS OF A MANGO by Kate Lumsden and Nate Pieplow, MAY THE DEAD KEEP YOU by Jill Baguchinsky, and HOW THE OTHER HALF DIE by P. C. Roscoe. Thanks, Little, Brown!

Updating all my book mail and then looking forward to reading outside and enjoying the possibly 80 degree weather. Remember the week started with a blizzard?

Penguin Young Readers Showcase: March 2026 Books 21 new books out this month from Penguin! teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/03/20/6... @tltkaren.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

Implicating the Reader: Choice, Accountability, & Second Person, a post by Adib Khorram One Word, Six Letters was inspired in large part by a school visit in which a student in the audience shouted a slur at me teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/03/19/i... @tltkaren.bsky.social @adibkhorram.bsky.social

Persevering in the Face of Adversity, a guest post by Marc J Gregson Sometimes, the best thing we can do is just keep going. It may not be easy, but then again, when it’s easy, we rarely grow. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/03/18/p... @tltkaren.bsky.social @mjgwrite.bsky.social

The Horror of Being Seen (& Unseen), a post by Ciera Burch The entitlement, & occasional cruelty, that comes with anonymity, & the idea of invisibility online—and in real life—were the catalysts behind OLIVIA GRAY WILL NOT FADE AWAY teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/03/17/t... @tltkaren.bsky.social

Reading YOU ARE NOW OLD ENOUGH TO HEAR THIS.

Reading CLASS PET GHOST DETECTIVE and ALL THAT CHANDNI KNOWS on this snow day.

What Lives Under the Story, a guest post by Stacey Lee The work is to notice it, and to let that noticing alter the way we move through the world. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/03/16/w... @tltkaren.bsky.social

Book mail: MORE THAN A TREE by Sarah Kurpiel and FLOWERS FOR MAMA by Deborah Freedman. Thanks, Penguin Kids!

Book mail: GOLDFINCHES by Mary Oliver and Melissa Sweet and BOOKIE AND COOKIE TURN THE PAGE by Blanca Gómez. Thanks, Penguin Kids!

Took a book mail break to go downstairs and get a drink. Our deck table is a pretty good measure of the snow. About 9-10 inches so far.

Book mail: BETTER THAN A TOUCHDOWN by Jalen Hurts and Nneka Myers and BRAVE NEW BALLET by Robyn McGrath and Alexander Mostov. Thanks, Penguin Kids!

Book mail: PUT YOUR RECORDS ON by Corinne Bailey Rae and Gillian Eilidh O’Mara and SERAFINA MAKES WAVES by Matthew Burgess and Robin Rosenthal. Thanks, Penguin Kids!

Book mail: HER HIDDEN FIRE by Clíodhna O’Sullivan. Thanks, Penguin Teen!

Book mail: DEFYING CHINA by Tsultrim Dolma and Rebecca Wei Hsieh and THE CELESTIAL SEAS by T. A. Chan. Thanks, Penguin Teen!

Book mail: LIES WE TELL ABOUT STARS By Susie Nadler and WHEN I WAS DEATH by Alexis Henderson. Thanks, Penguin Teen!

Book mail: MEET ME UNDER THE LIGHTS by Cassie Miller and MOST LIKELY TO MURDER by Lish McBride. Thanks, Penguin Teen!

Book mail: ALL THAT CHANDNI KNOWS by Khushboo Patel and HAFSA’S WAY by Aisha Saeed. Thanks, Penguin Kids!