Politics in Practice
August 31, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Let’s talk about YA books that have scared the absolute &%*# out of me. ………… Okay there are none until Libba Bray destroyed my peaceful dreams with this amazing book, The Diviners. First in a 4 book series, Libba introduces Evie O’Neill, small-town girl who is bored out of her mind with small-town life and […]
August 30, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Variant by Robison Wells was one of my favorite books of 2011 and I became an instant fan of Robison Wells. It’s a book that has one of those “What the Heck” just happened moments. If you read my previous post, If You Give a Geek a Computer, you know that at some point I […]
August 29, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I saw that the season finale of Bunheads just happened and I’m still (im)patiently awaiting Season 3 of Dance Academy** so I know there are some hardcore dance nuts out there who love all things dance. Years ago in another body in another lifetime, I was a dancer and spent 11 years in a ballet […]
August 28, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
My early years growing up in Sacramento were filled with lots of confusion and fear. At the time, I knew something wasn’t quite right with my father but the one time I did confine in a friend? I was labeled ‘bad’ and a bad example. Only later did I found out that most of the […]
August 27, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Everyone who knows me knows that I am an absolute competition reality TV addict. I love watching competition shows that bring people together from all over, fighting it out to win a specific prize in front of television cameras. While I am smart enough to know that the contestants for the shows are cast not […]
August 24, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Six years ago on September 1st I was supposed to give birth to a baby, but that baby never came. He, or she, left my body way back in February of that year, leaving an emptiness that threatened to consume me. So I turned to the books in my library to help me. I read […]
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August 23, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
“Blue Sargent had forgotten how many times she’d been told that she would kill her true love.” – first line, The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterScholastic Press, September 2012ISBN 978-545-42492-9 All souls that will die in the next 12 months travel the ghost road on St. Mark’s Eve, which […]
August 23, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
You may have noticed, but it’s election season. And back to school time. Which means it is also time to start thinking about Banned Books Week. Banned Books Week at ALAYou can get information and graphics for Banned Books Week at ALA Banned Books Week is a reminder to us all to celebrate our freedom […]
August 22, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
So, many of you don’t know but I, Stephanie, am pregnant and have been a bit absent from the blog lately. Karen has done an excellent job on keeping everything looking spiffy and flowing and I’ve been about as much help as a bucket with a hole in it. BUT, I am feeling pretty good […]
August 21, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
The past couple of days, we have been talking body image and the depiction of obese teens in teen fiction. So here’s our list of the Top 10 Titles that deal with body image with an emphasis on titles that deal with teens struggling with obesity. Obesity and Teens in Teen Fiction: a discussionEvery Day by […]
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