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August 17, 2020 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Why Does Nobody Ever Call the Police? by Teen Contributor Riley Jensen

Today teen contributor talks asks a profound question of YA lit: Why does no one ever call the police?

August 12, 2020 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Postcard Apps Review: Using Postcards to Stay Connected with TAG Members During a Pandemic and Virtual Burnout

Want an unconventional way to connect with TAG members during a pandemic? Try postcards. There's an app for that.

June 1, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Abortion in YA Literature: Beyond the Issues, a guest post by Hilary T. Smith

There have been many recent articles written suggesting that sex in YA literature is the last taboo. I, however, would argue that just as it is in the real world, abortion remains the last taboo in YA literature. Which isn’t surprising when you consider it is the last taboo in almost all of main stream […]

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Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters by Laurie Ann Thompson (Blog Tour)

September 11, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

“And that is how change happens. One gesture. One person. One moment at a time.” – author Libba Bray, quoted on page 161 (always quote Libba Bray, always.) Teenagers often get a bad rap. They’re loud, they’re obnoxious, their selfish, they’re lazy – that’s what you’ll hear a lot in the press. And from adults: […]

TPiB: Bristlebots, take II (or what happens when you give teens space to be creative)

July 22, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Since the SRC was science themed this year, Christie and I knew that we wanted to do a small robot program. We did a lot of research and came up with some various ideas, but ultimately we decided to do these small robots called Bristlebots or Brushbots. It turned out there were pre-made kits you […]

Sunday Reflections: Not All Educations are Created Equal

July 20, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

I was speaking to someone the other day about the issue of growing poverty in the U.S. when the friend shocked me by victim blaming kids living in poverty. The most surprising part of it all was that this friend is a social work major who is going into the field to help children. She […]

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Teens and Poverty: PBS Newshour Discusses Being Homeless and Trying to Graduate High School

June 19, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

As I thought about writing my post earlier today about teachers, I couldn’t help but think of my 4th grade teacher. I remember her name, I remember what she looked like, and I remember the intense hatred I had for her. You see, in the 4th grade my parents separated and divorced. We went from […]

The Relational Reading Revolution Revisited

April 8, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Earlier today author Mindy McGinnis (Not a Drop to Drink, In a Handful of Dust) and I presented at TLA on the ways that you can use social media to get teens connected with authors and invested in a rich, rewarding, and affirming reading community.  You can read the initial post here.  And here is […]

Talk about Sex, The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

March 4, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

 Let’s talk about sex, babyLet’s talk about you and meLet’s talk about all the good thingsAnd the bad things that may beLet’s talk about sex – Let’s Talk about Sex, Salt ‘n’ Pepa I confess. I am not a parent. I have no kids. Never had, never attempted, never will. I have nieces and nephews […]

Tales from the Crib: Babysitting 411 with Don’t Sit on the Baby by Halley Bondy (TPIB)

November 11, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Raise your hand if your first job was babysitting. (Karen raises hand.) Raise your hand if you had any clue what you were doing. (Karen puts hand down.)  In this post we talk about this great babysitting guide and I will share with you a step-by-step program to help give your teens the information they […]

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