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YA Fiction

June 6, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Let’s Go to an Amusement Park, But Make it Murdery

Teen librarian Karen Jensen shares some creepy summer thrills that also contain thrill rides because they involve creepy or haunted amusement parks. Take a ride this summer!

May 2, 2022 by Riley Jensen

Have Some New May Releases

Teen/YA reader Riley Jensen shares 5 new releases to add to your TBR list for the month of May

April 25, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Teen Fiction 2022 by the Numbers (So Far)

Teen Librarian Karen Jensen takes a look at YA fiction numbers so far for 2022 and crunches some numbers

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December 9, 2021 by Karen Jensen, MLS

In the first in a 3-part series, authors Rucker Moses and Theo Gangi celebrate the news that their book KINGSTON AND THE MAGICIAN'S LOST AND FOUND has been optioned for a movie and explain what that means

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October 25, 2021 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Teen Librarian Karen Jensen takes a look at 5 more recent YA releases that update some of the canon

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April 19, 2021 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Teen contributor Riley Jensen rounds up some upcoming LGBTQ+ YA lit

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Teen contributor Riley Jensen shares a roundup of new and upcoming YA suspense thrillers for those who like a little murder, mayhem and mystery

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