Amanda MacGregor
@amandamacgregor.bsky.social
Writing, reading, reviewing, libraries, dogs, children’s lit, mental health, and Teen Librarian Toolbox. All opinions solely my own. She/her.
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Grateful for music. Godspeed You! Black Emperor was just what I needed last night.
Book mail: SPARKLES FOR SUNNY by Sylvia Chen and Thai My Phuong and WHERE THERE IS LOVE by Shauntay Grant and Letícia Moreno. Thanks, Penguin Kids!
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Book mail: SPARKLES FOR SUNNY by Sylvia Chen and Thai My Phuong and WHERE THERE IS LOVE by Shauntay Grant and Letícia Moreno. Thanks, Penguin Kids!
Book mail: TIME FOR KIDS: PLANETS by Sarah Jospitre. Thanks, Penguin Kids.
November 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Book mail: TIME FOR KIDS: PLANETS by Sarah Jospitre. Thanks, Penguin Kids.
Book mail: THE AMAZING GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price with illustrations by Cynthia Yuan Cheng. Thanks, Penguin Kids!
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Book mail: THE AMAZING GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price with illustrations by Cynthia Yuan Cheng. Thanks, Penguin Kids!
Book mail: CHANGE OF PLANS by Sarah Dessen. Thanks, Simon Teen!
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Book mail: CHANGE OF PLANS by Sarah Dessen. Thanks, Simon Teen!
Book mail: THE SNOWMAN CODE by Simon Stephenson and illustrated by Reggie Brown. Thanks, Simon Kids!
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Book mail: THE SNOWMAN CODE by Simon Stephenson and illustrated by Reggie Brown. Thanks, Simon Kids!
Book mail: THE GRAVEWOOD by Kelly Andrew. Thanks, Scholastic!
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Book mail: THE GRAVEWOOD by Kelly Andrew. Thanks, Scholastic!
Book Mail: Dark academia romantasy, a magical cooking school, a time-travel story, and more!
13 new and forthcoming books to add to your TBR!
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13 new and forthcoming books to add to your TBR!
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Book Mail: Dark academia romantasy, a magical cooking school, a time-travel story, and more!
13 new and forthcoming books to add to your TBR!
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November 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Book Mail: Dark academia romantasy, a magical cooking school, a time-travel story, and more!
13 new and forthcoming books to add to your TBR!
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13 new and forthcoming books to add to your TBR!
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Fast Five Interview: Raidah Shah Idil
Raidah Shah Idil joins us to talk about her new book, How to Free a Jinn.
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Raidah Shah Idil joins us to talk about her new book, How to Free a Jinn.
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Fast Five Interview: Raidah Shah Idil
Raidah Shah Idil joins us to talk about her new book, How to Free a Jinn.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Fast Five Interview: Raidah Shah Idil
Raidah Shah Idil joins us to talk about her new book, How to Free a Jinn.
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Raidah Shah Idil joins us to talk about her new book, How to Free a Jinn.
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Post-It Note Reviews: 7 Quick Reviews of Recent Books
A queer Romeo and Juliet, a memoir from a member of the Exonerated Five, pretend magic, and more!
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A queer Romeo and Juliet, a memoir from a member of the Exonerated Five, pretend magic, and more!
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Post-It Note Reviews: 7 Quick Reviews of Recent Books
A queer Romeo and Juliet, a memoir from a member of the Exonerated Five, pretend magic, and more!
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Post-It Note Reviews: 7 Quick Reviews of Recent Books
A queer Romeo and Juliet, a memoir from a member of the Exonerated Five, pretend magic, and more!
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A queer Romeo and Juliet, a memoir from a member of the Exonerated Five, pretend magic, and more!
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Reading THAT’S NOT HOW IT HAPPENED.
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Reading THAT’S NOT HOW IT HAPPENED.
Finishing COACH.
November 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Finishing COACH.
Reposted by Amanda MacGregor
Stacy, Andrew and I talk about the D&D Young Adventurer's Guides and books/authors that influenced the series.
Fast Five Interview: Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler
Today we are joined by author team Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler to talk about their new book, The Warriors & Wizards Compendium: A Young Adventurer's Guide.
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Today we are joined by author team Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler to talk about their new book, The Warriors & Wizards Compendium: A Young Adventurer's Guide.
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Fast Five Interview: Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler
Today we are joined by author team Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler to talk about their new book, The Warriors & Wizards Compendium: A Young Adventurer's Guide.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Stacy, Andrew and I talk about the D&D Young Adventurer's Guides and books/authors that influenced the series.
Take Five: Top 5 Books at My School This Fall
I'm curious what's moving the most at your libraries, especially if you're in Minnesota.
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I'm curious what's moving the most at your libraries, especially if you're in Minnesota.
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Take Five: Top 5 Books at My School This Fall
I'm curious what's moving the most at your libraries, especially if you're in Minnesota.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Take Five: Top 5 Books at My School This Fall
I'm curious what's moving the most at your libraries, especially if you're in Minnesota.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/11/21/t... @tltkaren.bsky.social
I'm curious what's moving the most at your libraries, especially if you're in Minnesota.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/11/21/t... @tltkaren.bsky.social
Fast Five Interview: Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler
Today we are joined by author team Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler to talk about their new book, The Warriors & Wizards Compendium: A Young Adventurer's Guide.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/11/21/f... @tltkaren.bsky.social
Today we are joined by author team Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler to talk about their new book, The Warriors & Wizards Compendium: A Young Adventurer's Guide.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/11/21/f... @tltkaren.bsky.social
Fast Five Interview: Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler
Today we are joined by author team Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler to talk about their new book, The Warriors & Wizards Compendium: A Young Adventurer's Guide.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Fast Five Interview: Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler
Today we are joined by author team Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler to talk about their new book, The Warriors & Wizards Compendium: A Young Adventurer's Guide.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/11/21/f... @tltkaren.bsky.social
Today we are joined by author team Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler to talk about their new book, The Warriors & Wizards Compendium: A Young Adventurer's Guide.
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“To My Sixteen-Year-Old Self”:The Transcendent Power of Literature In The Face of Mental Illness, a guest post by Ella Grace Foutz
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“To My Sixteen-Year-Old Self”: The Transcendent Power of Literature In The Face of Mental Illness, a guest post by Ella Grace Foutz
Lullabies for the Insomniacs strings together the countless lonely sleepless nights I spent as a teenager, stranded in the turbulence of my mind and emotions.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
“To My Sixteen-Year-Old Self”:The Transcendent Power of Literature In The Face of Mental Illness, a guest post by Ella Grace Foutz
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teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/11/20/t... @tltkaren.bsky.social
Starting HOW TO LOSE YOUR MOTHER.
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Starting HOW TO LOSE YOUR MOTHER.
Making Space to Make Mistakes, a guest post by Jodi Meadows
Hopefully, we will choose to learn and grow from the mistakes we make in digital spaces . . . and to be kinder people in the future.
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Hopefully, we will choose to learn and grow from the mistakes we make in digital spaces . . . and to be kinder people in the future.
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Making Space to Make Mistakes, a guest post by Jodi Meadows
Hopefully, we will choose to learn and grow from the mistakes we make in digital spaces . . . and to be kinder people in the future.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Making Space to Make Mistakes, a guest post by Jodi Meadows
Hopefully, we will choose to learn and grow from the mistakes we make in digital spaces . . . and to be kinder people in the future.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/11/19/m... @jodimeadows.bsky.social @tltkaren.bsky.social
Hopefully, we will choose to learn and grow from the mistakes we make in digital spaces . . . and to be kinder people in the future.
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Redefining Classics: Making space for books that will stand the test of time, a guest post by Marcia Argueta Mickelson
Readers deserve a chance to discover as many different stories as possible.
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Readers deserve a chance to discover as many different stories as possible.
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Redefining Classics: Making space for books that will stand the test of time, a guest post by Marcia Argueta Mickelson
Readers deserve a chance to discover as many different stories as possible.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Redefining Classics: Making space for books that will stand the test of time, a guest post by Marcia Argueta Mickelson
Readers deserve a chance to discover as many different stories as possible.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/11/18/r... @tltkaren.bsky.social
Readers deserve a chance to discover as many different stories as possible.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/11/18/r... @tltkaren.bsky.social
Fast Five Interview: Neal Shusterman
Author Neal Shusterman joins us to talk about his new book, MINDWORKS.
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Author Neal Shusterman joins us to talk about his new book, MINDWORKS.
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Fast Five Interview: Neal Shusterman
Author Neal Shusterman joins us to talk about his new book, MINDWORKS.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Fast Five Interview: Neal Shusterman
Author Neal Shusterman joins us to talk about his new book, MINDWORKS.
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Author Neal Shusterman joins us to talk about his new book, MINDWORKS.
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Book mail: RED RIVER ROSE by Carole Lindstrom. Thanks, Bloomsbury!
November 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Book mail: RED RIVER ROSE by Carole Lindstrom. Thanks, Bloomsbury!
Book mail: HOW TO FREE A JINN by Raidah Shah Idil. Thanks, Simon Kids!
November 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Book mail: HOW TO FREE A JINN by Raidah Shah Idil. Thanks, Simon Kids!
Fast Five Interview: Lyla Lee
Lyla Lee joins us to talk about her new book, THE CUFFING GAME.
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Lyla Lee joins us to talk about her new book, THE CUFFING GAME.
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Fast Five Interview: Lyla Lee
Lyla Lee joins us to talk about her new book, THE CUFFING GAME.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Fast Five Interview: Lyla Lee
Lyla Lee joins us to talk about her new book, THE CUFFING GAME.
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Lyla Lee joins us to talk about her new book, THE CUFFING GAME.
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Starting BLACKMAIL AND BIBINGKA.
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Starting BLACKMAIL AND BIBINGKA.
Book Review: Final Cut by Olivia Worley
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Book Review: Final Cut by Olivia Worley
Teen Librarian Karen Jensen reviews the new horror novel FINAL CUT by Olivia Worley
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November 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Book Review: Final Cut by Olivia Worley
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Book Review: Self Portrait by Ludwig Volbeda
A transgender teen struggles with a self-portrait assignment in this introspective and meditative look at gender and identity originally published in the Netherlands.
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A transgender teen struggles with a self-portrait assignment in this introspective and meditative look at gender and identity originally published in the Netherlands.
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Book Review: Self Portrait by Ludwig Volbeda
A transgender teen struggles with a self-portrait assignment in this introspective and meditative look at gender and identity originally published in the Netherlands.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Book Review: Self Portrait by Ludwig Volbeda
A transgender teen struggles with a self-portrait assignment in this introspective and meditative look at gender and identity originally published in the Netherlands.
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A transgender teen struggles with a self-portrait assignment in this introspective and meditative look at gender and identity originally published in the Netherlands.
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