Dear Cassie: booktrailer debut and exclusive excerpt
This morning, we followed Rawe down to the waterfront—Nez in front, me in the middle, Troyer in the back. Nez kept turning around and whispering to me about Arm Sleeve Tattoo Guy, making X-rated facial expressions and tongue movements like she was having some kind of porno stroke.
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Check out more from Lisa Burstein on TLT, we love her, the way she writes, and the fact that she stands up for authentic storytelling:
Pretty Amy Book Review
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Let’s talk access! Any why libraries are radically unsafe places, and that’s a good thing
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About Karen Jensen, MLS
Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 32 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).
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