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Jessica Khoury

November 29, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: Weird Science

I recently received a special grant from my Friends of the Library grant to update our YA collection.  They tacked on an additional $500.00 with the challenge that they wanted me to add more math and science related books in the collection.  So the challenge was this: Can you find some YA titles that talk […]

November 29, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Book Review: Origin by Jessica Khoury

The jungle hides a girl who cannot die (front cover blurb) The Fountain of Youth. The Holy Grail. It seems like we are always on the quest for immortality.  But what if scientists had found the answer in a simple flower found deep in the rainforest?  In Origin by Jessica Khoury, they have – but […]

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