What to read over the holiday weekend?

 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

            

Read! Imagine! Create!

 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!!

One of my favorite authors!

 The Arc of Scythes 

 The series continue with Gleanings - a collection of thrilling stories that spans the timeline and captures the immense tapestry of the Scythdom! A few post ago I shared with you Neal Shusterman Scythe series where for years humans lived in a world without hunger, disease, or death with Scythes as the living instruments of population control. Today I'd like to introduce Gleanings, published November 2022.  Gleanings shows just how expansive, terrifying, and thrilling the world that began with the Printz Honor–winning Scythe truly is. 

Other book series by Neal Shusterman . . . 

Unwind Dystology

After the Second Civil War, the Bill of Life was passed, stating that human life may not be touched from the moment of conception until a child reaches the age of thirteen. But it allows parents to get rid of their teenager through a process called “unwinding.” These kids may have nothing left to give to their families but can still give to society through the body parts that are harvested for donations.

Shusterman’s chilling narrative draws deft parallels between his imagined time and our society today, extending the polemics of the abortion debate to a disquieting extreme that compromises both the sanctity of life and the right to control one’s own body; illuminating suburban insulation; and highlighting society’s willingness to turn its back on many teens. (Age 13 and older)

CCBC Choices 2008. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2008. Used with permission.

The Skinjacker Trilogy

Welcome to Everlost, the shadow world between life and death, where the battle for the souls of the living and the dead will be fought. Not every child who dies goes on to the afterlife. Some are caught...

Dry

When their water is shut off without warning, Alyssa, her ten-year-old brother Garrett, and their parents assume it’s temporary and head to the store for a case of water to tide them over. But Costco is a madhouse, and all the water is gone.

Arizona has blocked the Colorado River due to water shortages, throwing Southern California into a state of crisis and panic. 

A range of human behavior is on display in this chillingly credible novel, from the utterly desperate acts of those dying of thirst to the brilliant resourcefulness of others, in a story that serves as a warning of what may come if we fail to halt climate change.

All the resources for this post came from TeachingBooks. For more information check out the Neal Shusterman page.