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March 2, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS

#SVYALit Project: Bone Gap and Survivor Stories, a guest post by author Laura Ruby

One of the best books I have read in 2015 is the upcoming Bone Gap by Laura Ruby. It is a stunning and haunting look at a world where you can easily fall between the gaps. If hard pressed to come up with a if you like, I would say that this is reminiscent of […]

April 30, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Book Review: Live Through This by Mindi Scott

An interesting thing happened when I started the #SVYALit Project, people started asking me if I had read such and such a book yet because I really needed to. And honestly, I am glad each and every time because I want to make sure we are reading and discussing as many relevant titles as possible. […]

January 16, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Book Review: The Gospel of Winter by Brendan Kiely

In 2002, the media began reporting on various allegations that the Catholic church was involved in a large sexual abuse scandal.  Many young people, prominently boys, came forward and revealed that they had been sexually violated by priests in the church and the church had gone to great lengths to cover that abuse up.  According […]

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Please note: The following conversation will contain spoilers for American Horror Story.  Consider yourself warned.  Also, this is a very sensitive discussion so there may be trigger warnings.  Click to continue. I broke up with American Horror Story in the first season.  It is, in fact, too much for me.  But I find the main […]

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