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May 30, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Graphic Novel Spotlight: from the April 2014 issues of VOYA

I am always scouring looking for Graphic Novels. They are super popular at my library and since I don’t really read them, I’m not always sure what to buy. Thankfully, Amanda Foust and Jack Baur wrote a piece on Graphic Novels for the April issue of 2014. Here they highlight their favorite titles published between […]

January 29, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: Reasons to read your December 2013 VOYA

1. MUSLIMS IN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE There is a great list of titles that depict Muslims in Young Adult Literature.  Since September 11th, the Muslim population has been the target of a tremendous amount of fear, bias and outright racial targeting.  This is a good and varied list that examines the Muslim life in a […]

January 28, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

The Living by Matt de Lana Pena (reviewed in VOYA December 2013)

I have been reviewing for VOYA since 2001.  This year, something really exciting happened.  On page 55 of the December 2013 issue of VOYA, I reviewed THE LIVING by Matt de la Pena.  Just yesterday, at the ALA Youth Media Awards, it was announced that this title won a Pura Belpre Honor Award.  “The Pura […]

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VOYA: Girl Knights & Boy Queens . . . an addition to the list of cross-dressing titles

November 29, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

In the October 2013 issue of VOYA Magazine, there is a great article by Rebecca Moor about cross dressing teens entitled Girl Knights and Boy Queens: Cross-Dressing in Teen- Appeal Books and Films..  Honestly, it is pretty exhaustive in its exploration of motivation and titles.  It includes a look at titles old, Bloody Jack, and […]

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September 27, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

While historical fiction may be my Achilles hill (although I have now read 10 historical fiction titles this year – please hold your applause until the end of the post), nonfiction is something I like but just don’t ever read enough of.  As a reviewer for VOYA, they occasionally send me a nonfiction title to […]

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