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Young Adult Fiction

December 28, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS

The Difference Between YA and NA and Why It Matters, Part II: A Teen Librarian Perspective

Teen Librarian Karen Jensen talks about the importance of Young Adult literature in the lives of teens

December 28, 2022 by Riley Jensen

The Difference Between YA and NA, a former teen now new adult reader perspective

A former teen talks about the transition from reading YA lit to New Adult lit and why it makes a difference

December 5, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Banned: Why We Need Young Adult Fiction, by Stephane Dunn

Author Stephane Dunn discusses YA literature and how it helped shape her life and writing.

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