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Tag: YA Literature

September 28, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Why Do Friendships End?, a guest post by author Carol Dines

Carol Dines, author of THE TAKE-OVER FRIEND, shares the friendship breakup that inspired her latest YA novel and what she's learned about friendship along the way

November 8, 2021 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Historical Fiction: Getting the Details Right, a guest post by author Kip Wilson

Author Kip Wilson talks about the importance of getting the facts right in historical fiction.

June 14, 2021 by Karen Jensen, MLS

New Horror to Read This Summer; By Teen Contributor Riley Jensen

Teen contributor Riley Jensen highlights 5 new or coming soon horror titles that YA lit fans may be interested in reading

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May #ARCParty: A brief look at some of the new titles coming out in May 2020

May 4, 2020 by Karen Jensen, MLS

A brief look at some new YA Lit coming out in May 2020

Coming Soon: YA Lit on the Small and Big Screen

August 14, 2019 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Here's a quick look at some of the current and upcoming YA novels you can see on the small and big screen

A Brief History of YA Literature, an Infographic

July 25, 2019 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take a look at the brief history of YA literature in infographic form

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Conversation Snapshots: Let’s Talk YA Lit Titles & YA Programming Success

April 1, 2019 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Let's talk about YA lit and teen programming! Share your program success stories and what's hot with teens right now.

Sunday Reflections: Let’s Update Those YA Lit Articles with Current Titles, and more suggestions for how we talk about YA lit in the media

March 24, 2019 by Karen Jensen, MLS

So you want to write about YA literature. What books are you using as your examples and why?

How Much YA Gets Published Each Year? Discussing YA Collection Development Challenges

August 22, 2018 by Karen Jensen, MLS

This year has been a deep dive into collection development for me. Actually, the last two years have been. Granted, collection development is always a part of the job and it is arguably my favorite part of the job, but these past 2 years I have been deeply involved in analysis and budgets and things […]

Real Talk About the State of YA Services in Public Libraries

August 16, 2018 by Karen Jensen, MLS

I found my calling at the age of 20 while in college majoring in youth ministry. My heart was already dedicated to the idea of serving and working with teenagers and then I stumbled upon a job doing YA services at my local public library purely by accident, and it changed my life. For the […]

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