Politics in Practice
May 31, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Most areas have some type of local legend that gets passed down through the ages. Sometimes we hear about them on a large scale, like the Loch Ness monster in Scotland or the Mothman legend in Pittsburgh, and other times you only learn them when you visit the area. Sit in a pub or sit around […]
May 31, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I have a rule that I have followed since the movie version of The Firm came out: never, EVER read the book before the movie if I haven’t already read it. WHY? Because I’m going to be CONSTANTLY comparing the two. If you haven’t read John Grisham’s The Firm, then you won’t be bothered by […]
May 30, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
There was a time when MTV showed music videos. And it was awesome. Though it is not a music staple anymore, and I sometimes weep about it, Teens and Young Adults (true young adults, in their early 20s) are still MTV’s target demographic. And in all honesty, they do have some interesting things happening on […]
May 30, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
“Can the bonds of true love ever be severed?” – front cover blurb Some books are inspired by other authors. Golden by Jessi Kirby, for example, channels the works of Robert Frost. For Mary Lindsey, her dream was to write a book inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. Ashes on the Waves is inspired by not […]
May 29, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I will never forget the day I was driving in the car, listening to the radio when the DJ declared it was a flashback weekend – and then he started playing a song from the 80s. Suddenly, the music I grew up listening to was considered the “oldies”. It’s possible that I have even heard […]
May 29, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
When I was in the 5th grade I had a history teacher who told us that his idea of Heaven would be to sit in a movie theater and watch all of history like it was one long, epic movie. That was he wanted, well that and really buttery popcorn! Much later, I went on […]
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May 28, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
It is always about this time of year that I am *burned out*. We have summer reading starting off soon, I’m buried in projects for committees and work, and we won’t talk about the dust dragons roaming my house. So what do I do? I turn to reading! But it’s not the books that I […]
May 28, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
If you are not in youth services, you may be shocked – shocked I tell ya! – to learn that summer is the busiest part of a youth or teen services librarian’s life. Summer is not when we take vacation and hang out with our kids. No, we spend the first part of the year […]
May 27, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Tomorrow, May 28th, Death, Dickinson, and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia by Jenny Torres Sanchez is released (Running Kids Press). This was one of the best books I have read so far in 2013. In fact, it was for me a 5 star book. Jenny has agreed to do a Twitter chat with us […]
May 27, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Today is Memorial Day. A day to honor the men and women who have served and died in the U.S. Military. Today, I’m sharing with you 5 teen titles that honor those who serve in the military in some form or another. In Honor by Jessi Kirby Honor receives her brother’s last letter 3 days […]
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