Middle Grade Titles Mexikid by Pedro Martin (podcast here)
A Seed in the Sun by Aida Salazar (podcast here)
We are not from here (podcast here)
We are not from here (podcast here)
Have you read R.L. Stine lately? Ever? This author is mostly known for his Goosebumps book series. If you like those, you might like his newest books like Nightmare room, or Be Careful what you wish for. There are more! Come to the library to check out the collection!
Learn more about this author at Teachingbooks.net
The library will participate in the Read! Imagine! Create! Program with Write Out Loud San Diego. The program is about providing young people the opportunity to find meaningful connection with literature through their own creativity and self-expression, to build community with students across San Diego County, and to feel empowered to bring their own unique perspectives to what they read.
Middle and High School Students will READ THE BEST WE COULD DO by Thi Bui or MEXIKID by Pedro Martín. Students will RE-IMAGINE the images, themes, or characters and then CREATE a project in a medium important to them.
All artistic mediums qualify: painting, sculpting, musical composition, sewing, dance choreography, poetry, short story, graphic novel, comic strips, digital art, fashion design, culinary creation… the list goes on! From painted skateboards to full-length operas, Read! Imagine! Create! encourages students to find something they relate to in a text and express it in a way that is meaningful to them.Submissions are displayed in area libraries in the spring, and all are considered for CASH PRIZES. Awards and recognition are presented at a public ceremony.
The full program begins in September and ends in May.
Come see the librarian for more information!!
An emotional rollercoaster! Reading through this pages opened up a broader perspective of what mental illness can do to someone, no matter their background. I've yet a lot to learn, but it is a start for me. I have experience mental illness through someone closed to me. There have been many times when I don't understand, and get angry because this person does not have the drive to get up and move. I do pray that God can reach deep down to show the light and the way out of "darkness." I think he does through people around them who love them and are there no matter what, of course, therapy and medication. Thanks to these authors that shared their stories, I know it's not easy to talk about mental illness, but it is so necessary. Even though this is just a window to the mental illness world, it is definitely a beginning, a must read!
April 22nd is Earth Day! There are many ways to celebrate, one of them will be to read a dystopian or a post-apocalyptic novel. Some of the series below have been turned to Films or TV Series.
For example:
The 5 Wave by Rick Yancey
After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.
The Giver is a dystopian novel by Lois Lowry. It's the first book in a quartet that includes Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son. The story is set in a seemingly utopian society where everything is controlled, from the weather to people's emotions and life choices. At the age of twelve, children are assigned their careers based on their abilities and interests. The protagonist is selected to inherit the position of Receiver of Memory, the person who stores all the past memories of the time before Sameness, a plan that eradicated pain and strife by converting to conformity and suppressing emotions.
A gripping futuristic thriller,
DO YOU POSSESS A WINNING COMBINATION OF KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICAL SKILLS AND INTELLIGENCE?
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO LEAD OTHERS?
The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau is for you!
For thirty-five girls, the Selection by Kiera Cass, is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her.
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
Darkness becomes Her by Kelly Keaton
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Warcross by Marie Lu
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by
The Selection by Kiera Cass
Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender
Salt to Sea by Ruta Sepetys
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau
My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows
The Ruby Red Trilogy by Kerstin Gier
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Dry by Neal Shusterman & Jarrod Shusterman
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka