July 3, 2023 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Teen librarian Karen Jensen highlights an upcoming YA book that talks about menstruation
May 10, 2023 by Riley Jensen
Riley Jensen shares some of the new May Young Adult titles on her TBR list
December 28, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Teen Librarian Karen Jensen talks about the importance of Young Adult literature in the lives of teens
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December 28, 2022 by Riley Jensen
A former teen talks about the transition from reading YA lit to New Adult lit and why it makes a difference
September 21, 2020 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Teen contributor Riley Jensen looks at 5 upcoming YA lit releases
December 4, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS
December is here, which means it’s time to start thinking about 2018 YA Lit releases. I’ve already submitted my first book order for January 2018 titles. Here for your convenience (and really, for mine) is a list of links to booklists put together online so far for 2018. In the coming weeks we’ll be sharing […]
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November 4, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Here's a look at some upcoming titles and the November #ARCParty where The Teen and The Bestie shared what they think of some of the upcoming titles we've received in the mail here at TLT. TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16 The Teen and The Bestie are here. Gonna have an impromptu #arcparty Mon, Nov 02 2015 00:32:10 ReplyRetweetFavorite A […]
May 14, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Last night I attended the We Need Diverse Books panel at the Irving Public Library. It featured I. W. Gregorio, author of None of the Above, Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton, authors of Tiny Pretty Things, Marieke Nijkamp, author of This is Where it Ends, and Natalie C. Parker, author of Beware the Wild. I […]
April 22, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Yesterday I read an ARC of VIOLENT ENDS, and it made me cry. In a couple of places actually. That doesn’t happen as often as you would think it would. So that got me thinking, what books have made you actually cry? Several people shared their Teary YA Reads on Twitter with the hashtag #tearyya […]
November 30, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I have been following with waxing and waning interest for the last few months the chatter about the “New Adult” trend that publishers have been introducing. You can trace it back to St. Martin Press back in 2009, when they wanted to market books as coming-of-age stories with characters in their twenties. You can actually trace it […]
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