Good Comics for Kids
January 31, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Front Cover Blurb: In this war, there are only two outcomes: victory or madness A young man sits in a room in a mental hospital, occasionally he will utter a few words, including the word berserk, over and over again. His brother, Noah, can’t believe what has happened to him – and so quickly. A […]
January 30, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Although ARCs (advanced reader’s copies) are not the main point of ALA (there is so much to see and learn there, see my previous post), it is interesting to get a look firsthand at some of the books being released in the upcoming year for teens. Many of us are operating on limited budgets (I […]
January 29, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I am very excited to introduce you to this creative and interesting work of short stories edited by Kelly Milner Halls. Every story has two sides, right? So what happened when Kelly Milner Halls asked 12 authors to write short stories that each told one side of parallel stories? You get Girl Meets Boy. Learn […]
January 27, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
True confessions: I am a fan of Project Runway and have been watching it for yours exclaiming – this would be a great teen program, except for the part about the sewing. But I have mulled over in my head for years and kept thinking someday, maybe. Then they produced Project Accessory, which suddenly becomes […]
January 26, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Sometime this week I think they announced the Oscar nominees, but what is even more important is that Monday at ALA Midwinter they announced the Michael L. Printz Award winners. The Printz Award is awarded yearly for excellence in young adult literature. These are the best of the best as chosen by a committee of […]
January 25, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
On Monday I shared with you things I loved and learned at the ALA Midwinter exhibits. Today, I share with you the best part of ALA – the ARCs (Advanced Reader’s Copy). So this is not the world’s longest blog post ever, today we will cover titles set to be released in January or February […]
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January 24, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
In the February 2012 edition of VOYA, I write an article about food allergies and teens. In it I share that my passion for this topic began because I am the mother of a toddler with severe food allergies that cause her chronic health issues. One of her symptoms is chronic, silent reflux. Silent reflux […]
January 23, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
This past Saturday I got to spend the day in the librarian version of heaven – the ALA Midwinter exhibits hall. Here I mingled with my fellow geeks and ran into people I have known for years online, learned about some new products and services and picked up a ton of ARCs (which will be […]
January 20, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
First, I have to give a huge thank you to VOYA Magazine, School Library Journal and Capstone Press. They each have done a great job of supporting the project and helping me get the word out. And special thanks also go to Harlequin Teen and others that have retweeted the message out. You can follow the […]
January 19, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
“It is the first day of November and so, today, someone will die.” As far as first lines go, there is no denying that the first line of The Scorpio Races draws you in – and it never lets go. I am a huge fan of the Wolves of Mercy Falls series, but was not […]
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