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New Book Tuesday! Bringing you a fresh, hot-off-the-shelf YA book recommendation every week.
This week, we're highlighting Monster Crush by Erin Ellie Franey.
The perfect read for anyone who’s ever felt like an outsider.
Ruby Reid has been having a tough time at Crestwood High. But everything changes the day Ella Mooney moves to town. Ella isn’t like most teens: she’s never been on a Ferris wheel, never had an ice cream cone, and sometimes she grows fangs and a tail! But it’s not just Ruby who takes an interest in the new girl...
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New Book Tuesday! Bringing you a fresh, hot-off-the-shelf YA book recommendation every week.
This week, we're highlighting How to Manage Your Eco-Anxiety by Anouchka Grose.
How does climate change make you feel? Sad? Afraid? Powerless? Guilty?
Understand and face your eco-anxiety with ten accessible steps. A “tool kit” at the end of each step shows you ways to build on that knowledge and take action. You’ll finish this book feeling equipped with solutions and practical advice to help you be kinder to the planet . . . and yourself.
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April is National Poetry Month! Each week, we'll be sharing one great poem from a classic poet.
This week's poem is Invitation by Mary Oliver.
Invitation
Oh do you have time
to linger
for just a little while
out of your busy
and very important day
for the goldfinches
that have gathered
in a field of thistles
for a musical battle,
to see who can sing
the highest note,
or the lowest,
or the most expressive of mirth,
or the most tender?
Their strong, blunt beaks
drink the air
as they strive
melodiously
not for your sake
and not for mine
and not for the sake of winning
but for sheer delight and gratitude -
believe us, they say,
it is a serious thing
just to be alive
on this fresh morning
in this broken world.
I beg of you,
do not walk by
without pausing
to attend to this
rather ridiculous performance.
It could mean something.
It could mean everything.
It could be what Rilke meant, when he wrote:
You must change your life.
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New Book Tuesday! Bringing you a fresh, hot-off-the-shelf YA book recommendation every week.
This week, we’re highlighting Poemhood: Our Black Revival, edited by Amber McBride, Taylor Byas & Erica Martin
Featuring contributions from an award-winning, bestselling group of Black voices, past and present,, this riveting anthology depicts the diversity of the Black experience by fostering a conversation about race, faith, heritage, and resilience between fresh poets and the literary ancestors that came before them.
Come, claim your wings.
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April is National Poetry Month! Each week, we'll be sharing one great poem from a classic poet.
This week's poem is The Rum Tum Tugger by T. S. Eliot.
The Rum Tum Tugger
The Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat:
If you offer him pheasant he would rather have grouse.
If you put him in a house he would much prefer a flat,
If you put him in a flat then he'd rather have a house.
If you set him on a mouse then he only wants a rat,
If you set him on a rat then he'd rather chase a mouse.
Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat--
And there isn't any call for me to shout it:
For he will do
As he do do
And there's no doing anything about it!
The Rum Tum Tugger is a terrible bore:
When you let him in, then he wants to be out;
He's always on the wrong side of every door,
And as soon as he's at home, then he'd like to get about.
He likes to lie in the bureau drawer,
But he makes such a fuss if he can't get out.
Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat--
And there isn't any use for you to doubt it:
For he will do
As he do do
And there's no doing anything about it!
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious beast:
His disobliging ways are a matter of habit.
If you offer him fish then he always wants a feast;
When there isn't any fish then he won't eat rabbit.
If you offer him cream then he sniffs and sneers,
For he only likes what he finds for himself;
So you'll catch him in it right up to the ears,
If you put it away on the larder shelf.
The Rum Tum Tugger is artful and knowing,
The Rum Tum Tugger doesn't care for a cuddle;
But he'll leap on your lap in the middle of your sewing,
For there's nothing he enjoys like a horrible muddle.
Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat--
And there isn't any need for me to spout it:
For he will do
As he do do
And theres no doing anything about it!
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New Book Tuesday! Bringing you a fresh, hot-off-the-shelf YA book recommendation every week.
This week, we’re highlighting How Do I Draw These Memories? by Jonell Joshua.
An illustrated memoir about nostalgia, faith, the preciousness of life, and unconditional love
Jonell Joshua spent her childhood shuttling back and forth between Savannah and New Jersey – living in grandparents’ homes during the times her mother, struggling with mental illness, needed support to raise her and her brothers. Together the family found a way to keep going even in the darkest of times.
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It's National Poetry Month! This April, we are highlighting books of poetry and novels in verse.
Poetry
Poemhood: Our Black Revival / edited by Amber McBride, Taylor Byas, and Erica Martin
Abuela don't forget me / Rex Ogle
Ink knows no borders: poems of the immigrant and refugee experience / edited by Patrice Vecchione and Alyssa Raymond
Novels in Verse
The Poet X / Elizabeth Acevedo
The Black Flamingo / Dean Atta
Spin / Rebecca Caprara
Dear Medusa / Olivia A. Cole
We Are All So Good At Smiling / Amber McBride
Miles Morales: Suspended / Jayson Reynolds
All the Fighting Parts / Hannah V. Sawyerr
An Impossible Thing To Say / Arya Shahi
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April is National Poetry Month! Each week, we'll be sharing one great poem from a classic poet.
This week's poem is Harlem by Langston Hughes.
Transcription:
Harlem
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore-
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over-
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load
Or does it explode?
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New Book Tuesday! Bringing you a fresh, hot-off-the-shelf YA book recommendation every week.
This week, we’re highlighting Ghost Roast by Shawnee Gibbs and Shawnelle Gibbs.
It's not easy for Chelsea Grant to shake her reputation as Ghost Girl when Dad keeps advertising his business as a "paranormal removal expert." Worse, working for her dad reveals an unexpected secret: While Dad hunts ghosts, Chelsea can actually see them. And when she meets Oliver, a friendly spirit, she realizes she has to save his after-life, even if it risks everything her father's worked for.
A paranormal adventure full of first crushes, lost histories, and the impossible task of fitting in when your dad is a professional ghosthunter.
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This spring! Check out these cottagecore reads:
Graphic Novel
The Girl From the Sea / Molly Knox Ostertag; color by Maarta Laiho
Beautiful Darkness / Marie Pommepuy and Fabien Vehlmann
Magic Fish / Trung Le Nguyen
Mooncakes / Suzanne Walker ; illustrated by Wendy Xu
The Prince and the Dressmaker / Jen Wang
Fiction
Flowerheart / Catherine Bakewell
The Ghosts of Rose Hill / R.M. Romero
Most Ardently / Gabe Cole Novoa
The House in the Cerulean Sea / T.J. Klune
The Davenports / Krystal Marquis
The Wind in the Willows / Kenneth Grahame
Non-Fiction
Braiding Sweetgrass / Robin Wall Kimmerer
Goblin Mode / McKayla Coyle; illustrated by Marian Churchland
Engangled Life / Merlin Sheldrake
Devotions / Mary Oliver
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New Book Twednesday! Bringing you a fresh, hot-off-the-shelf YA book recommendation every week (or thereabouts)
This week, we’re highlighting Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney
In this empowering, Black, queer reimagining of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel, the new governess at Thornfield Hall discovers her cruel employer has locked away his wife as revenge for withholding her inheritance. As his dark plan unfolds, Jane Eyre must find a way to save Bertha Mason—the woman she's come to love.
When their only chance at safety—and perhaps something more—is in each other’s arms, can they find one another before Edward’s dark machinations close in around them?
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It's February! This month—and every month—is a great time to learn about Black history. Start with these titles, available at your local library:
THIS MONTH'S RECOMMENDED READS
Realistic Fiction:
Invisible Son / Kim Johnson
Nigeria Jones / Ibi Zoboi
The Black Flamingo / Dean Atta
Monster / Walter Dean Myers
Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Alternate Histories:
Pet / Akwaeke Emezi
Children of Blood and Bone / Tomi Adeyemi
Blood Debts / Terry J. Benton-Walker
The Davenports / Krystal Marquis
Nonfiction:
Inheritance : A Visual Poem / Elizabeth Acevedo
We are not yet equal : understanding our racial divide / Carol Anderson with Tonya Bolden
The beautiful struggle : a memoir / Ta-Nehisi Coates
Freedom! : the story of the Black Panther Party / Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, Waldo E. Martin, Jr.
Black birds in the sky / Brandy Colbert
Graphic Novel:
Victory. Stand! : raising my fist for justice / Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, Dawud Anyabwile
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New Book Tuesday! Bringing you a fresh, hot-off-the-shelf YA book recommendation every week.
This week, we’re highlighting Gwen & Art Are Not In Love by Lex Croucher.
In medieval England, a bickering, betrothed duo form an unexpected alliance.
It's been hundreds of years since King Arthur's reign. The descendants of King Arthur, betrothed since birth and archenemies, are forced to spend the summer together at Camelot in the run-up to their nuptials. Realizing they might make better allies than enemies, they agree to keep each other's secret: that they are both queer.
Prepare for sword-fighting, found family, and the very best of romantic tension.
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New Book Tuesday! Bringing you a fresh, hot-off-the-shelf YA book recommendation every week.
This week, we’re highlighting A Quantum Life by Hakeem Oluseyi and Joshua Horwitz
An uplifting journey to the stars fueled by hope, hustle, and a hungry mind.
Born into poverty, James Plummer was blessed with a genius I.Q. and a love of science. But in his community, a young bookworm quickly becomes a target for violence and abuse. Struggling to survive his childhood and teenage years, James adopts the hybrid persona of a "gangsta nerd." With the encouragement of his mentor, the lone Black faculty member in the physics department, James will finally seizes his dream of a life in science.
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New Book Tuesday! Bringing you a fresh, hot-off-the-shelf YA book recommendation every week.
This week, we’re highlighting Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying.
Valerie Chu is quiet, studious, and above all, thin. No one, not even her best friend Jordan, knows that she has been binging and purging for years. But when tragedy strikes, Val finds herself taking a good, hard look at her priorities, her choices, and her own body. The path to happiness may lead her away from her hometown and her mother's toxic projections—but first she will have to find the strength to seek help.
A beautiful and heart-wrenching graphic novel About eating disorders, family dynamics, and ultimately, a journey to self-love.
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New Book Tuesday! Bringing you a fresh, hot-off-the-shelf YA book recommendation every week.
This week, we’re highlighting Wren Martin Ruins It All by Amanda Dewitt.
Wren decided a long time ago that dating while asexual wasn't worth the hassle.
Wren Martin, the asexual student council president, plans to eliminate the school's annual Valentine's Day Dance, until his rival Leo sabotages Wren's plan by securing a sponsorship from a “not a dating” dating app. With the big night rapidly approaching, he isn’t sure what will kill him first: the dance, his relationship drama, or the growing realization that Leo’s perfect life might not be so perfect after all.
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Vote in the 2024 Milwaukee County Teen Book Awards!
Vote now, vote at your library, or vote via email at [email protected]
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