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Welcome to Calvert Library Book Bites Teen. Calvert librarians share some of their favorite Young Adult books by reading a chapter or two to whet your appetite. We will cover a wide variety of genres, so you are sure to find something you can sink your teeth into. All titles shared are available through Calvert Library’s Digital Collection: https://bit.ly/CalvertLibraryDigitalPlatforms

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    The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 30:29


    Please enjoy our presentation of The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy, written by Mackenzi Lee and published by Katherine Tegen Books. Hoping to travel to Germany to ask for help enrolling in medical school, Felicity has no money for the trip until a mysterious woman offers to travel with her and pay her way, which ends up entangling Felicity in a perilous quest across Europe.This title is recommended for ages 14+. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/PiracyReviewsThe Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy is available in the following formats: Hoopla Ebook: https://bit.ly/PiracyHooplaEbookHoopla Audiobook: https://bit.ly/PiracyHooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Sadie by Courtney Summers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 12:26


    Enjoy our presentation of Sadie, written by Courtney Summers and published by Macmillan.Sadie's been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated Colorado town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water. When Mattie is found dead, and the police investigation is botched, Sadie is determined to bring her sister's killer to justice. She hits the road following a few meager clues. When West McCray, a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns in America, hears Sadie's story, he becomes obsessed with finding the missing girl. He starts his own podcast as he tracks Sadie's journey, trying to figure out what happened, hoping to find her before it's too late.This title is a New York Times Bestseller and  appeared on over 30 Best Books of 2018 lists. Sadie is recommended for ages 14+ for themes of child abuse. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/SadieReviewsThis title is available in the following formats: Hoopla Ebook (in Spanish): https://bit.ly/SadieHooplaEbookSpanish Hoopla Audiobook (in French): https://bit.ly/SadieHooplaAudioFrenchHoopla Audiobook (in English): https://bit.ly/SadieHooplaAudioEnglishLibby Ebook: https://bit.ly/SadieLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/SadieLibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 26:22


    Enjoy our presentation of Elatsoe, written by Darcie Little Badger, and published by Levine Querido. Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice cream. There are some differences. This America has been shaped dramatically by the magic, monsters, knowledge, and legends of its peoples, those Indigenous and those not. Some of these forces are charmingly everyday, like the ability to make an orb of light appear or travel across the world through rings of fungi. But other forces are less charming and should never see the light of day. Seventeen-year-old Elatsoe ("Ellie" for short) lives in this slightly stranger America. She can raise the ghosts of dead animals, a skill passed down through generations of her Lipan Apache family. Her beloved cousin has just been murdered, in a town that wants no prying eyes. But she is going to do more than pry. The picture-perfect façade of Willowbee masks gruesome secrets, and she will rely on her wits, skills, and friends to tear off the mask and protect her family.This title has won numerous accolades, including Buzzfeed, Publishers Weekly, and NPR Best YA Book of 2020. Elatsoe is recommended for ages 13+. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/ElatsoeReviewsThis title is available in the following formats: Hoopla Ebook: https://bit.ly/ElatsoeHooplaEbookHoopla Audiobook:  https://bit.ly/ElatsoeHoopaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    The Wicker King by K. Ancrum

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 4:13


    Enjoy our presentation of The Wicker King, written by and published by Imprint. Best friends August and Jack struggle to cope as one spirals into madness.The Wicker King is recommended for ages 14+. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/WickerKingReviewsThis title is available as as a Hoopla Audiobook: https://bit.ly/WickerKingHooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/ 

    Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 20:24


    Enjoy our presentation of Annie on My Mind written by Nancy Garden and published by Open Road Media.Annie on My Mind is recommended for ages 13 and up. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/AnnieonMyMindReviewsLibrary Journal selected Annie on My Mind as one of the most influential books of the 20th Century.This title is available as a Hoopla Ebook: https://bit.ly/AnnieHooplaEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 14:40


    Enjoy our presentation of The Glass Castle, written by Jeanette Walls and published by Scribner.Author, Jeanette Walls, details within the pages of this book her rollercoaster of a life. In her early years, she was dragged along in a nomadic lifestyle by her parents, Rex and Rose Mary Walls. Though her parents were intelligent, skilled, and embracing of life, they struggled with society's ideals, money, and were inconsistent in providing for Jeanette and her three siblings. Though Jeanette dealt with many ups and downs throughout her life, these experiences helped her develop strength and the drive to overcome her struggles.The Glass Castle is recommended for ages 14+. Please visit Goodreads for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/GlassCastleReviewsThis title is available as an Ebook and Audiobook through Libby by Overdrive.Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/GlassCastleLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/GlassCastleLibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 5:11


    Enjoy our presentation of The Gilded Wolves, written by Roshani Chokshi and published by Wednesday Books. Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. In this city, no one keeps tabs on secrets better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier, Severin Montagnet-Alarie. But when the all-powerful society, the Order of Babel, seeks him out for help, Severin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance. To find the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Severin will need help from a band of experts. What they find might change the world, but only if they can stay alive.The Gilded Wolves is recommended for ages 13+. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/WolvesReviewsThis is book one in the Gilded Wolves series. It is available as an audiobook through Hoopla: https://bit.ly/WolvesAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 8:49


    Enjoy our presentation of Shadow and Bone, written by Leigh Bardugo and published by Henry Holt. Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free.Shadow and Bone is the first book in a trilogy, and was adapted into a Netflix television show in 2021. This title is recommended for ages 13+. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/ShadowReviewsShadow and Bone is available as an Ebook through Libby: https://bit.ly/ShadowLibbyEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 4:21


    Enjoy our presentation of Throwaway Girls written by Andrea Contos  and published by Kids Can Press.  Caroline is only three months from her great escape - leaving behind her rigid prep school and the parents who think they can convert her to being straight - when her best friend, Madison, goes missing. There's no question that Caroline will get involved in the investigation. After all, she has her own reasons for not trusting the police, and she owes Madison big time. But Caroline uncovers a wider mystery as she follows the clues, with other missing girls and no one on the case. Why isn't anyone looking for these girls? And what's the connection between them and Madison? Could it be ... Caroline herself?Throwaway Girls was named a Best Young Adult Books of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews.Throwaway Girls is recommended for ages 14+ for homophobic attitudes, and discussions of suicide and death. Please see Kirkus for more information:  https://bit.ly/ThrowawayReviewsThis title is available as a Hoopla Ebook: https://bit.ly/ThrowawayHooplaEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 10:09


    Enjoy our presentation of These Violent Delights, written by Chloe Gong and published by Margaret K. McElderry Books. In 1926 Shanghai, eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, heir of the Scarlet Gang, and her first love-turned-rival Roma Montagov, leader of the White Flowers, must work together when mysterious deaths threaten their city.This title is the first book in the  These Violent Delights series.It is recommended for ages 13+. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/DelightsReviewsThese Violent Delights is available in the following formats: Hoopla Audiobook: https://bit.ly/DelightsHooplaAudioLibby Ebook: https://bit.ly/DelightsLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/DelightsLibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    #MurderTrending by Gretchen McNeil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 16:24


    Enjoy our presentation of #MurderTrending, written by Gretchen McNeil and published by Disney Press. Falsely accused of murdering her stepsister, seventeen-year-old Dee fights to survive paid assassins on Alcatraz 2.0, the most popular prison on social media.This title is recommended for ages 14+ for violence. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/TrendingReviewsThis title is available an Ebook through Libby: http://bit.ly/TrendingLibbyEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Will Grayson, Will Grayon by John Green and David Levithan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 32:57


    Enjoy our presentation of Will Grayson, Will Grayon written by John Green and David Levithan and published by Dutton. When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.This title is a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and an ALA Stonewall Honor Book.Will Grayson, Will Grayson is recommended for ages 15 and up for strong language, alcohol use and sexual situations.  Please see review for more information: https://bit.ly/WillGraysonReviewsThis title is available as an ebook through Libby by Overdrive: https://bit.ly/WillGraysonLibbyEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/ 

    Last Night at The Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 11:23


    Enjoy our presentation of Last Night at the Telegraph Club, written by Malinda Lo and published by Dutton Books. Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the feeling took root—that desire to look, to move closer, to touch. Whenever it started growing, it definitely bloomed the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. Suddenly everything seemed possible. But America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father—despite his hard-won citizenship—Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day.Last Night at the Telegraph Club is a national bestseller.This title is recommended for ages 14+. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/TelegraphReviewsLast Night at the Telegraph Club is available as a Libby Ebook: http://bit.ly/TelegraphLibyEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    The Castle School (for Troubled Girls) by Alyssa Scheinmel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 11:56


    Enjoy our presentation of The Castle School (for Troubled Girls) written by Alyssa Scheinmel and published by Sourcebooks Inc.When Moira Dreyfuss's parents announce that they're sending her to an all-girls boarding school deep in the Maine woods, Moira isn't fooled. She knows her parents are punishing her; she's been too much trouble since her best friend, Nathan, died-and for a while before that. At the Castle School, isolated from the rest of the world, Moira will be expected to pour her heart out to the odd headmaster, Dr. Prince. But she isn't interested in getting over Nathan's death or befriending her fellow students.On her first night there, Moira hears distant music. On her second, she discovers the lock on her window is broken. On her third, she and her roommate venture outside...and learn that they're not so isolated after all. There's another, very different, Castle School nearby-this one filled with boys whose parents sent them away, too.Moira is convinced that the Castle Schools and the doctors who run them are hiding something. But exploring the schools will force Moira to confront her overwhelming grief-and the real reasons her parents sent her away.The Castle School (for Troubled Girls) is recommended for ages 14 and up; it contains depictions of mental illness, including but not limited to addiction, anorexia, self-harm, and trichotillomania. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/CastleSchoolReviewsThis title is available as an ebook through Hoopla: http://bit.ly/CastleHooplaEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 16:24


    Enjoy our presentation of You Bring the Distant Near, written by Mitali Perkins and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. In today's story, from 1965 through the present, an Indian American family adjusts to life in New York City, alternately fending off and welcoming challenges to their own traditions.This title has won numerous awards, including School Library Journal's and Publisher's Weekly's Best Book of the Year. You Bring the Distant Near is recommended for ages 12+. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/DistantReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Libby Ebook: http://bit.ly/DistantLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: http://bit.ly/DistantLibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/ 

    Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 3:35


    Enjoy our presentation of Dark and Deepest Red, written by Anna-Marie McLemore and published by Feiwel & Friends.Summer, 1518. A strange sickness sweeps through Strasbourg: women dance in the streets, some until they fall down dead. As rumors of witchcraft spread, suspicion turns toward Lavinia and her family, and Lavinia may have to do the unimaginable to save herself and everyone she loves.This title is recommended for 14+. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/RedReviewwsDark and Deepest Red is available as an audiobook through Hoopla: http://bit.ly/RedHooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/ 

    The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 18:06


    Enjoy our presentation of The Great American Whatever written by Tim Federle and published by Simon & Schuster. Teenaged Quinn, an aspiring screenwriter, copes with his sister's death while his best friend forces him back out into the world to face his reality.This title was named by ALA to the Rainbow Project Book List.The Great American Whatever is recommended for ages 15+ for language and depictions of depression and death. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews:  http://bit.ly/WhateverReviewsThis title is available as an audiobook on Hoopla: http://bit.ly/WhateverHooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 8:27


    Enjoy our presentation of The Inheritance Games, written by Jennifer Lynn Barnes and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no idea why -- or even who Tobias Hawthorne is.To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling, secret passage-filled Hawthorne House, where every room bears the old man's touch -- and his love of puzzles, riddles, and codes. Caught in a world of wealth and privilege, with danger around every turn, Avery will have to play the game herself just to survive.This title is recommended for ages 14+. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/InheritanceReviewsThe Inheritance Games is a New York Times Bestseller and an Edgar Award nominee. It is the first book in a series. This title is available as an Ebook through Libby: http://bit.ly/InheritanceLibbyEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/  

    Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 22:05


    Enjoy our presentation of Howl's Moving Castle written by Diana Wynne Jones  and published by Greenwillow Books. Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl's castle.This title is recommended for ages 10+. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/HowlReviewsThis title is available in the following formats: Hoopla Audio: http://bit.ly/HowlHooplaAudioLibby Ebook: http://bit.ly/HowlLibbyEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    I, Claudia by Mary McCoy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 23:50


    Enjoy our presentation of I, Claudia written by Mary McCoy and published by Carolrhoda Lab. Claudia McCarthy never expected to be in charge of Imperial Day Academy, but is pulled into the tumultuous and high-profile world of the Senate and Honor Council. Suddenly, Claudia is wielding power over her fellow students that she never expected to have... and isn't sure she wants. Claudia intends to use her power to help the school, but there are forces aligned against her: shocking scandals, tyrants waiting in the wings, and political dilemmas with no easy answers. She must struggle with the question: does power inevitably corrupt?I, Claudia was named a Michael L. Printz Award winner.http://bit.ly/IClaudiaReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Libby Ebook: http://bit.ly/IClaudiaLibbyEbookHoopla Ebook: http://bit.ly/IClaudiaHooplaEbookHoopla Audiobook: http://bit.ly/IClaudiaHooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 5:33


    Enjoy our presentation of Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier, translated by Anthea Bell, and published by MacMillian.In today's story, Gwyneth learns she possesses a special gene that allows her to travel through time. Now she must go on missions and follow the rules of a secret society of time travelers. Partnered with another traveler, Gideon, she must solve the mystery of her birth, and learn who she can ultimately trust.  Ruby Red won YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults in 2012 and YALSA's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults: More Books that Won't Make You Blush in 2013.Ruby Red is recommended for ages 12 and up for suspense, mild violence and mild language. Visit here for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/RubyRedReviews This title is available in the following formats: Libby Audiobook: http://bit.ly/RubyRedLibbyAudioHoopla Audiobook: http://bit.ly/RubyRedHooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 12:07


    Enjoy our presentation of Code Name Verity written by Elizabeth Wein and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. “Verity” is a secret agent who has been caught by the Gestapo in Nazi-occupied France. The British spy plane she was traveling on crashed, and now she faces a spy's worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators are unforgiving, and she must decide if she should reveal her mission or face a grisly execution. As Verity writes her confession, she reveals how her past lead her to this point and how desperately she hopes to make it home alive.This title was named as a Michael L. Printz Honor Book in 2013.Code Name Verity is recommended for ages 15+. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/VerityReviewsThis title is available as an Ebook form through Libby: http://bit.ly/VerityLibbyEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 11:37


    Enjoy our presentation of Vampire Kisses, written by Ellen Schreiber and published by  HarperCollins. Raven tries to shield her younger brother from the menacing Valentine Maxwell, even as she yearns to attend the prom with her immortal love, Alexander. Vampire Kisses is recommended for ages 10+. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/VampireKissesReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Hoopla Ebook: http://bit.ly/VampireKissesHooplaEbookHoopla Audiobook: http://bit.ly/VampireKissesHooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    You Were Never Here by Kathleen Peacock

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 4:43


    Enjoy our presentation of You Were Never Here written by Kathleen Peacock and published by Harper Teen. Mary Catherine Montgomery hasn't been to Montgomery Falls since she was twelve years old-- and discovered she could do things that no normal twelve-year-old could do. Since she had her first kiss with Riley Fraser. Five years later she's back, and finds that Riley disappeared three months ago. When Noah, Riley's brother, asks for help in discovering what happened, Cat is torn between wanting to learn the truth and protecting the secret that she has been guarding ever since that summer she and Riley stopped speaking. When a girl is discovered floating in the river, barely alive with no knowledge of who attacked her or why, Cat must make a choice. She can use her ability to discover the truth and find Riley-- or keep running away from a power she can't control.You Were Never Here is recommended for ages 13 and up for violence. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/NeverHereReviewsThis title is available in the following formats.Libby Ebook: http://bit.ly/NeverHereLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: http://bit.ly/NeverHereLibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/ 

    The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 4:32


    Enjoy our presentation of The Wrath and the Dawn, written by Renée Ahdieh and published by G.P. Putnam's Sons. In this reimagining of The Arabian Nights, Shahrzad plans to avenge the death of her dearest friend by volunteering to marry the murderous boy-king of Khorasan, but discovers not all is as it seems within the palace.This is the first book in a series. The Wrath and the Dawn is also a New York Times Bestseller. This title is recommended for ages 14+. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/WrathReviewsThis title is available as an ebook and audiobook through Libby by Overdrive: Libby Ebook: http://bit.ly/WrathLibbyEbook Libby Audiobook: http://bit.ly/WrathLibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 8:11


    Enjoy our presentation of Vassa in the Night written by Sarah Porter  and published by Tor Teen.In the enchanted kingdom of Brooklyn, Vassa uses a magical gift from her dead mother to take on Babs Yaga, the witch who owns the local convenience store. Inspired by the Russian folktale Vassilissa the Beautiful.Vassa in the Night was a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection. Vassa in the Night is recommended for ages 14+ for violence. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/VassaReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Libby Ebook: http://bit.ly/VassaLibbyEbookHoopla Audiobook: http://bit.ly/VassaHooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Hamilton and Peggy! A Revolutionary Friendship by L.M. Elliott

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 11:17


    Enjoy our presentation of Hamilton and Peggy! A Revolutionary Friendship, written by L.M. Elliott and published by Katherine Tegen Books.Peggy Schuyler has always felt like she's existed in the shadows of her beloved sisters: the fiery, intelligent Angelica and beautiful, sweet Eliza. But it's in the throes of a chaotic war that Peggy finds herself a central figure amid Loyalists and Patriots, spies and traitors, friends and family. When a flirtatious aide-de-camp, Alexander Hamilton, writes to Peggy asking for her help in wooing the earnest Eliza, Peggy finds herself unable to deny such an impassioned plea. A fast friendship forms between the two, but Alexander is caught in the same war as her father, and the danger to all their lives is real. Everything is a battlefield—from the frontlines to their carefully coded letters—but will Peggy's bravery and intelligence be enough to keep them all safe?Hamilton and Peggy is recommended for ages 13+ . Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/HamiltonReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Hoopla Ebook: http://bit.ly/HamiltonHooplaEbookHoopla Audiobook: http://bit.ly/HamiltonHooplaAudioLibby Ebook: http://bit.ly/HamiltonLibbyEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 11:09


    Enjoy our presentation of The Walls Around Us written by Nova Ren Suma and published by Algonquin Young Readers. Orianna and Violet are ballet dancers and best friends, but when the ballerinas who have been harassing Violet are murdered, Orianna is accused of the crime and sent to a juvenile detention center where she meets Amber and they experience supernatural events linking the girls together.The Walls Around Us was a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, a Junior Library Guild Selection and a YALSA 2016 Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection.The Walls Around Us is recommended for ages 15 and up for violence and supernatural horror. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/WallsAroundUsReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Hoopla Ebook - http://bit.ly/WallsHooplaEbookHoopla Audiobook - http://bit.ly/WallsHooplaAudiobookLibby Ebook- http://bit.ly/WallsLibbyEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/ 

    There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 10:39


    Enjoy our presentation of There's Someone Inside Your House, written by Stephanie Perkins and published by Dutton Books.It's been almost a year since Makani Young came to live with her grandmother and she's still adjusting to her new life in rural Nebraska. Then, one by one, students at her high school begin to die in a series of gruesome murders, each with increasing and grotesque flair. As the body count rises and the terror grows closer, can Makani survive the killer's twisted plan?There's Someone Inside Your House has been made into a Netflix film!This title is recommended for ages 14+ for language and violence. Please visit Goodreads for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/SomeoneInsideReviewsYou can download this title as a Libby Audiobook: http://bit.ly/SomeoneInsideLibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/  

    The Family Romanov by Candace Fleming

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 21:22


    Enjoy our presentation of The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia, written by Candace Fleming and published by Schwartz & Wade. Here is the tumultuous, heartrending, true story of the Romanovs—at once an intimate portrait of Russia's last royal family and a gripping account of its undoing. Using captivating photos and compelling first person accounts, award-winning author Candace Fleming (Amelia Lost; The Lincolns) deftly maneuvers between the imperial family's extravagant lives and the plight of Russia's poor masses, making this an utterly mesmerizing read as well as a perfect resource for meeting Common Core standards.This title is recommended for ages 13+. Please visit Goodreads for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/FamilyRomanovReviewsThe Family Romanov won the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children in 2014. This title is available as an audiobook through Libby: http://bit.ly/FamilyRomanovLibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/ 

    The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 24:57


    Enjoy our presentation of The Hate U Give, written by Angie Thomas and published by HarperCollins. Caught between her poor neighborhood and her fancy prep school, sixteen-year-old Starr Carter becomes the focus of intimidation and more after witnessing the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend, Khalil, by a police officer.The Hate U Give is recommended for ages 13+ for violence. Please visit Goodreads for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/TheHateUGiveReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Hoopla Ebook: http://bit.ly/TheHateUGiveHooplaEbookHoopla Audiobook:  http://bit.ly/TheHateUGiveHooplaAudioLibby Ebook: http://bit.ly/TheHateUGiveLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: http://bit.ly/TheHateUGiveLibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Deeplight by Frances Hardinge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 21:22


    Enjoy our presentation of Deeplight, written by Frances Hardinge and published by Macmillan. The gods are dead. Decades ago, they turned on one another and tore each other apart. When 15-year-old Hark finds the still-beating heart of a terrifying deity, he risks everything to keep it out of the hands of smugglers, military scientists, and a secret fanatical cult so that he can use it to save the life of his best friend, Jelt. But with the heart, Jelt gradually and eerily transforms. How long should Hark stay loyal to his friend when he's becoming a monster and what is Hark willing to sacrifice to save him?Deeplight is recommended for ages 12+. Please visit Goodreads for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/DeeplightReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Hoopla Ebook: http://bit.ly/Deeplight_HooplaEbookHoopla Audiobook: http://bit.ly/DeeplightHooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 13:04


    Enjoy our presentation of Perfect Ruin, written by Lauren DeStefano and published by Simon & Schuster.Sixteen-year-old Morgan Stockhour lives in Internment, a floating city utopia. But when a murder occurs, everything she knows starts to unravel.This title is the first installment in the Internment Chronicles Series. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/PerfectRuinReviewsPerfect Ruin is available as a Hoopla Audiobook: http://bit.ly/PerfectRuinHooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Pan's Labyrinth by by Guillermo Del Toro and Cornelia Funke

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 11:54


    Enjoy our presentation of Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun by by Guillermo Del Toro and Cornelia Funke and published by HarperCollins.Today's story takes place during the Spanish Civil War. Ofelia and her pregnant mother, Carmen, have come to live with her mother's new husband in a forest north of Spain. Ofelia is afraid of her new stepfather, whom she has nicknamed "The Wolf," and worries that he will hurt her mother. In the forest she encounters a small twig-like creature that she knows immediately is actually a fairy. She follows it through the forest, where she meets a half-man, half-goat creature, the Faun. He tells her that she is the reincarnation of an Underworld princess but her memories were erased by the sun. Ofelia's true father, the king of the Underworld, has left portals open all over the word so she can return to him. Only one portal is still open, and Ofelia must pass a series of tests before she is allowed to return to the Underworld.Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun is recommended for ages 14+ for violence and language. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/PanReviews This title is available in the following formats:Hoopla Ebook: http://bit.ly/PanHooplaEbookHoopla Audiobook: http://bit.ly/PanHooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    All of This is True by Lygia Day Peñaflor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 17:06


    Enjoy our presentation of All of This is True, written by Lygia Day Peñaflor and published by HarperTeen.When Long Island teens Miri, Soleil, Penny, and Jonah befriend a bestselling YA novelist, they find their deepest, darkest secrets in the pages of her next novel, with devastating consequences. Told from different perspectives as interviews, journal entries, and book excerpts.This title is recommended for ages 13+. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/AllOfThisIsTrueReviewsAll of This is True is available in the following formats:Hoopla Ebook: http://bit.ly/AllOfThisIsTrueHooplaEbookHoopla Audiobook: http://bit.ly/AllOfThisIsTrueHooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/ 

    Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 16:47


    Enjoy our presentation of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda written by Becky Albertalli and published by Balzer & Bray.Sixteen-year-old Simon is a junior in high school, and his year has gotten very complicated. Martin, the class clown, managed to get a screen shot of one of Simon's secret emails, and he's using it as blackmail. If Simon doesn't help Martin out by playing wingman, his email will be revealed and his sexual identity will become everyone's business. And even worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy he's been emailing with, will be jeopardized.Simon... has won numerous award and has been been adapted into a major motion picture. It is the first book in the Creekwood Series.This title is recommended for ages 13+ for language, including homophobic language. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/SimonReviewsSimon... is available in the following formats:Libby Ebook: http://bit.ly/SimonLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: http://bit.ly/SimonLibbyAudioHoopla Audiobook: http://bit.ly/SimonHooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/ 

    The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Phillipe

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 17:30


    Enjoy our presentation of The Field Guide to the North American Teenager, written by Ben Phillipe and published by Balzer and Bray.Norris Kaplan is clever, cynical, and quite possibly too smart for his own good. A Black French Canadian, he knows from watching American sitcoms that those three things don't bode well when you are moving to Austin, Texas.Field Guide...is the 2020 winner of the WIlliam C. Morris Prize for debut Young Adult fiction.It is recommended for ages 14+ for language. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/3mBXEFJThis title is available in the following formats:Libby Ebook: http://bit.ly/2J7uyAqHoopla Audiobook: http://bit.ly/2LOM912Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 20:52


    Enjoy our presentation of I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You, written by Ally Carter and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.Cammie may be an elite spy-in-training, but in her sophomore year, she's beginning her most dangerous mission - falling in love.This is the first book in the Gallagher Girls series. I'd Tell You I Love You...is recommended for ages 12+. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/34xSx38This title is available as an Ebook through Libby: http://bit.ly/3hbArJtPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 19:55


    Enjoy our presentation of Unpregnant written by Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan and published by HarperCollins.In today's story, a 17-year-old girl from a conservative family teams up with her wild former friend to get an out-of-state abortion. Their emotional road trip is a comedy of errors full of unexpected challenges, kind strangers and reckonings with the past.Unpregnant was named one of YALSA's Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers in 2020. It has also been made into a movie by HBO MAX.It is recommended for ages 14+ for language, sex, and abortion.Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/UnpregnantReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Hoopla Ebook: http://bit.ly/UnpregnantHooplaEbookHoopla Audiobook: http://bit.ly/UnpregnantHooplaAudiobookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/   

    A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 11:58


    Enjoy our presentation of A Northern Light, written by Jennifer Donnelly and published by HMH Books. In 1906, sixteen-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer against the wishes of her father and fiance, takes a job at a summer inn where she discovers the truth about the death of a guest. Based on a true story.A Northern Light is a Carnegie Medal winner, and won Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adults. It is recommended for ages 14+. Please visit Goodreads for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/NorthernLightReviewsThis title is available in the following formats: Hoopla ebook: http://bit.ly/NorthernLightHooplaEbookLibby audiobook: http://bit.ly/NorthernLightLibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Pop by Gordon Korman

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 13:41


    Enjoy our presentation of Pop, written by Gordon Korman and published by Balzer + Bray. Lonely after a midsummer move to a new town, sixteen-year-old high-school quarterback Marcus Jordan becomes friends with a retired professional linebacker who is great at training him, but whose childish behavior keeps Marcus in hot water.This title is recommended for ages 12+. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/PopReviewsPop is available in the following formats: Hoopla Ebook: https://bit.ly/PopHooplaEbookLibby Ebook: https://bit.ly/PopLibbyEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Wilder Girls by Rory Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 7:12


    Enjoy our presentation of Wilder Girls, written by Rory Power and published by Delacorte Press. Friends Hetty, Byatt, and Reece go to extremes trying to uncover the dark truth about the mysterious disease that has had them quarantined at their boarding school on a Maine island.Wilder Girls is a New York Times Bestseller. It is recommended for ages 14+ for violence and Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/WilderGirlsReviewsThis title is available as an Ebook through Libby: https://bit.ly/WilderGirlLibbyEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 5:53


    Enjoy our presentation of Dangerous Alliance written by Jennieke Cohen and published by HarperCollins.In today's story, 17-year-old Lady Victoria Aston learns she must marry by the end of the 1817 season to prevent her family's estate from falling into the hands of her villainous brother-in-law. Looking to the characters in her beloved Austen novels for support, “Vicky” weathers suspicious accidents, rising tensions, and multiple suitors, including Tom Sherborne, the childhood best friend who broke her heart years earlier.Dangerous Alliance was a finalist in the 2016 Pitch Wars. Perfect for fans of Jane Austen and Meg Cabot.It is recommended for ages 13 and up for romance and light violence. Please see the author's website for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/DangerousAllianceReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Hoopla Ebook: https://bit.ly/DangerousAllianceHooplaEbook Hoopla Audiobook: https://bit.ly/DangerousAllianceHooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Dig by A.S. King

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 18:11


    Enjoy our presentation of Dig, written by A.S. King and published by Dutton Books for young readers. Five white teenage cousins who are struggling with the failures and racial ignorance of their dysfunctional parents and their wealthy grandparents, reunite for Easter.Dig won the Michael L. Printz Award for 2020. This title is recommended for ages 14+ for language and sexuality. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/DigReviewsDig is available in the following formats:Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/DigLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/DigLibbyAudiobookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 15:24


    Enjoy our presentation of Life As We Knew It written by Susan Beth Pfeffer and published by HMH Books.In today's story, sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. Told through a series of journal entries, the reader gets a first-hand view of what it's like to live through an apocalyptic event.Perfect for fans of the Divergent Series! This is the first book in The Last Survivors Series. Life As We Knew It written has won numerous awards, including a 2009 Black Eyed Susan Award, and YALSA Best Book for Young Adults in 2007.This title is recommended for ages 12 and up for disaster, violence, and death. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/LifeAsWeKnewItReviewsLife As We Knew It is available in the following formats:Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/LifeAsWeKnewItLibbyEbookLibby Audio: https://bit.ly/LifeAsWeKnewItLibbyAudioHoopla Ebook: https://bit.ly/LifeAsWeKnewItHooplaEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 20:48


    Enjoy our presentation of For a Muse of Fire, written by Heidi Heilig and published by HarperCollins. Jetta's family is famed as the most talented troupe of shadow players in the land. With Jetta behind the scrim, their puppets seem to move without string or stick—a trade secret, they say. In truth, Jetta can see the souls of the recently departed and bind them to the puppets with her blood. But the old ways are forbidden ever since the colonial army conquered their country, so Jetta must never show, never tell. Her skill and fame are her family's way to earn a spot aboard the royal ship to Aquitan, where shadow plays are the latest rage, and where rumor has it the Mad King has a spring that cures his ills. Because seeing spirits is not the only thing that plagues Jetta. But as rebellion seethes and as Jetta meets a young smuggler, she will face truths and decisions that she never imagined—and safety will never seem so far away.For a Muse of Fire is the first in a series. This title is recommended for ages 12+. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/ForAMuseOfFireReviewsFor a Muse of Fire is available in the following formats:Hoopla Ebook: https://bit.ly/ForAMuseOfFireEbookHoopla Audiobook: https://bit.ly/ForAMuseOfFireHooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/ 

    Anna K: A Love Story by Jenny Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 8:27


    Enjoy our presentation of Anna K., written by Jenny Lee and published by Flatiron Books.Told from multiple viewpoints, while seventeen-year-old Anna K seems above the typical problems of her Manhattan friends and siblings, finding love with a notorious playboy changes everything.Anna K. is recommended for ages 15+ for language, sexuality, and drug use. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/AnnaKReviewsThis title is available as an audiobook on Hoopla: https://bit.ly/AnnaKHooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/ 

    If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 15:24


    Please enjoy our presentation of If I Ever Get Out of Here, written by Eric Gansworth and published by Penguin Random House. Seventh-grader Lewis "Shoe" Blake from the Tuscarora Reservation has a new friend, George Haddonfield from the local Air Force base, but in 1975 upstate New York there is a lot of tension and hatred between Native Americans and Whites--and Lewis is not sure that he can rely on friendship.This title is recommended for ages 12+. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/GetOutOfHereReviews If I Ever Get Out of Here is available as a  Libby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/GetOutOfHereLibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    Devil and the Bluebird by Jennifer Mason-Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 17:12


    Enjoy our presentation of Devil and the Buebird, written by Jennifer Mason-Black and published by Amulet Books.Blue Riley has wrestled with her own demons ever since the loss of her mother to cancer. But when she encounters a beautiful devil at her town crossroads, it's her runaway sister's soul she fights to save. The devil steals Blue's voice-inherited from her musically gifted mother-in exchange for a single shot at finding Cass.Armed with her mother's guitar, a knapsack of cherished mementos, and a pair of magical boots, Blue journeys west in search of her sister. When the devil changes the terms of their deal, Blue must reevaluate her understanding of good and evil and open herself up to finding family in unexpected places.This title is recommended for ages 14+.  Please visit Goodreads for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/DevilReviewsThis title is available as a Hoopla Ebook: https://bit.ly/DevilHooplaEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/  

    Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 9:11


    Enjoy our presentation of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe written by Benjamin Alire Sáenz and published by Simon & Schuster. Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.This title is a 2013 Printz Honor Book!Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe  is recommended for ages 14 and up for language, drinking and drug use and sexual content. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/AristotleandDanteReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/AristotleandDanteLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/AristotleandDanteLibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

    The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 16:12


    Enjoy our presentation of The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee and published by HarperCollins. Henry “Monty” Montague doesn't care that his roguish passions are far from suitable for the gentleman he was born to be. But unfortunately his quests for pleasure and vice are in danger of coming to an end. Not only does his father expect him to take over the family's estate upon his return from his tour of continental Europe, but Monty is also nursing an impossible crush on his best friend and traveling companion, Percy. So Monty vows to make this yearlong escapade one last hedonistic hurrah and flirt with Percy from Paris to Rome. But when one of Monty's reckless decisions turns their trip abroad into a harrowing manhunt, it calls into question everything he knows, including his relationship with the boy he adores.This title is recommended for ages 14+. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/GentlemansGuideReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/GentlemansGuideLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/GentlemansGuideLibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

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