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I'm a Youth Services Librarian and I love what I do. Getting kids excited about reading in all its forms is a terrific part of my job.
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What's the fix for saying goodbye to your favorite book? Find a trilogy that you love. Books being marketed to teens today have broad appeal. Like all good fiction they have the ability to stretch your imagination, pull at your heart, quicken your pulse and take you to another time and place....just sometimes with werewolves and zombies in the mix. So don't pass up a book just because it has "High School" on the spine label.
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When I decided to go vegan, I wasn’t worried about not purchasing leather shoes or having to check the labels of personal care products. The lifestyle aspects I could handle. I was worried about what I’d eat!
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They operate out of grimy stations in South London, or Minneapolis, or Venice, but they all have the same mission - to follow the evidence, catch the bad guy, and hopefully not bend the law too much. I like them because there is a reason they find bodies, unlike caterers or booksellers, who after the first couple of corpses should think about changing their line of work.
Crime and criminals are everywhere, and maybe in a few places you haven't thought of. If you're feeling in a rut with your police procedurals, consider what's new in copshops these days.
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