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Take a step back . . . in time: Karen’s personal historical fiction reading challenge
Collection Development, Dreaming Anastasia, Historical fiction, Jenn McGowan, Joy Preble, Katherine Longshore, Maid of Secrets, Mette Harrison, Reading Challenge, Romance, Rose Throne, Tarnish
|Paris Hilton left us with these infamous words: Math is Hard. I loved math. You always knew you had a correct answer before turning in your test. The subject that is my arch nemesis? History. I am not a fact retainer, but think in ideas and abstraction. The essay test is my friend. But trying […]
It’s a Mystery, how to find mysteries with an inspriational message
Christian fiction, Christian mysteries, Collection Development, Faith, Inspirational fiction, Mysteries, Reader's Advisory, Spirituality
|When young mystery lovers plow through Ladd Family Adventure Series and the Boxcar Children, it becomes harder to find appealing books in the genre without a dark mix of violence, sex and the occult. Thinking about faith when serving teens Some Christian authors, however, are striving to fill that void through mysteries that delicately weave […]
Get a Clue! What Makes a Mystery GOOD? I’m a sucker for mysteries. I like the murder mysteries best and I’m always on the lookout for more teen mysteries. The bulk of mysteries I read are adult cozies, often from a series. Here’s what I like about mysteries. The Top 10 Clues to a Mystery […]
Get Your Generations On! (Older characters in YA lit – and my grandma)
Collection Development, Fiction, Multi generational relationships, Take 5, Teen Issues, YA Lit
|It seems a truism in YA lit that adults often seem far and few between. Even when they are there, they don’t often play a significant role. And older adults? Forget about it. I have really been thinking about this since our discussion earlier this week about siblings in YA lit: Siblings? We don’t need […]
While in Anaheim at ALA ’12, I had the pleasure of being introduced to Daniel Ehrenhaft and Meredith Barnes who were more than eager to tell me about the new endeavor of SOHO Press, an imprint dedicated to YA mysteries! I was more than intrigued and after a lovely champagne toast and kickoff, I knew […]
Meet the New Imprint: Month9Books
Collection Development, Georgia McBride, Month9Books, Speculative Fiction
|What do superheroes, paranormal, alternate history, dystopian and horror all have in common? They all fall under the umbrella of speculative fiction. Speculative fiction is hot in the publishing world. Readers of all ages like to be whisked away into worlds of fantasy and what if . . . ? In fact, paranormal romance is […]
January 2013 Releases
Collection Development, Contemporary Fiction, Science Fiction, Teen Fiction, YA Literature
|Here’s a look at what new releases I am reading in January 2013 Finding Zasha by Randi BarrowHitler’s troops are marching across Russia and 12-year-old Ivan has joined a secret group fighting against the Nazis. When he meets Zasha and Thor, he knows that he must save them and stop them from becoming weapons of […]
Things I Never Learned in Library School
Collection Development, Dirty Little Library Secrets, Professional Development, Teen Issues, Things I Never Learned in Library School, What They Didn't Teach Me in Library School
|Like most librarians, I stumbled into librarianship and worked as a paraprofessional for many years before getting my MLS. I was very lucky in that I had an amazing mentor to help me in my journey. But even with my MLS, there are things that come up that surprise and challenge me as a professional […]
A few of Karen’s favorite things . . .
Collection Development, Duct Tape, Magazines, Poetry, Professional Development, Twitter
|Christmas is over so I won’t bore you with my witty intro that makes the song get stuck in your brain (mmmm . . . brains!) No, I’ll just dive right into it. These are my favorite things.Collection Development Tools: Netgalley/Edelweiss I work at a smaller library now, and run a blog, so I really […]
On the Eighth Day of Blogmas, my TLT gave to me
12 Blogs of Christmas, Boys, Collection Development, Guys, Professional Development
|Guys Lit Wire! I am not of the whole ‘guys and girls read different books’ mentality but I do like to find books that appeal to my reluctant boy readers and books that have male main characters. Guys Lit Wire is a site I stumbled across via Twitter one day and fell in love. Basically, […]
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