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October 25, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Friday Finds – October 25, 2013

October 25, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS   Leave a Comment

This Week at TLT

This week’s Sunday Reflection – We Can Be Heroes

We all love A.S. King – read about her new book Reality Boy!

Where are the POCs in the new Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.?

Book Reviews 
  •  The Dollhouse Asylum by Mary Gray
  • Watermark by Krissi Dallas (reviewed by Cuyler Creech)
 Take 5
  • Crossover Authors
  • Christie’s Favorite Comic Things 
What Bringing to Life a Literary Character Can Do for You – a guest post by Mary Gray, author of The Dollhouse Asylum
Meet Lulu the Hero Pig (No Really!)
Why do we need diversity? Maybe just to be real. 
The difference between incest and abuse.
Upcoming 2014 YA Titles!

In which Karen crosses another item off her bucket list!

Previously at TLT

We talk about A.S. King a lot – here – and here – and here, to mention a few…

We shared some insights on diversity from Ms. Christie’s Latino teens.
Around the Web
Excellent chart on ebook library lending terms from the Big 6 Publishers.

Rebecca Stead became the first American writir to take home the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize – for one of my favorite books! Yay! 
Famous authors weigh in with their thoughts on current trends in testing in public school. Spoiler alert: they’re not happy. 

And also, there is this, just in case you’re having a bad day:

What Book Next? Take this quiz and find out.
Literary Web Series
Literary Pumpkins VOYA Magazine: YA Clicks October 2013 – Homework Help sites
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November 1: New Audio Book of the Month Giveaway with BOT/Listening Library Debuts
 
November 17-23 is Doctor Who Week with a TON of guest posts, including posts from authors Myra McEntire and Mike A. Lancaster 

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About Karen Jensen, MLS

Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 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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