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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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	Anne på Grönkulla (Anne på Grönkulla, #1) by L.M. Montgomery, Karin Jensen (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.33 avg rating — 1,109,473 ratings — published 1908 — 1946 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
	Vår vän Anne (Anne på Grönkulla, #2) by L.M. Montgomery, Karin Jensen (Goodreads Author) (Translator ), Christina Westman (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 224,675 ratings — published 1909 — 1079 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
	Drömmens uppfyllelse (Anne of Green Gables, #3) by L.M. Montgomery, Karin Jensen (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.28 avg rating — 193,294 ratings — published 1915 — 29 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
	Chasing Courage: Coming of Age in the Mongolian Steppe 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 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
	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
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	Vanuatu: The Foreign Education of Abel by Karin Jensen (Goodreads Author), Laura Burge (Editor), Abel Nako (Consultant Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Times Are Changing 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 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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Chasing Courage: Coming of Age in the Mongolian Steppe

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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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