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September 4, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Video reveal for Mary Amato’s GET HAPPY

Mary Amato (author of Guitar Notes) has a new YA coming out on October 28 – Get Happy – about a 16-year-old singer-songwriter named Minerva who is desperate for a ukulele. The story also chronicles Minerva’s painful journey to decide whether or not to reconnect with a father who left her when she was a […]

April 2, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: New Titles Coming from EgmontUSA

Get Happy by Mary Amato Publisher’s Description: In this poignant, realistic, contemporary YA by a state master list star, perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Gayle Forman, a young songwriter builds a substitute family with her friends in place of the broken family she grew up with. A hip high school girl who loves […]

July 18, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Writing About Grief and Recovery in Spies and Prejudice by Talia Vance (a guest post)

When I first got the idea of writing a story about teenage private investigator Berry Fields, I knew right away that Berry had lost her mother at eight years old, and that this loss would inform every aspect of her character.  Berry’s loss made her grow up fast, contributing to her strong and independent personality, […]

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July 17, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

At the end of BZRK, our the entire BZRK cell was left in ruins after a battle at the nano level with the evil Armstrong Twins, conjoined brothers who see emotion and free will as the downfall of mankind.  Their goal is to use nanotechnology to rewire human brains and will stop at nothing to […]

The Things That Scare Us by Em Garner (author of Contaiminated)

July 16, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

As a kid, I loved scary movies and books. Monsters under the bed or in the closet. A ventriloquist’s dummy that just might come to life. (I still have him. He sits on my bookshelf in my office and watches over me as I write.) Werewolves, vampires, things that go bump in the night. Now […]

EgmontUSA Fall 2013 Releases

July 15, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Here’s a look at what EgmontUSA has coming your way in Fall 2013. MONSTERS (978-1-60684-177-8) by Ilsa J. Bick. Hardcover. On Sale: 9/10/2013. Ages 14+. With this final volume of The Ashes Trilogy, Ilsa J. Bick delivers a riveting, blockbuster finish, returning readers to a brutal, post-apocalyptic world where no one is safe and hope […]

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Egmont USA Week, July 15-19

July 15, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

July 15th is the 2 year anniversary of the Teen Librarian Toolbox.  And we are joining forces with Egmont USA this week to celebrate.  All this week we will be talking about Egmont USA titles, sharing some author guest posts, and giving away Egmont titles.  This will be our hub and we’ll add new posts […]

Sunday Reflections: This is what losing everything looks like

July 14, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

This week we begin EgmontUSA week here at TLT.  We also begin celebrating the second year of this blog.  But let’s go back in time and talk about how TLT started . . . Round 1 of losses in the 2011 flood. Before I lived in Texas, I lived in Marion, Ohio.  In 2010, Marion […]

It Came from a Book, the second annual Teen Art Contest

June 27, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

YA Lit + Teen Created Art = It Came from a Book! Teens – we want to see your book inspired artwork! Librarians – we want to help you get your teens reading and creating, and we want to give you a great way to celebrate YA lit. Thus, the 2013 Teen Art Contest It […]

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