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July 16, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Book Review: Revenge of the Flower Girls by Jennifer Ziegler

As many of you know, I took The Tween to ALA Annual recently and we had an amazing experience, in large part thanks to Scholastic. While there, she became passionate about wanting to read a book called REVENGE OF THE FLOWER GIRLS by Jennifer Ziegler. This past week, Jennifer Ziegler contacted me and she sent […]

July 4, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

This is What Happened When I Took the Tween to ALA Annual (a Thank You to Scholastic!)

The Tween: “I LOVE A Snicker of Magic!” As you may know, this year I decided to take The Tween (basically 12 at this point) to the exhibit halls at ALA Annual 2014. Although I hemmed and hawed and hesitated about this decision, it turned out to be one of the greatest decisions ever. On […]

May 9, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

2 New GNs Coming Your Way, and a look at Scholastic’s GRAPHIX imprint

This is how things go at my house . . . Me: Whacha doing?The Tween: ReadingMe: Oh, you’re reading SMILE again.The Tween: Yep So when news came out that there might be ARCs of SISTERS by Raina Telgemeier at TLA, I tweeted Christie: “Our one mission is to get ARCs of SISTERS at TLA and […]

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Sunday Reflections: I’m Holding Out for a (Female) Superhero!

May 4, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

The Tween read each & every comic book yesterday Yesterday was Free Comic Book Day and I celebrated – with my Tween daughter – by handing out free comic books at my library. The night before I took her little sister to see the new Spider-Man movie. We’re pretty big superhero fans in this house. […]

Beware the Return of Point Horror

April 17, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Scholastic has heard your pleas for more horror and is in the midst of releasing some cool, easy and very accessible horror with the Point Horror line. This relaunched line combines technology with horror to create some fun, fast reads. I was able to read these titles quickly and, being a horror fan, I found […]

Take 5: New from Scholastic – Switched at Birthday, Invasion, Manor of Secrets, Better Off Friends and The Shadow Throne

March 6, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Switched at Birthday by Natalie StandifordIn the tradition of Freaky Friday, meet Lavender and Scarlet, two people who are nothing alike. Scarlet is pretty, popular, star of the soccer team. Lavender is not. But they both share a birthday and when they both make a wish, they wake up in each other’s bodies.  This is […]

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Scholastic Book Fair: September

September 26, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Now that school is back in session, it’s time to resume our Scholastic Book Fair here on TLT.  Here are five new titles from Scholastic. Seeing Red by Kathryn Erskine “So everyone just sits there and says nothing? How’s anything ever going to get better?”  Red Porter’s daddy has died.  While Red and his mom […]

Scholastic Book Fair: April

April 11, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

 It’s April, which means it is time for another edition of our Scholastic Book Fair here at TLT.  Since I have a tween in school, we have been buying a lot of Scholastic books from the book fair.  Here are a look at some new Scholastic titles you may want to look into.   This month […]

Scholastic Book Fair: March 2013

March 4, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

When I became a parent, one of the greatest moments of my life was realizing that they still had Scholastic book fairs in the schools.  I have a 10 and a 4 year old and several times a year they bring home those glorious little sheets and we pour over them, marking our selections.  The […]

Book Review: Andrew Jenks, My Adventures as a Young Filmmaker

February 19, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

“I want to tell the stories of my generation. I want to be a filmmaker that is able to capture what my generation thinks, how they act, and they ultimately stand for.” – Andrew Jenks “Everyone has a story and telling those stories is what I do.” – Jenks, page 169 At 16, Andrew Jenks […]

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