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Karin Jensen

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Young Adult, Children's, Memoir

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I’ve been a passionate teacher all my life and love to help young people see beyond their immediate world of home, school, and community. The fact that book #1 in the series “Discover Remote Places”, VANUATU; THE FOREIGN EDUCATION OF ABEL, has reached bestseller status on Amazon proves that young readers are fascinated by the different and colorful cultures that make up our world.

Pat and Rosemarie Keough of the Canadian Explorers Club have hailed the book COMING OF AGE IN SULAWESI: A Tale of Tolerance and Friendship as a spring board for future study of an unknown culture, and Dr. Rizal Malik, former CEO of WWF calls the story beautifully written, with a clear message to teens.

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Average rating: 3.85 · 206 ratings · 23 reviews · 24 distinct works

	Anne på Grönkulla (Anne på Grönkulla, #1) by L.M. Montgomery, Karin Jensen (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.33 avg rating — 1,158,710 ratings — published 1908 — 6764 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chasing Courage: Coming of Age in the Mongolian Steppe 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Education of Abel 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coming of Age in Sulawesi: A Tale of Tolerance and Friendship it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vanuatu: The Foreign Education of Abel by Karin Jensen (Goodreads Author), Laura Burge (Editor), Abel Nako (Consultant Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	CHASING COURAGE: Coming of Age in the Mongolian Steppe it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Fractured Ice: Survival on the High Arctic it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Karin Jensen said: " I am absolutely thrilled that my book has finally made its way into the world after years of honing my writing skills. It's been an incredible journey, and I'm so grateful for this moment.

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