A Fuse #8 Production
September 30, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
by Amanda MacGregor Jefferson High School, Davisburg, Virginia. 1959. In Robin Talley’s Lies We Tell Ourselves, it’s been two years since the Supreme Court said all schools must integrate. The people in Davisburg have done everything they can to resist this order, including entirely shutting down their schools for months. High school senior Sarah Dunbar […]
September 30, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Something Old: Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas In my early days as a YA librarian, one of the first books I saw “go viral” if you will, was Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas. Early YA was often thought of primarily as “coming of age” or “problem novels”, and they focused on an intimate […]
September 29, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I’ve been blessed this year with a crowd of readers in my 6th grade class. Real readers. Dedicated readers. Readers who, to the small of mind, might be described as ‘fan-girls’. My county is so large that they redistribute students on a yearly basis to make sure that new schools are filled (yes, we open […]
September 29, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
It is only incredible motherly love that could make me wake up at 4:30 A.M. on a Saturday and drive almost 5 hours. I mean, do you know how early 4:30 A.M. is? And on a Saturday. A SATURDAY! The Tween, Natalie Lloyd and Tween 2 As you may know, earlier this year The Tween, […]
September 28, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
“Don’t work from home. Don’t do any work at home,” she said to me as I filled out the new job paperwork. Providence public library CC license I laughed. I don’t mean I chuckled internally to myself. I mean I actually let out a guffaw and might have said something like, “Oh yeah, right. Like […]
September 26, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Why I Care About Kate Middleton’s Pregnancy, reflections on HG Banned Books Week 2014 Middle Grade Monday – Have I told you lately that I love you? (A collaborative book list, eventually.) The #SVYALit Project: Bleed Like Me and Emotional Coercion, a guest post by Christa Desir (part 1) […]
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September 26, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Publisher’s Description: Torrey Grey is famous. At least, on the internet. Thousands of people watch her popular videos on fashion and beauty. But when Torrey’s sister is killed in an accident — maybe because of Torrey and her videos — Torrey’s perfect world implodes. Now, strangers online are bashing Torrey. And at her new school, […]
September 25, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Teen culture and celebrity is dominated these days by a force that many adults don’t pay enough attention to: YouTube. YouTube isn’t just a place where Tweens and Teens go to watch the latest music video, it is producing legitimate stars who make a serious amount of cash. YouTube culture is so big that the […]
September 25, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Short story collections, I have always found, are a hard sell. Unless your name is Stephen King, those seem to circulate well. In theory, it seems like short stories are a good idea of reluctant readers, and a great way to try and find a new author. But nope, a hard sell. But occasionally, there […]
September 24, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Today as part of The #SVYALit Project we chatted with authors Elizabeth Fama (Monstrous Beauty, Plus One), Ilsa J. Bick (Ashes trilogy) and Mindy McGinnis (Not a Drop to Drink, In a Handful of Dust) about sexual violence in dystopian and post apocalyptic YA literature. Some of the highlights of the conversation include: Question 1: […]
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