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July 8, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

TPiB: Bookish Nails

Absolutely loving these nails inspired by @MarieRutkoski‘s The Winner’s Curse. http://t.co/LgqCQzZwJD pic.twitter.com/4clrMG0d9r— Bloomsbury Kids UK (@KidsBloomsbury) July 7, 2014 The other day, the above Tweet from Bloomsbury came through my Twitter feed and it inspired an a-ha moment in me! At some point every day, The Tween will show me some cool new design she […]

June 6, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

In defense of teens by Heather Booth

If you haven’t read the recent article chastising adults for enjoying teen lit, you could seek it out, or you could just not bother (we won’t link to it here). I did have the misfortune of reading it. It didn’t make me angry though, it made me sad. And it didn’t make me sad for […]

September 18, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: 5 TV Shows Teens are Talking About

Ah, September. Time for school, turning leaves, football, sweaters…. and new television episodes!!! If your teens are anything like mine, they are almost as excited for some of the new things on TV as they are for Catching Fire and Thor: The Dark World to be released. Yet I know your schedule is as packed […]

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What are YOU waiting for?

August 1, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

There are a lot of exciting projects – movies, books, video games – as well as conferences and weeks of celebration coming up. We want to know which ones you are most excited about. We also want to know which ones we might be missing – please chime in in the comments section!August Movie: The […]

MTV may not show videos anymore, but you should watch these shows if you work with Teens

May 30, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

There was a time when MTV showed music videos. And it was awesome. Though it is not a music staple anymore, and I sometimes weep about it, Teens and Young Adults (true young adults, in their early 20s) are still MTV’s target demographic. And in all honesty, they do have some interesting things happening on […]

Sunday Reflections: If Sex Sells, part II – the curious case of the movies

March 17, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

You know you read all the good parts A couple of Sundays ago, I wrote a piece called Sex Sells . . . But What are We Selling? Here, I talked about my concerns about 1) are women really in control or are men still controlling the message and women being fooled into thinking they […]

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