
June 26, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
June is Audio Book Month – take a minute to enter our giveaway! Listening Library is thrilled to talk horror, audio, and inspiration with Daniel Kraus, the author of two highly-acclaimed novels—both available on audio from Listening Library and recommended for YA listeners 14 and up. (As we like to say, “Listen with the Lights […]
April 26, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I am fairly new to audio books. Not as a supporter, I have always understood their value and been a huge supporter of audio books. I have just never personally been a listener. In part, it was probably because I could take my kids to school and walk to work in my previous location – […]
April 21, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Violence. Bullying. School testing. We talk a lot about the issues affecting the lives of teens, but we don’t talk enough about one of the biggest: poverty and food insecurity. 1 out of 5 children don’t know when – or if – they are going to get to eat today. “It was during such a […]
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June 8, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
The headline says it all, so let’s just dive in shall we . . . 1. Rotters Daniel Kraus is the author of several YA titles, including Rotters. Rotters is a deeply deeply disturbing book about a teenage boy who ends up grave robbing after his mother dies and he goes to live with a […]
May 10, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Today I take off my librarian hat and set it aside. I want to talk to you as a reader. As a fan. In particular, I want to talk about three very specific books: Masque of the Read Death by Bethany Griffin, Rotters by Daniel Kraus and Embrace by Jessica Shirvington. These are all each, […]
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