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Jennifer Lynn Barnes

September 5, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Book Review: The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

17-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people.  Within a few moments she can tell you more about a person than they probably even realize about themselves.  She’s not psychic, just a natural born profiler.  Which is how she gets recruited into an FBI program that seeks to nurture these natural talents of various teens, […]

February 20, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Book Review: Nobody by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The most dangerous people in the world . . . are the ones you don’t even see. There are people in this world who are Nobody. No one sees them. No one notices them. They live their lives under the radar, forgotten as soon as you turn away. That’s why they make the perfect assassins. […]

February 7, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Booktalk This! Spy stories

I’ve had spies on the mind this week, as one of my favorite books of last year, Code Name Verityby Elizabeth Wein, received a Printz Honor (an award recognizing excellence in teen literature). In Code Name Verity, a young female spy writes for her life, sharing secrets with her German torturers in France during World […]

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