Links of the Week: 5/2-5/8

YPulse reports highlights from a Seventeen magazine survey on Teen Spending and the Recession.

MTV announces the nominees for its Movie Awards, selected for the first time by fans. “Twilight” and “Slumdog Millionaire” lead with the most nominations. Anyone can vote until May 27 for the awards aired on May 31.

I love Sarah Dessen, author of Just Listen, Truth About Forever and the upcoming Along for the Ride! Horn Book has a fun interview with her this month.

Slate gives advice to a teenager looking to make a difference in the world.

Wish I were going to ALA in Chicago this year so I could see the Harry Potter: The Exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry. (Through September 27, 2009).

Lois Lowry amusingly and begrudgingly picks Hunger Games as the SLJ Battle of the (Kids’) Books winner (yay!).

Google uses goats to clear some weeds and brush at its Mountain View headquarters (via Tech Crunch).

The White House gets a MySpace page to go along with its Facebook page (via Tech Crunch).

Disney’s putting its stamp on food and marketing it to kids, but this time it’s on eggs, fruits and veggies. Zac Efron avocado, anyone? (via Jezebel)

Jezebel’s Fine Lines column (a look back at YA books from the past) returns with a look at the Judy Blume classic Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Publisher’s Weekly reports that YA novel The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan (a colonial zombie thriller!) is being fast-tracked to the big screen.

A heart-breaking tale of a young girl’s death to bulimia six years ago, told by a friend of the family. Reminds me a lot of Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson.

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