Amanda shares new book releases in the Brave & Brass Book Blog. I find Amanda’s updates to be not only informative and useful to librarians serving teens, but also enjoyable to read. She puts a reflective spin on reviews by sharing how the Trails West library teens respond to new materials:

Westerfeld! Westerfeld! RAH! RAH! RAH! The Midnighter gang is back for the final installment. I had to buy a copy from the bookstore, since our library hasn’t received one, for my Teen Advisory Group who are still screaming at each other to be the next to borrow it.

Not only are the reviews entertaining, they are short and sweet–taking 5-10 minutes to read an entire posting. Librarians hoping to be informed and entertained will want to syndicate the The Brave and Brass Book Blog.