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Spark Award

March 2, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

The Spark Award

Some times we are fly by the seat of our pants here at TLT.  Today I decided that we should have an award for teen fiction that inspires social change and challenges the status quo.  We want to reward well written teen fiction that showcases teen characters rising up to the challenges of life and […]

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