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March 3, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Sunday Reflections: Sex sells . . . but what are we selling? Low self esteem and body image among on tweens and teens

That night I lay cuddling in bed with my almost Tween watching the very last episode of Hannah Montana, a tear slid down my cheek as I recognized that we were closing the door on a chapter of her life.  We had grown up watching Hannah Montana try and have the best of both worlds […]

January 25, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Why YA? (again): Fear and loathing in YA literature

Last year, there was some brouhaha about the YA Literature label that prompted me to write a defense of YA Lit and sparked a series of posts where many of us – librarians, authors, readers – shared our favorite YA titles and what made them rich, moving pieces of literature. Why YA? Read the original […]

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