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Jamie Watson

Baltimore County Public Library

Jamie is currently the Manager of Collection Development at the Baltimore County Public Library based in Towson, Maryland. She is a reviewer for School Library Journal and she is active in the Young Adult Library Services Association, serving on several of its committees, including Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults. Jamie was named a “2008 Mover and Shaker” by Library Journal magazine. Jamie Watson is one of AdLit’s consultants for young adult literature and author of “The MashUp”, AdLit’s blog about books for teens.

Latest Blog Posts

Best of the Year

It’s the end of the year, when list-making becomes the national pastime!

Comics in the Classroom

I recently attended the National Council of Teachers of English annual convention in New York City. The two-day event gave me lots of ideas for getting teachers and teens excited about new offerings in young adult books…