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Teen Fiction

January 25, 2023 by Riley Jensen

Have Some New 2023 Mysteries

Riley Jensen shares a look at some upcoming YA mysteries that are on her TBR list

December 26, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS

A THRILLING Countdown: From TEN to One, these mystery/thrillers will keep you on the edge of your seat as you countdown until the new year

Counting down until the new year? Here's a thrilling countdown of YA mystery/thrillers from TEN to ONE that feature YA thrillers that start with a number in the title

November 9, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Let’s Talk About April Henry: A book review of TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE

Teen librarian Karen Jensen discusses the works of April Henry and reviews her most recent release, TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE

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An A to Z Look at YA Horror: So you want a spooky book for spooky season? A YA horror master list

October 12, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS

An A to Z list look at some of the best YA horror out there

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October 3, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Do you think we’ve had enough vampire books or zombie novels? I recently read some people discussing how vampire stories aren’t over and done until we get to read an over abundance of vampire stories written by people of color. And by recently I mean a few months ago, long enough ago that I unfortunately […]

Why Do Friendships End?, a guest post by author Carol Dines

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Carol Dines, author of THE TAKE-OVER FRIEND, shares the friendship breakup that inspired her latest YA novel and what she's learned about friendship along the way

From Frozen Fandom to Frozen Fiction, a guest post by Frozen Polar Nights authors Mari Mancusi and Jen Calonita 

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Authors Mari Mancusi and Jen Caltonita join us to discuss their newest Disney inspired novel, Frozen: Polar Nights

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