100 Scope Notes
June 30, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
June is National Pride Month. As today is the last day of June, my co-worker and fellow teen enthusiast Christie Gibrich presents a wrap up of her presentation from the 2012 ALA Conference on GLBTQ trends in teen fiction. Don’t forget to check out TLT blogger Stephanie Wilkes Top 10 list of GLBTQ titles. GLBTQ books […]
June 29, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Since today we are talking Pretty Amy by Lisa Burstein and Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr, I thought our Friday Fill-In could be about contemporary titles as well. Fill In the blanks in the comments My favorite contemporary title is ________________ by ________________.
June 29, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
It was only earlier this year that I read Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr. I was touched by the fact that it was a simple yet raw coming of age story about a teenage girl. There were no bells and whistles, no magical powers or arena fights to the death – just raw, […]
June 27, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Galen, a Syrena prince, searches land for a girl he’s heard can communicate with fish. It’s while Emma is on vacation at the beach that she meets Galen. Although their connection is immediate and powerful, Galen’s not fully convinced that Emma’s the one he’s been looking for. That is, until a deadly encounter with a […]
June 27, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Librarians are all about sharing, so come share your experience and passion with us. Answer any or all of the questions in the comments and join in on the conversation. 1. How did you become a teen librarian? 2. What is your favorite teen read (book or author)? 3. What is one thing you wish […]
June 26, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Post apocalyptic fiction is very popular these days in YA lit. It can include zombies, or not. There is often some vast government control – I’m talking to you Hunger Games, Delirium and Matched. Or simply a society that has devolved into utter chaos where it is every person out for themselves. So here are […]
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June 25, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
On April 23, hundreds of thousands of people joined together to spread their love of the simplest of items: the book. World Book Night is an annual celebration, started first in 2011 in the UK, which exists simple to spread the love of reading and books from person to person. This year, WBN made its […]
June 25, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
ALA Anaheim continues, but I am back because I have to work and feed small children. But it was an AMAZING experience . . . First, I met the lovely Miss Stephanie in the flesh. We hung out a lot and had a great time. We made a race car. We fangirled over books. We […]
June 22, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
So, for those of you just tuning in, this is final post concerning the Building Bridges to Literacy for African-American Male Youth which I attended and presented at earlier this month. If you haven’t read the previous posts, you may feel a little confused, so I entourage to start here, go here, and then come […]
June 22, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I am a reader and a librarian, but I am also an aunt. My sister-in-law has 4 boys, 3 of whom are autistic. I remember once taking the “typical” sibling to a pizza place for dinner and he looked around in awe and wonder; it was almost like he had just entered Disneyland for the […]
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