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Daniel Kraus

October 13, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: YA Horror 2014

It’s October, which means everything is pumpkin flavored or scented and you can’t change the channel without running across a horror movie. While I’m not big on horror movies – I haven’t been able to watch them ever since I saw The Ring because if the scary isn’t going to stay inside the TV box […]

June 26, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Five Questions with ROTTERS and SCOWLER author Daniel Kraus

June is Audio Book Month – take a minute to enter our giveaway! Listening Library is thrilled to talk horror, audio, and inspiration with Daniel Kraus, the author of two highly-acclaimed novels—both available on audio from Listening Library and recommended for YA listeners 14 and up. (As we like to say, “Listen with the Lights […]

April 26, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

True Confessions of an Audio Book Virgin (an audio review of Rotters and Scowler by Daniel Kraus and tips for highlighting audio books in your collection)

I am fairly new to audio books.  Not as a supporter, I have always understood their value and been a huge supporter of audio books.  I have just never personally been a listener.  In part, it was probably because I could take my kids to school and walk to work in my previous location – […]

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April 21, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Violence. Bullying. School testing. We talk a lot about the issues affecting the lives of teens, but we don’t talk enough about one of the biggest: poverty and food insecurity.  1 out of 5 children don’t know when – or if – they are going to get to eat today. “It was during such a […]

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January 21, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Some children are born to monsters, and 19-year-old Ryan Burke is one of those boys.  He grew up on a farm under the thumb of a monster wearing the mask of a man, a man that he called father.  As his father’s violence grew, Ryan shrank.  Until one morning, his father tells him his mother […]

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October 20, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

As you know, we are in the midst of our Sunnydale Project here at TLT, where we are discussing all things Buffy blah blah blah.  Today I share with you some of my favorite must reads that will definitely satisfy Buffy fans.Rotters by Daniel Kraus Buffy has spent her fair share of time hanging out […]

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July 10, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

OUR SHAMELESS PLEA: TOP 10 REASONS OUR BOOK BELONGS ON YOUR LIBRARY’S SHELF Because I knew I was going to make Quarantine by Lex Thomas our TLT Rec of the Week this week, I decided to invite the authors – yes, authors as Lex Thomas is actually two people – to make this week’s Top […]

5 Reasons to Love Daniel Kraus

June 8, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

The headline says it all, so let’s just dive in shall we . . . 1. Rotters Daniel Kraus is the author of several YA titles, including Rotters.  Rotters is a deeply deeply disturbing book about a teenage boy who ends up grave robbing after his mother dies and he goes to live with a […]

Trend Watch: Darkness Ruled the Land

May 10, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Today I take off my librarian hat and set it aside.  I want to talk to you as a reader.  As a fan.  In particular, I want to talk about three very specific books: Masque of the Read Death by Bethany Griffin, Rotters by Daniel Kraus and Embrace by Jessica Shirvington.  These are all each, […]

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