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New YA

July 3, 2023 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Because People with Uteruses Bleed – Monthly for Most of Them, a look at MURDER ON A SCHOOL NIGHT

Teen librarian Karen Jensen highlights an upcoming YA book that talks about menstruation

June 26, 2023 by Riley Jensen

Here Have Some New 2023 YA Thriller Books by Riley Jensen

TLT contributor Riley Jensen shares some upcoming YA thriller books

June 21, 2023 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Handle with Care: “delicate” topics in books for teens, a guest post by author Gigi Griffis

YA author Gigi Griffis talks about her new novel THE WICKED UNSEEN and the importance of tackling tough topics for teens

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Have Some New April 2023 Releases

April 4, 2023 by Riley Jensen

Here’s a look at some new YA lit releases coming out in April of 2023 that are on my TBR list. You might want to add them to yours. Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker Thirty years ago, a young woman was murdered, a family was lynched, and New Orleans saw the greatest magical massacre […]

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Listening to Old Ghosts : The Haunting Influence of Our Town and Spoon River Anthology, a guest post by author Mary Amato

August 8, 2018 by Karen Jensen, MLS

I have had the pleasure of working with author Mary Amato in the past, as we worked together to discuss ways in which librarians could provide more music based programming in libraries. GUITAR NOTES by Mary Amato is a moving story of grief, music and friendship that I will never stop recommending. Today, I am […]

New and forthcoming YA and MG to know about

March 14, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor

Books, books, and more books! All of the books I get end up going back out the door in some fashion—to teen readers I know, to classroom libraries of friends, to my own school, or in giveaways. I can’t read/review every book I get, but it’s fun to be able to sift through boxes and […]

Take 5: New YA Booklists You’ll Want to See (January 2018)

January 22, 2018 by Karen Jensen, MLS

2018 YA Diverse Books: http://www.epicreads.com/blog/2018-diverse-ya-books/ Notable Books for Teens about the Arab World: http://diversityinya.tumblr.com/post/90356654158/notable-novels-for-teens-about-the-arab-world 11 Books about the South Asian Diaspora: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/teen/brown-proud-11-books-south-asian-diaspora-read-right-now/ YA Books Hitting the Shelves January – March 2018: https://bookriot.com/2018/01/03/ya-books-hitting-shelves-january-march-2018/ Most Anticipated YA Debuts for 2018: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/teen/21-anticipated-debuts-2018/

A List of New YA Book Release Links for 2018

December 4, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS

December is here, which means it’s time to start thinking about 2018 YA Lit releases. I’ve already submitted my first book order for January 2018 titles. Here for your convenience (and really, for mine) is a list of links to booklists put together online so far for 2018. In the coming weeks we’ll be sharing […]

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