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Book Suggestions
Younger readers
The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation by Shannon Hale
After battling monsters all night, a sleepy Princess in Black decides that she needs a vacation. After all, the Goat Avenger, a new hero who looks oddly familiar, has offered to protect the goats while she takes a much needed break. The very next day Princess Magnolia rides her bicycle to the seaside, where the air is salty, the sun is shiny, and the sea is as blue as monster fur. But just as Princess Magnolia is about to take a nap on her hammock, she hears a "ROAR!" Available as an ebook on OverDrive.
Middle Grade readers
Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee
Min feels hemmed in by the household rules and resents the endless chores, the cousins who crowd her, and the aunties who judge her. She would like nothing more than to escape Jinju, her neglected, dust-ridden, and impoverished planet. She's counting the days until she can follow her older brother, Jun, into the Space Forces and see more of the Thousand Worlds.
When word arrives that Jun is suspected of leaving his post to go in search of the Dragon Pearl, Min knows that something is wrong. Jun would never desert his battle cruiser, even for a mystical object rumored to have tremendous power. She decides to run away to find him and clear his name. From Rick Riordan series of fantasy books. Available as an ebook on OverDrive.
Older readers
House Arrest by K.A. Holt
Timothy is on probation. It's a strange word—something that happens to other kids, to delinquents, not to kids like him. And yet, he is under house arrest for the next year. He must check in weekly with a probation officer and a therapist, and keep a journal for an entire year. And mostly, he has to stay out of trouble. But when he must take drastic measures to help his struggling family, staying out of trouble proves more difficult than Timothy ever thought it would be. A novel in verse. Available as an ebook on OverDrive.
Julie Andrew's Podcast
Lots of new episodes to listen to. https://www.julieslibraryshow.org/
Grace Lin's Podcast
Lots of new espisodes here too: https://www.kidsaskauthors.com/
JK Rowling's newest book!
And don't forget about JK Rowling's new book published here a chapter at a time!
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