Be Not Far From Me

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December 7, 2020 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: Five of the Best YA Books I’ve Read in 2020

Teen and Collection Development Librarian Karen Jensen shares some of her favorite YA reads of 2020

October 30, 2019 by Karen Jensen, MLS

On Your Radar: Be Not Far From Me by Mindy McGinnis

This is an outstanding adventure/survival story with some fierce feminism and deep, thoughtful looks at poverty and small town life. Authentic, real, raw and engaging, teens will devour this book.

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