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YA Fiction

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

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

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

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April 13, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS

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From Book to Movie Part I: An Interview with Rucker Moses and Theo Gangi, authors of KINGSTON AND THE MAGICIAN’S LOST AND FOUND

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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Take 5: Something Old, Something New, Part II

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

Have Some LGBTQ+ Books, By Teen Contributor Riley Jensen

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

Book Review: Sing Me Forgotten by Jessica S. Olson, by Teen Contributor Riley Jensen

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Teen reviewer and musical theatre teen Riley Jensen reviews a gender bent Phantom of the Opera inspired YA fantasy

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