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Karen’s Favorite Reads of 2024

Teen Librarian Karen Jensen shares 5 of her favorite YA reads for 2024, and 2 Printz Award predictions

May 3, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Q&A: Meet the 2012 Printz Award Winner John Corey Whaley

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 […]

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