Kids

Staff Picks: Go with the Flow

What’s worse than being bullied the first week at your new school? Getting period on your white pants!

   
Submitted by Ginny H. on Fri, 2020-11-13 16:26
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Race to the Sun

Nizhoni Begay is a young Navajo girl. Her mom left their family when she was just a toddler, leaving Nizhoni, her dad, and her younger brother Mac on their own. Though she has aspirations to become famous and make something of herself, Nizhoni considers herself to be a pretty standard kid—until she begins to see monsters, that is. Things become more dire when Nizhoni sees her dad's new boss for what he truly is—a monster. When her dad disappears suddenly, she, her best friend Davery, and brother Mac must make a run for it.

   
Submitted by Ginny H. on Mon, 2020-11-02 11:38
Race to the Sun   
Adventure    Diversity    Fantasy    Fiction    Folklore    Native American   
Tween   
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New Kid

Jordan is disappointed to start a new school. Instead of the art school he wanted to go to, his parents are making him go to Riverdale Academy Day School - the best school in town. Jordan’s new school is very different: he doesn't know his way around, the kids all dress differently, and the biggest difference of all is that nearly everyone at his new school is white, which isn’t really a problem except that Jordan keeps experiencing microaggressions and some more direct racial bullying which the teachers tend to ignore.

   
Submitted by Kim B. on Mon, 2020-10-05 09:11
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Celebrate Dyslexia Awareness Month

This October we're celebrating Dyslexia Awareness Month! Dyslexia is a neurological condition that affects the way an individual processes language. It is characterized by unexpected difficulty with reading in relation to an individual's intelligence. Common characteristics of dyslexia include difficulty reading, difficulty with accurate and fluent word recognition, a deficit in the phonological components of language, difficulties with sequencing, and poor spelling. 

   
Submitted by Aubrey D. on Mon, 2020-09-28 15:37
Accessibility    Diversity    Inclusiveness    Learn    Lifelong Learning    Literacy    Read    Respect   
Preschool    Tween   
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Library Installs Little Free Library in Will Detmer Park

A new Little Free Library has been installed in Will Detmer Park! 

According to children’s librarian, Ginny Hosler, “a Little Free Library is a free-standing book-sharing box. Each Little Free Library has a steward, the person who sponsored and built the library, and each one is super unique to the neighborhood it lives in.” Find more information on the nonprofit organization behind the movement at littlefreelibrary.org.

   
Submitted by Aubrey D. on Fri, 2020-09-25 12:15
Accessibility    Create    Friends of the Library    Library News    Literacy    Local Interest    Read    Stewardship   
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

Reviewed by Paul D., Senior Information Assistant

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia is also available as an ebook through Hoopla.

   
Submitted by Ginny H. on Fri, 2020-09-04 13:37
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky   
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Library Fantasy Virtual Escape Room

Fantasy Escape Room

Do you enjoy puzzles and fantasy games? Try our fantasy escape room! With themes reminiscent of a Dungeons and Dragons game, you can attempt to escape the Wizard Tower. You don't have to complete all of the puzzles to finish the game, but completing different puzzles makes for different endings. 

You can attempt this escape room by yourself or as a group. Click on hints on the way if you need help. This escape room is intended for teens but adults and children can test out their mettle too! Good luck!

Enter the escape room. 

   
Submitted by Laura W. on Tue, 2020-09-01 18:57
Connect    Fantasy    Gaming   
Think Library    Adults    Teens    Kids   

Staff Picks: Animorphs series

Before she was known for releases like Crenshaw and the Newbery award winning The One and Only Ivan, Katherine Applegate brought the Animorphs saga to the world. The series shows Applegate's impressive skill as a writer, as she weaves an accessible sci-fi story of epic sweep and exciting action sequences with surprisingly sophisticated world-building and affecting character development. The narrative also touches on themes regarding the traumas of war (through a kid-friendly lens) and mankind's relationship to the environment.

   
Submitted by Kim B. on Mon, 2020-08-17 10:12
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