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May 4, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: Christie’s Fav non-Comic book Free Comic Book Day Reads

  Yes, I love a good comic book. And a good graphic novel. I also love tying in my love in comics and graphic novels with teen books. So, for those in the mood, a Take 5 that goes beyond the comic strips and graphic novels, in visual format. Plus a bonus two. Do you […]

October 8, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

I eat cereal, but I am not a serial killer (Serial Killers in YA Lit)

This is a completely true story:  One day I was picking my 6 year-old daughter up from Vacation Bible School and when I asked her how it was she said, “It was good.  No one put duct tape on my mouth and locked me in the trunk.”  As you can imagine, this was not the […]

April 19, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

TLA Baby!

Tuesday night I left work and drove 4 1/2 hours to make my pilgrimage to TLA.  TLA baby, here I came! It was a truly amazing day where I met a ton of amazing teen authors, talked to publishers and yes, I received some ARCs (which will get their own post). Although the exhibit halls […]

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