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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 […]
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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 […]
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/
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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October 25, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Have you read any Jeff Strand? That’s one of my go to questions for anyone – teen or YA reader – who lament that there are not enough funny books in YA. And I get it, the funny is definitely outnumbered in YA, it truly is. But Jeff Strand is a pretty dependable author when […]
August 31, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I loved the movie Labyrinth as a little kid. Aside from being fascinated with David Bowie, I liked the main character, Sarah (Jennifer Connelly), whose baby brother is stolen by Jareth (Bowie), the Goblin King. The only way to get him back is to defeat a formidable labyrinth, with traps and twists that render it […]
May 17, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS
May 2017 #ARCParty// The Teen and Bestie were here last night and we looked through our stack of ARCs that release this month. Each teen took turns reading the back descriptions out loud and they divided them up to see who gets to read what. They agreed they would share Songs About a Girl (which […]
May 15, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Today we are honored to host author Sandhya Menon as she discusses writing a sex positive YA story. We’re also giving away a hardback copy of this upcoming YA title, one of the most anticipated YA releases of 2017. Growing up, my parents and I never discussed sex. It wasn’t even something that they considered […]
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