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This must be what the devil's lawyers dream about. Use discernment below. Prayers up. ~~~ Paradise Lost – By John Milton ~ From: Bookstream Audiobooks on YouTube Oct 6, 2020 Bookstream's Links: About Videos Facebook ~ Book One - 00:00:08 Book Two - 00:46:33 Book Three - 01:51:42 Book Four - 02:37:27 Book Five - 03:38:12 Book Six - 04:31:57 Book Seven - 05:24:39 Book Eight - 06:00:56 Book Nine - 06:38:32 Book Ten - 07:48:59 Book Eleven - 08:53:37 Book Twelve - 09:50:15 ~~~ More info about Paradise Lost: Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books (in the manner of Virgil's Aeneid) with minor revisions throughout.[1][2] It is considered to be Milton's masterpiece, and it helped solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of all time.[3] The poem concerns the biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. ~~~~~~~ I just rebroadcast publicly available content. Propagate it. Share it. Please ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Me (before you strike me) Please Rate or Review as you do with things you like. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are good, but everywhere is better. ~~~ This work is licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/begoodbroadcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/begoodbroadcast/support

With the holidays just around the corner, it's really important to talk about how our families, and specifically our relationships with our parents, influence our self-worth. Do you experience challenging or sensitive dynamics with your loved ones? Then tune in to this episode of The Unconditionally Worthy Podcast, as I explore how our families impact our self-worth and what you can do to heal your younger self.IN THIS EPISODE, I TALK ABOUT…My own personal experience dealing with challenging family dynamics.How your childhood experience and your parents influence your self-worth.Strategies for taking care of yourself during the holidays (and any other time you're navigating challenging family dynamics).How to re-parent yourself.Sign up to receive my free e-book on 4 Practices to Connect to Your Unconditional Self-Worthwww.dradiagooden.com/freee-bookStream & Download The Unconditionally Worthy Podcast NOW for FREE on Apple Podcast, Google, Stitcher, Pandora, and Spotify!Leave a review and share this podcast or DM me on social media to let me know your thoughts on this topic!To connect further with me:Visit my website: www.dradiagooden.com Connect with me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dradiagooden Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/dradiagooden Connect with me on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/adia-gooden-4b26751b

Do you feel safe within yourself or does the space inside your mind feel unsafe? In this episode of The Unconditionally Worthy Podcast, you'll gain insight into the power of creating an internal safe space and the steps you can take to feel safe and secure in your body and mind.IN THIS EPISODE, I TALK ABOUT…What is a safe space?Why it's important to feel safe internally.What happens to your growth and development when you don't have an internal safe space.Advice on how to create a safe space within yourself.Ready to start creating a healthy internal space for yourself? Sign up for my free e-book on 4 Practices to Connect to Your Unconditional Self-Worth. These practices help you to create a safe space within your mind. Sign up at: www.dradiagooden.com/freee-bookStream & Download The Unconditionally Worthy Podcast NOW for FREE on Apple Podcast, Google, Stitcher, Pandora, and Spotify!To connect further with me:Visit my website: www.dradiagooden.com Connect with me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dradiagooden Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/dradiagooden Connect with me on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/adia-gooden-4b26751b 

Enjoy our presentation of The Crossover written by Kwame Alexander  and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Thirteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.The Crossover was awarded the Newbery Medal and was a Coretta Scott King Honor title. The Crossover is recommended for ages 9 and up.  See review for more information:  https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kwame-alexander/the-crossover/This title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive and Hoopla.  Libby ebook: https://bit.ly/Crossover_LibbyebookLibby audio: https://bit.ly/Crossover_LibbyaudioHoopla ebook: https://bit.ly/Crossover_HooplaebookHoopla audio: https://bit.ly/Crossover_Hooplaaudio Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of If I Disappear written by Eliza Jane Brazier and published by Berkley. When her favorite true-crime podcast host goes missing, an adrift young woman plunges headfirst into the wild backcountry of Northern California and her own dangerous obsession. Sera loves true crime podcasts. They make her feel empowered in a world where women just like her disappear daily. She's sure they are preparing her for something. So when Rachel, her favorite podcast host, goes missing, Sera knows it's time to act. Rachel has always taught her to trust her instincts. Sera follows the clues hidden in the episodes to an isolated ranch outside Rachel's small hometown to begin her search. She's convinced her investigation will make Rachel so proud. But the more Sera digs into this unfamiliar world, the more off things start to feel. Because Rachel is not the first woman to vanish from the ranch, and she won't be the last... Rachel did try to warn her.Please be advised, If I Disappear contains depictions or discussions of animal abuse, alcoholism, drug use and violence.This title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby ebook: https://bit.ly/IfIDisappear_ebookLibby audiobook: https://bit.ly/IfIDisappear_audio Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music:  Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Enjoy our presentation of Island of Thieves written by Josh Lacey and published by Houghton Mifflin. Tom goes with his Uncle Harvey to Peru, where they narrowly escape imprisonment and death as they hunt for buried treasure after tracking down a journal written by John Drake, a young relative of Sir Francis Drake, on a voyage to Lima in 1577. Includes biographical information on John and Francis Drake. Island of Thieves was named a Best Fiction for Young Adults in 2013Island of Thieves is recommended for ages 9 and up for some violence.  Please see review for more information: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/josh-lacey/island-thieves/This title is available as an ebook on Hoopla: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12920009 Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340 

Enjoy our presentation of The Flight Attendant written by Chris Bohjalian and published by Random House. When binge-drinking flight attendant Cassandra wakes up in a Dubai hotel next to a body, she has no idea what happened, and all she can think to do is lie about it. She lies to her coworkers, and eventually to the FBI agents who question her. Could she have killed him? If not, then who did?Please be advised, The Flight Attendant contains depictions or discussions of alcoholism, death and strong language.This title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby ebook: http://bit.ly/FlightAttendant_ebookLibby audiobook:http://bit.ly/FlightAttendant_audiobook  Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music:  Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Enjoy our presentation of If We Were Giants written by Dave Matthews and Clete Barrett Smith and published by Hyperion.  Fourteen-year-old Kirra must summon the courage to face her own mistakes before she can help save her peaceful community from a gigantic threat.If We Were Giants is recommended for ages 8 and up for discussions of trauma and PTSD. Please see review for more information.  https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/dave-matthews/if-we-were-giants/This title is available as an ebook on Hoopla: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/1290117 Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340 

Enjoy our presentation of The Night Circus  written by Erin Morgenstern and published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them both, this is a game in which only one can be left standing. Despite the high stakes, Celia and Marco soon tumble headfirst into love, setting off a domino effect of dangerous consequences, and leaving the lives of everyone, from the performers to the patrons, hanging in the balance.The Night Circus was given the Alex Award and was named the top Fantasy book of 2012.Please be advised, The Night Circus contains depictions or discussions of violence, death and parental abuse.This title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive. Libby eBook -  https://bit.ly/NightCircus_ebookLibby Audio -   https://bit.ly/NightCircus_audio Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music:  Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

Enjoy our presentation of The Stranger Diaries written by Elly Griffiths  and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.  Clare Cassidy is no stranger to murder. A high school English teacher specializing in the Gothic writer R. M. Holland, she teaches a course on it every year. But when one of Clare's colleagues and closest friends is found dead, with a line from R. M. Holland's most famous story, "The Stranger," left by her body, Clare is horrified to see her life collide with the storylines of her favorite literature. To make matters worse, the police suspect the killer is someone Clare knows. Unsure whom to trust, she turns to her closest confidant, her diary, the only outlet she has for her darkest suspicions and fears about the case. Then one day she notices something odd. Writing that isn't hers, left on the page of an old diary : Hallo Clare. You don't know me. Clare becomes more certain than ever: "The Stranger" has come to terrifying life. The Stranger Diaries was given the 2020 Edgar Award for Best NovelPlease be advised, The Stranger Diaries contains depictions or discussions of death.This title is available as an ebook on Libby by Overdrive and an ebook and audiobook on Hoopla .Libby ebook:  https://bit.ly/StrangerDiaries_LibbyHoopla ebook:  https://bit.ly/StrangerDiaries_Hoopla_ebook Hoopla audiobook:  https://bit.ly/StrangerDiaries_Hoopla_audio Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music:  Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Enjoy our presentation of The Explorer written by Katherine Rundell  and published by Simon & Schuster. Left stranded in the Amazon jungle when their plane crashes on their way back to England from Manaus, Brazil, four children struggle to survive for days until one of them finds a map that leads them to a ruined city and a secret hidden among the vines. The Explorers was given the Costa Children's Book Award.The Explorer is recommended for ages 8 and up. See review for more information: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/katherine-rundell/the-explorer-rundell/This title is available as an audio book on Hoopla: https://bit.ly/Explorer_Hoopla Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340 

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/

Enjoy our presentation of Timeless: Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic by Armand Baltazar and published by Katherine Tegen Books. You've never seen Earth like this before: continents reshaped, oceans re-formed, cities rebuilt, and mountains sculpted anew. Dinosaurs roam the plains alongside herds of buffalo, and giant robots navigate the same waters as steam-powered ships. This is the world Diego Ribera was born into. The past, present, and future coexisting together. In New Chicago, Diego's middle school hallways buzz with kids from all eras of history and from cultures all over the world. On his thirteenth birthday, Diego learns of a special gift he has within, a secret that is part of something much bigger—something he cannot yet understand.This title is recommended for readers age 9 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/Timeless_ReviewsTimeless: Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic is available as an eBook and audiobook on Hoopla. Hoopla eBook- https://bit.ly/Timeless_HooplaeBookHoopla Audiobook-  https://bit.ly/Timeless_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

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/

Enjoy our presentation of Nothing to See Here, written by Kevin Wilson and published by HarperCollins.  Lillian and Madison were unlikely, yet inseparable friends at their boarding school. Then Lillian had to leave the school unexpectedly in the wake of a scandal, and they have barely spoken since. Years later, Lillian gets a letter from Madison pleading for her help. Madison's twin step-kids are moving in, and she wants Lillian to be their caretaker. However, there's a catch: the twins spontaneously combust when they get agitated. Lillian is convinced Madison is pulling her leg, but it's the truth. Thinking of the life that has consistently disappointed her, Lillian figures she has nothing to lose. Over the course of one demanding summer, Lillian and the twins learn to trust each other while also staying out of the way of Madison's uptight husband. Surprised by her intense feelings of protectiveness she feels for them, Lillian ultimately begins to accept that she needs these strange children as much as they need her. Could this be the start of the amazing life she'd always hoped for?Please be advised: This title contains some strong language.Nothing to See Here is a New York Times BestsellerThis title is available as an ebook on Libby by Overdrive and an audiobook and ebook on Hoopla.  Hoopla Audiobook: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12341717Hoopla Ebook: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12510333Overdrive Ebook: https://www.overdrive.com/media/4559196/nothing-to-see-here Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music:  Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

Enjoy our presentation of Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri, published by Levine Querido. At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But, no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and talks about poop too much. But Khosrou's stories, stretching back years, and decades, and centuries, are beautiful, and terrifying. Like Scheherazade of One Thousand and One Nights in a hostile classroom, Daniel spins a tale to save his own life: to stake his claim to the truth.Everything Sad is Untrue has won numerous awards, including being named a 2020 Book of the Year by Amazon, NPR, The New York Times and several other publications.This title is recommended for readers age 11 and up for some depictions of violence. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/EverythingSad_ReviewsEverything Sad is Untrue is available as an eBook on Hoopla and Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook - https://bit.ly/EverythingSad_LibbyeBookHoopla eBook - https://bit.ly/EverythingSad_HooplaeBookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

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/

Enjoy our presentation of Circe written by Madeline Miller and published by Back Bay Books.In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child -- not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power -- the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and page-turning suspense, Circe is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world.Please be advised, Circe contains a rape scene and episodes of torture.This title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook - https://bit.ly/Circe_ebookLIbby Audio -  https://bit.ly/Circe_audio Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music:  Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Enjoy our presentation of True Grit  written by Charles Portis  and published by Harry N. Abrams. Mattie Ross is just fourteen when the coward Tom Chaney shoots her father down in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and robs him of his life, his horse, and $150 cash. Filled with an unwavering urge to avenge her father's blood, Mattie finds and, after some tenacious finagling, enlists one-eyed Rooster Cogburn, the meanest available U.S. Marshal, as her partner in pursuit.True Grit is a New York Times Bestseller and has been adapted in to several films. Please be advised, True Grit contains depictions or discussions of graphic violence, death, sexism, racism and alcoholism.This title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive and Hoopla. Libby eBook - https://maryland.overdrive.com/media/522655Hoopla eBook - https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12465932Hoopla Audio - https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13525157 Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music:  Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Enjoy our presentation of Brother from a Box by Evan Kuhlman published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Matt Rambeau is officially a big brother—to a robot! Matt's super-computer-genius dad is always getting cool tech stuff in the mail, but the latest box Matt opens contains the most impressive thing he's ever seen: a bionically modified lifeform that looks human and calls Matt “brother."Brother from a Box is recommended for readers age 10 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/BrotherfromaBox_ReviewThis title is available as  an eBook on Hoopla.Hoopla eBook - https://bit.ly/BrotherfromaBox_HooplaeBookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

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/ 

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/

Enjoy our presentation of Lupe Wong Won't Dance written by Donna Barba Higuera and published by Levine Querido. Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues. She's also championed causes her whole young life. Some worthy ... like expanding the options for race on school tests beyond just a few bubbles. And some not so much...like complaining to the BBC about the length between Doctor Who seasons. Lupe needs an A in all her classes in order to meet her favorite pitcher, Fu Li Hernandez, who's Chinacan/Mexinese just like her. So when the horror that is square dancing rears its head in gym? Obviously she's not gonna let that slide.Lupe Wong Won't Dance was a 2021 Pura Belpre Honor book, a PNBA Award Winner and a Booklist Editor's Choice Best Books for Youth 2020.Lupe Wong Won't Dance is recommended for ages 8 and up. Please see Kirkus for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/LupeWong_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook and audiobook on Hoopla.Hoopla eBook - https://bit.ly/LupeWong_HooplaeBookHoopla Audiobook - https://bit.ly/LupeWong_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail written by Bill Bryson  and published by Thorndike Press. Bryson shares his experiences hiking the Appalachian Trail with a childhood friend. The two encounter eccentric characters, a blizzard, getting lost, and rude yuppies along the way.Following his return to America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The "AT" offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests and sparkling lakes--and to a writer with Bryson's comic genius, it also provides endless opportunities to test his own powers of ineptitude and to witness the majestic silliness of his fellow human beings. For a start there's his gloriously out-of-shape buddy from Iowa who accompanies the similarly unfit Bryson on the trail. Mile by arduous mile these latter-day pioneers survive the threat of bear attacks, the loss of key provisions, a gang of Ralph Lauren-attired yuppies, and a security guard who, for no reason, impounds Bryson's car. But Bryson's acute eye is a wise witness to this fragile and beautiful trail, and as he tells its fascinating history, he makes a moving plea for the conservation of America's last great wilderness. An adventure, a comedy, a lament, and a celebration, A Walk in the Woods is a modern classic of travel literature.New York Times Best SellerPlease be advised, A Walk in the Woods contains depictions or discussions of sexual references and strong language.This title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby ebook:  https://bit.ly/WalkintheWoods_ebookLibby audio:  https://bit.ly/WalkintheWoods_audio Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music:  Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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/

Enjoy our presentation of The Riverman by Aaron Starmer and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Twelve-year-old Alistair Cleary lives in a town where everyone knows each other. One afternoon, his neighbor, Fiona, shows up at Alistair's doorstep with a strange proposition. She wants him to write her biography because in her basement there's a gateway that leads to the magical world of Aquavania, the place where stories are born. In Aquavania, there's a creature called the Riverman and he's stealing the souls of children. And Fiona's soul could be next. The Riverman is recommended for ages 10 and up, for mentions of death, violence and some language. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/Riverman_ReviewsThis title is available as an audiobook on Hoopla. Hoopla Audio- https://bit.ly/Riverman_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Along Came a Spider written by James Patterson and published by Little, Brown & Co. He had always wanted to be famous. When he kidnapped two well-known rich kids it was headline news. Then one of them was found--dead. For such a high-profile case, they needed Alex Cross, police psychologist, and Jezzie Flanagan, a Secret Service agent, and even they were no match for the killer.New York Times bestsellerPlease be advised, Along Came a Spider contains depictions or discussions of kidnapping and death.This title is available as an ebook and  audiobook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby ebook: http://bit.ly/AlongCameaSpider_ebookLibby audiobook: http://bit.ly/AlongCameaSpider_audio Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music:  Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Enjoy our presentation of The Key to Extraordinary written by Natalie Lloyd and published by Scholastic Press. Twelve-year old orphan Emma Casey lives by a haunted graveyard in her Tennessee town, giving tours, and helping her brother and Granny Blue with the family bakery, and waiting for the destiny dream of her ancestors--but when it comes it shows her only a key, and she finds that she must solve a ghostly mystery that has haunted her town for generations.The Key to Extraordinary was a Junior Library Guild Selection and was named to the Bank Street College of Education Best Books of 2017.The Key to Extraordinary is recommended for ages 10. Please see Kirkus for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/KeytoExtra_Review This title is available as an audiobook on Hoopla.Hoopla Audiobook - https://bit.ly/KeytoExtra_HooplaAudio Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

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/

Enjoy our presentation of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory  written by Caitlin Doughty and published by W.W. Norton & Company. Armed with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre, Caitlin Doughty took a job at a crematory and turned morbid curiosity into her life's work. She cared for bodies of every color, shape, and affliction, and became an intrepid explorer in the world of the dead. In her best-selling memoir, brimming with gallows humor and vivid characters, she marvels at the gruesome history of undertaking and relates her unique coming-of-age story.Please be advised, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory contains depictions or discussions of death.This title is available as an ebook on Libby by Overdrive and as an audiobook on Hoopla. Libby eBook - https://maryland.overdrive.com/media/2310898Hoopla Audio - https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13536304 Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music:  Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

Enjoy our presentation of The Moon Within written by Aida Salazar and published by Scholastic Inc. Celi Rivera is an 11-year-old who is experiencing some new changes in her life. Her body is changing, she's attracted to a boy for the first time, and her best friend is exploring what it means to be genderfluid. But the biggest thought swirling through her mind is about her mother's insistence on holding a moon ceremony for Celi when her first period arrives. This is an ancestral Mexican ritual that Celi doesn't want to have anything to do with out of fear of embarrassment. Can she find the strength to overpower her fear, embrace this ancestral tradition, and just be herself?This title won the Golden Poppy Award, Nerdy Book Award, and the NCTE Notable Poetry and Verse Novel Award.The Moon Within is recommended for ages 8-12. Please see Good Reads for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/MoonWithin_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook - https://bit.ly/MoonWithin_LibbyeBookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

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/

Enjoy our presentation of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, written by Grady Hendrix and published by Quirk Books.  Steel Magnolias meets Dracula in this '90s-set horror novel about a women's book club that must do battle with a mysterious newcomer to their small Southern town, perfect for murderinos and fans of Stephen King. Please be advised: This title contains gore and child abuse.This title is a New York Times Best Seller, and a Barnes & Noble Best Fiction Book of 2020 This title is available as an ebook and auidobook on Libby by Overdrive. Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/SouthernBookClub_ebookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/SouthernBookClub_audio  Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music:  Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

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/

Enjoy our presentation of The Worst Class Trip Ever written by Dave Barry and published by Hyperion. When the eighth grade civics class of Miami's Culver Middle School goes on a trip to Washington, D.C., Wyatt Palmer finds himself in deep trouble before the plane even lands because his best friend Matt's decided the men sitting behind them are terrorists--and it's up to the boys to stop them. The Worst Class Trip Ever is recommended for ages 9 and up for violence. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/WorstClassTrip_ReviewsThis title is available as an ebook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/WorstClassTripPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of The House in the Cerulean Sea written by TJ Klune and published by Tor. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage, where six dangerous children and their mysterious caretaker reside.The House in the Cerulean Sea was an Alex Award Winner in 2021. It was also one of Book Riot's 20 Must-Read Feel-Good Fantasies.Please be advised, The House in the Cerulean Sea contains depictions or discussions of child abuse and hate speech.This title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive and an audiobook on Hoopla. Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/CeruleanSea_ebookLibby Audio - http://bit.ly/CeruleanSea_audioHoopla Audio - http://bit.ly/CeruleanSea_HooplaPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music:  Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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/

Enjoy our presentation of Sharp Objects written by Gillian Flynn and published by Penguin Random House. Camille Preaker was recently released from a psych hospital, and is now working as a reporter in Chicago. Her superior gives her a troubling assignment: return to her hometown to report on the unsolved murder of a young girl and the disappearance of another. Heading home means she'll have to face her neurotic, hypochondriac mother, and a half-sister she barely knows. Haunted by her own demons, Camille must solve a psychological puzzle of her own if she wants to get the story—and survive her return home.Please be advised, Sharp Objects contains some content involving violence, sex, explicit language, drinking, drugs, and smoking.This title is available in ebook and audiobook form through Libby by Overdrive. Libby ebook: http://bit.ly/SharpObjects_ebookLibby audiobook:  http://bit.ly/SharpObjects_audio Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music:  Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Enjoy our presentation of Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett, published by Scholastic Press. When a book of unexplainable occurrences brings Petra and Calder together, strange things start to happen. Seemingly unrelated events begin to connect; an eccentric old woman seeks their company; and an invaluable Vermeer painting disappears. Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of an international art scandal, where no one is spared from suspicion.Chasing Vermeer  won the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery Novel. Chasing Vermeer is recommended for ages 9 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/ChasingVermeer_ReviewsThis title is available as an audiobook on Libby by Overdrive. Libby Audio- https://bit.ly/ChasingVermeer_LibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

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/

Enjoy our presentation of Middlesex, written by Jeffrey Eugenides and published by Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux.So begins the breathtaking story of Calliope Stephanides and three generations of the Greek-American Stephanides family who travel from a tiny village overlooking Mount Olympus in Asia Minor to Prohibition-era Detroit, witnessing its glory days as the Motor City, and the race riots of l967, before they move out to the tree-lined streets of suburban Grosse Pointe, Michigan. To understand why Calliope is not like other girls, she has to uncover a guilty family secret and the astonishing genetic history that turns Callie into Cal, one of the most audacious and wondrous narrators in contemporary fiction.Please be advised, Middlesex contains strong language, homophobia and graphic sexual content.Middlesex is the winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Middlesex is available as an ebook and audiobook from Libby by Overdrive.Libby Ebook: https://www.overdrive.com/media/1567897/middlesexLibby Audio: https://www.overdrive.com/media/134426/middlesex Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music:  Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Enjoy our presentation of The Widow's House  written by Carol Goodman  and published by HarperCollins.   Goodman's novel blends the gothic allure of Daphne DuMaurier's Rebecca and the crazed undertones of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper with the twisty, contemporary edge of A.S.A. Harrison's The Silent Wife - a tale of psychological suspense set in New York's Hudson Valley.  This title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Hoopla and as an ebook on Libby by Overdrive. Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/WidowsHouse_LibbyHoopla eBook - https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12456565 Hoopla Audio - https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11782128 Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music:  Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Enjoy our presentation of Guest: A Changeling Tale by Mary Downing Hahn and published by Clarion Books. When her adorable baby brother is replaced by an ugly, ill-tempered changeling, Mollie is determined to find the so-called Kinde Folke who took Thomas, return the changeling she calls Guest, and make them give her brother back. Guest: A Changeling Tale is recommended for readers age 9 and up for some scary scenes. For more information and reviews please see Kirkus Reviews. https://bit.ly/GuestMDH_ReviewsThis title is available as an audiobook on Hoopla. Hoopla Audiobook - https://bit.ly/GuestMDH_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340 

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/ 

Enjoy our presentation of Finding Chika written by Mitch Albom and published by Harper. Bestselling author Mitch Albom returns to nonfiction for the first time in more than a decade in this poignant memoir that celebrates Chika, a young Haitian orphan whose short life would forever change his heart. Chika Jeune was born three days before the devastating earthquake that decimated Haiti in 2010. She spent her infancy in a landscape of extreme poverty, and when her mother died giving birth to a baby brother, Chika was brought to The Have Faith Haiti Orphanage that Albom operates in Port Au Prince. With no children of their own, the forty-plus children who live, play, and go to school at the orphanage have become family to Mitch and his wife, Janine. Chika's arrival makes a quick impression. Brave and self-assured, even as a three-year-old, she delights the other kids and teachers. But at age five, Chika is suddenly diagnosed with something a doctor there says, "No one in Haiti can help you with." Mitch and Janine bring Chika to Detroit, hopeful that American medical care can soon return her to her homeland. Instead, Chika becomes a permanent part of their household, and their lives, as they embark on a two-year, around-the-world journey to find a cure.Please be advised, Finding Chika contains depictions or discussions of death of a child.This title is available as an ebook and  audiobook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby ebook: http://bit.ly/FindingChika_ebookLibby audiobook: http://bit.ly/FindingChika_audio  Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music:  Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Enjoy our presentation of Girl Giant and the Monkey King written by Van Hoang and published by Roaring Brook Press. Eleven-year-old Thom Ngho is keeping a secret: she's strong. Like suuuuper strong. Freakishly strong. And it's making it impossible for her to fit in at her new middle school. In a desperate bid to get rid of her super strength, Thom makes a deal with the Monkey King, a powerful deity and legendary trickster she accidentally released from his 500-year prison sentence. Thom agrees to help the Monkey King get back his magical staff if he'll take away her strength. Soon Thom is swept up in an ancient and fantastical world in where demons, dragons and Jade princesses actually exist. But she quickly discovers that magic can't cure everything and dealing with the trickster god might be more trouble than it's worth.Girl Giant and the Monkey King was named a Kirkus Best Book of 2020.Girl Giant and the Monkey King is recommended for ages 10 and up for depictions of bullying. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews.  http://bit.ly/GirlGiant_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook on Libby by Overdrive. Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/GirlGiant_LibbyeBookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

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/

Enjoy our presentation of Flunked by Jen Calonita and published by Sourcebooks Young Readers. Gilly wouldn't call herself wicked, exactly. But when you have five little brothers and sisters and live in a run-down boot, you have to get creative to make ends meet. Gilly's a pretty good thief (if she does say so herself). Until she gets caught. And sent to Fairy Tale Reform School.Flunked  is recommended for readers age 8 and up. For more information and reviews, please see School Library Journal. http://bit.ly/Flunked_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook on Libby by Overdrive and as an eBook and audiobook on Hoopla. Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/Flunked_LibbyeBookHoopla eBook - http://bit.ly/Flunked_HooplaeBookHoopla Audio - http://bit.ly/Flunked_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of South Pole Station, written by Ashley Shelby and published by Picador. Cooper accepts her place in the National Science Foundation's Artists & Writers Program and flees to Antarctica, where she encounters a group of misfits motivated by desires as ambiguous as her own. The only thing the Polies have in common is the conviction that they don't belong anywhere else. Then a fringe scientist arrives, claiming climate change is a hoax. His presence will rattle this already-imbalanced community, bringing Cooper and the Polies to the center of a global controversy and threatening the ancient ice chip they call home.South Pole Station is a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. South Pole Station can be found as an audiobook on Hoopla: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11945185 Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music:  Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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/