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Rotters

June 26, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Five Questions with ROTTERS and SCOWLER author Daniel Kraus

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

True Confessions of an Audio Book Virgin (an audio review of Rotters and Scowler by Daniel Kraus and tips for highlighting audio books in your collection)

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

Sunday Reflections: Going to Bed Hungry

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 […]

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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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