
March 25, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
It’s no secret that I adore book based movies. (Really, who doesn’t?) I’ve gone opening night to both The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, and I saw Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. I really liked Beautiful Creatures (once I let go of the fact that it was based on the book). I’ve seen both […]
March 6, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Travis Coate’s head is now on someone else’s body. He was dying of cancer, so they removed it and cyrogenically froze it until the science caught up. Five years later it has, and now his head is attached to someone else’s body. Yep, it’s weird. And yep, it’s kind of fun. A lot can happen […]
May 10, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Last night I had the honor of hosting 6 up and coming debut authors from the DFW area at my library branch in Grand Prairie, Texas. 2012 Printz and Morris winning author John Corey Whaley was our host for the evening moderating the panel, and he is a very funny guy. In fact, everyone on […]
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September 11, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
In honor of the anniversary of 9/11, we are re-running a piece written by the 2012 Printz Award Winner John Corey Whaley on the book Love is the Higher Law by David Levithan. This piece originally appeared on April 18, 2012 as part of our Why YA? series. I’ll make a confession: I read YA […]
May 3, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Last year, a debut author from a small town in Louisiana (WOOT! LOUISIANA PRIDE!) proudly/nervously anticipated the day that his book would hit store shelves. And when that magical day came, little did John Corey Whaley know that his days as an English teacher were numbered and his life as an award-winning author would soon […]
April 19, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
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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April 18, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Today as part of our ongoing Why YA? series the 2012 Printz Award Winner John Corey Whaley talks about a ya title that moved him. Read on to learn what ya title lingers in the mind and soul of this award winning author. I’ll make a confession: I read YA books. You know what else […]
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