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Young Adult

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

September 21, 2020 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Some Books Coming Soon for Your TBR List, By Teen Contributor Riley Jensen

Teen contributor Riley Jensen looks at 5 upcoming YA lit releases

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A List of New YA Book Release Links for 2018

December 4, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS

December is here, which means it’s time to start thinking about 2018 YA Lit releases. I’ve already submitted my first book order for January 2018 titles. Here for your convenience (and really, for mine) is a list of links to booklists put together online so far for 2018. In the coming weeks we’ll be sharing […]

November #ARCParty

November 4, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Here's a look at some upcoming titles and the November #ARCParty where The Teen and The Bestie shared what they think of some of the upcoming titles we've received in the mail here at TLT. TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16 The Teen and The Bestie are here. Gonna have an impromptu #arcparty Mon, Nov 02 2015 00:32:10 ReplyRetweetFavorite A […]

#WeNeedDiverseBooks Panel at Irving Public Library 5/13/15

May 14, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Last night I attended the We Need Diverse Books panel at the Irving Public Library. It featured I. W. Gregorio, author of None of the Above, Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton, authors of Tiny Pretty Things, Marieke Nijkamp, author of This is Where it Ends, and Natalie C. Parker, author of Beware the Wild. I […]

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#tearyya: the books that made us cry (and a sneak peek at VIOLENT ENDS)

April 22, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Yesterday I read an ARC of VIOLENT ENDS, and it made me cry. In a couple of places actually. That doesn’t happen as often as you would think it would. So that got me thinking, what books have made you actually cry? Several people shared their Teary YA Reads on Twitter with the hashtag #tearyya […]

New Adult: A Broken Promise, Now a Rose by Any Other Name (by Chrisite G)

November 30, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

I have been following with waxing and waning interest for the last few months the chatter about the “New Adult” trend that publishers have been introducing.  You can trace it back to St. Martin Press back in 2009, when they wanted to market books as coming-of-age stories with characters in their twenties.  You can actually trace it […]

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