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April 13, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS

A Round of MG/YA Book Duos: Creepy Edition

Teen Librarian Karen Jensen shares some MG and YA book recs inspired by some creepy popular culture moments

November 29, 2021 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: Great Reads for Younger YA, or Upper Middle Grade – whatever it is we are calling 12-14 year olds these days

Teen Librarian Karen Jensen highlights 5 titles that hit the sweet spot for readers in between middle grade and young adult

December 21, 2020 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: 5 of the Best Books I’ve Read in 2020, Middle Grade Edition

Teen librarian Karen Jensen continues her countdown of the 20 Best Books of 2020 with a look at 5 Middle Grade Fiction titles

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The Secret Sea Blog Tour – Interview with Barry Lyga

August 16, 2016 by Robin Willis

Author Barry Lyga has a new middle grade novel, The Secret Sea, coming out August 23. It is a complex and fascinating story of three friends who travel to a parallel universe. From the publisher: Twelve-year-old Zak Killian is hearing a voice. Could it be a guardian angel? A ghost? No, that’s crazy. But sometimes […]

#LastListEgmont: Jaguar Stones, Pirate Adventures, and a New Publisher, Matt Myklusch and Jon and Pamela Voelkel interview

March 7, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Matt Myklusch and Jon and Pamela Voelkel first met on a panel at the Texas Library Association. At the time, the Voelkels were promoting their action-packed Jaguar Stones series, and Matt was doing the same for his superhero adventure books, The Jack Blank Adventures. Now, a couple years later, with Jon and Pamela Voelkel releasing […]

In My Mailbox: Looking for Middle Grade Fiction that Deals with Sexual Violence

September 8, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

I often get emails and comments in regards to The #SVYALit Project asking about Middle Grade titles that deal with sexual abuse and violence of pre-teen kids. And each time I get a question, I go looking for some great recommendations. I have even tried to ask author and Middle Grade champion Anne Ursu and […]

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Book Review: The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm

August 4, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Publisher’s Description:   Galileo. Newton. Salk. Oppenheimer.Science can change the world . . . but can it go too far? Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old best friend. She even misses her dearly departed goldfish. Then one day a strange boy shows up. He’s bossy. He’s cranky. […]

2 New GNs Coming Your Way, and a look at Scholastic’s GRAPHIX imprint

May 9, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

This is how things go at my house . . . Me: Whacha doing?The Tween: ReadingMe: Oh, you’re reading SMILE again.The Tween: Yep So when news came out that there might be ARCs of SISTERS by Raina Telgemeier at TLA, I tweeted Christie: “Our one mission is to get ARCs of SISTERS at TLA and […]

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