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Rainbow Rowell

February 23, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Sunday Reflections: Silence Hurts Everyone (Why don’t adults intervene more when abuse is suspected with further discussion on Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell)

Months ago we posted about Eleanor and Park, and I recently added that post to the SVYALit Tumblr page where it has had some interesting discussion.  One comment in particular has me thinking: Not one able adult called Child Protective Services, the Police, a counselor – none. It’s not even clear that Eleanor’s Uncle and […]

January 7, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Book Review: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

As part of her Sherlock Week post yesterday, author Frankie Brown mentioned her love for the book Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell.  Today she reviews it for us. Rainbow Rowell doesn’t write books; she writes characters.  In Eleanor & Park, Rainbow gave us a comic book lover who dressed like art and a popular kid whose […]

December 2, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

December Audio Book of the Month Giveaway: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

The month of December brings us a new Audio Book of the Month Giveaway brought to you by Random House Books on Tape and Listening Library.  Each month you will have the chance to enter and win a new MG or YA audio book – because audio books are cool.  The December Audio Book of […]

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I will never forget the day I was driving in the car, listening to the radio when the DJ declared it was a flashback weekend – and then he started playing a song from the 80s.  Suddenly, the music I grew up listening to was considered the “oldies”.  It’s possible that I have even heard […]

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Danger, Will Robinson, Danger! Eventually I will tell you what titles I am talking about and why and you will be minorly spoiled.  Not details of individual plots, but a general sense of what happens.  Read on after the jump understanding that. Consider that your spoiler alert. The Set Up The last three books I […]

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