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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 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 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 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 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 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 When You Trap a Tiger  by Tae Keller, published by Random House Books for Young Readers. When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives, prompting Lily to unravel a secret family history. Long, long ago, Halmoni stole something from the tigers. Now they want it back. When You Trap a Tiger  is the winner of the 2021 Newbery Medal. When You Trap a Tiger  is recommended for readers age 8 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/TrapaTiger_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive. Libby eBook - https://bit.ly/TrapaTiger_LibbyeBookLibby Audiobook - https://bit.ly/TrapaTiger_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 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 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 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/ 

Enjoy our presentation of Finn and the Intergalactic Lunchbox written by Michael Buckley and published by Delacorte Press. When Earth is threatened by an invading race of bugs called the Hunger, 11-year-old Finn, his arch-nemesis, Lincoln, his crush, Julep, and one pink unicorn lunchbox become Earth's last best hope against destruction.Finn and the Intergalactic Lunchbox is recommended for ages 10 and up for mild violence. Please see Kirkus Reviews for more information.  http://bit.ly/Finn_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook and an audiobook on Libby by Overdrive. Libby eBook- http://bit.ly/Finn_LibbyeBookLibby Audiobook - http://bit.ly/Finn_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 Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston and published by Balzer and Bray. Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive. Not even when the police told her otherwise, or when she got in trouble for standing up to bullies who said he was gone for good. So when she finds a ticking briefcase in his closet, containing a nomination for a summer tryout at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, she's certain the secretive organization holds the key to locating Quinton. If only she can wrap her head around the idea of magicians, fairies, aliens, and other supernatural creatures all being real. Great for fans of Artemis Fowl and Percy Jackson! First in a series.Amari and the Night Brothers is recommended for readers age 8 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/Amari_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook on Libby.Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/Amari_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 The Smartest Kid in the Universe written by Chris Grabenstein  and published by Random House. When seventh-grader Jake McQuade mistakes the world's first ingestible knowledge pills for jelly beans, he suddenly knows all about physics and geometry and can speak Swahili (though Spanish would be a lot more useful)--but his sort-of girlfriend Grace thinks they can use his new found brilliance to save their middle school from the new principal, who is conspiring to get it shut down. The Smartest Kid in the Universe is recommended for readers age 8 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews.  http://bit.ly/SmartestKid_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook- http://bit.ly/SmartestKid_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 The Magicians written by Lev Grossman and published by Penguin Books.  Quentin Coldwater is brilliant but miserable. A high school math genius, he’s secretly fascinated with a series of children’s fantasy novels set in a magical land called Fillory, and real life is disappointing by comparison. When Quentin is unexpectedly admitted to an elite, secret college of magic, it looks like his wildest dreams have come true. But his newfound powers lead him down a rabbit hole of hedonism and disillusionment, and ultimately to the dark secret behind the story of Fillory. The land of his childhood fantasies turns out to be much darker and more dangerous than he ever could have imagined. . . .Please be advised, The Magicians contains scenes of graphic violence.This title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/Magicians_ebookLIbby Audio - http://bit.ly/Magicians_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 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/

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/ 

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/

Enjoy our presentation of Ungifted written by Gordon Korman and published by Balzer + Bray. Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school. Ungifted was the winner of the Black-Eyed Susan Award in 2013-2014. Ungifted is recommended for ages 9 and up for crude language and robot violence. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/Ungifted_ReviewThis title is available as an ebook on Libby by Overdrive and an audiobook on Hoopla. Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/Ungifted_LibbyeBookHoopla Audiobook - http://bit.ly/Ungifted_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 Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee. Thirteen-year-old Min comes from a long line of fox spirits. But you'd never know it by looking at her. To keep the family safe, Min's mother insists that none of them use any fox-magic; they must appear human at all times. Min feels hemmed in by the household rules and resents the cousins who crowd her, and the aunties who judge her. She would like nothing more than to escape Jinju, her neglected, dust-ridden, and impoverished planet. She's counting the days until she can follow her older brother, Jun, into the Space Forces and see more of the Thousand Worlds. But when word arrives that Jun is suspected of leaving his post to go in search of the Dragon Pearl, Min knows that something is wrong. Jun would never desert his battle cruiser, so Min decides to find him and clear his name.Dragon Pearl is recommended for readers age 8 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/DragonPearl_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook and Audiobook on Libby by Overdrive and as an eBook on Hoopla.Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/DragonPearl_LibbyeBookLibby Audiobook - http://bit.ly/DragonPearl_LibbyAudioHoopla eBook - http://bit.ly/DragonPearl_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 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/ 

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/

Enjoy  our presentation of The Iron Trial, Magisterium Book 1, by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare and published by Scholastic. Most kids would do anything to pass the Iron Trial, but not Callum Hunt. He wants to fail. All his life, Call has been warned by his father to stay away from magic. If he succeeds at the Iron Trial and is admitted into the Magisterium, he's sure it can only mean bad things for him. So he tries his best to do his worst -- and fails at failing. Now the Magisterium awaits him, a place both sensational and sinister, with dark ties to his past and a twisty path to his future.The Iron Trial is recommended for ages 9 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/2Krz0dWThis title is available as an eBook and audibook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/3pjFSZYLibby Audiobook - http://bit.ly/2M2wmflPlease 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 Endling: The Last written by Katherine Applegate and published by HarperCollins. Byx, the youngest member of her doglike Dairne pack, fears she has become the last of her species when her family is hunted to near-extinction. Setting out to find safe haven, and to see if the legends of other hidden Dairnes are true, she joins a ragtag group of animals and humans who help put into motion events that could trigger war throughout their kingdom.Endling: The Last is recommended for ages 8 and up for suspense and violence. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/Endling_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook on Libby by Overdrive, and an eBook an audiobook on Hoopla. Libby eBook- http://bit.ly/Endling_LibbyeBookHoopla eBook- http://bit.ly/Endling_HooplaeBookHoopla audiobook- http://bit.ly/Endling_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 Ghost Boys written by Jewell Parker Rhodes and published by Little, Brown and Company.  Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see as an unjust and brutal killing. Soon Jerome meets another ghost: Emmett Till, a boy from a very different time but similar circumstances. Ghost Boys is a New York Times Bestseller and Winner of the Black-Eyed Susan award in 2019/2020.Ghost Boys is recommended for ages 10 and up for violence. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/GhostBoys_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive. Libby eBook - https://bit.ly/GhostBoys_LibbyeBookLibby Audio - https://bit.ly/GhostBoys_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 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/

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/

Enjoy our presentation of Front Desk, written by Kelly Yang and published by Arthur A. Levine Books. Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. First, she lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel. Second, her parents hide immigrants, and if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they've been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed. Third, she wants to be a writer, but how can she when her mom thinks she should stick to math because English is not her first language? It will take all of Mia's courage, kindness, and hard work to get through this year. Front Desk was the winner of the Asian / Pacific American Award for Children's Literature! Front Desk is the first book in a series that follows Mia Tang through many more adventures! This title is recommended for ages 9+. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/FrontDesk_ReviewsFront Desk is available as an eBook and an audiobook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook- https://bit.ly/FrontDesk_LibbyEbookLibby Audiobook-  https://bit.ly/FrontDesk_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 The Wild Robot written by Peter Brown and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Our story starts off with a raging hurricane, and a ship that has sunk to the bottom of the ocean floor. Hundreds of crates float to the surface, and are destroyed as they hit the shore, except for one. A robot named Roz emerges from her crate, setting sight on the remote island for the first time. Now, she must adapt to her surroundings and befriend the animals in order to survive.The Wild Robot is recommended for ages 8 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews.  https://bit.ly/WildRobot_ReviewsThis title is available in eBook and Audiobook formats on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook - https://bit.ly/WildRobot_LibbyEbookLibby Audiobook - https://bit.ly/WildRobot_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 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/

Enjoy our presentation of The Secret Keepers, written by Trenton Lee Stewart and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. When Reuben discovers an antique watch that was mortared into the wall, he soon learns it has a secret power. As one secret leads to another, Reuben finds himself torn between his innately honest nature and the lure to be a hero. Now he is on a dangerous adventure, and with fearless Penny, mighty Jack, and the wise Mrs. Genevieve on his side, Reuben must outwit and outmaneuver the sly villain called The Smoke and his devious defenders the Directions, in order to save the city from a terrible fate.This title is a New York Times Bestseller and an Amazon #1 Best Book for Children for 2016.The Secret Keepers is recommended for ages 9+. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/SecretKeepersReviewsThis title is available in the following formats: Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/SecretKeepersLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/SecretKeepersLibbyAudioPlease 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 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/

Enjoy our presentation of Everything, Everything written by Nicola Yoon and published by Random House.In today's story, a teen with “Bubble Baby Disease,” who cannot leave her house, falls in love with the boy who moves in next door. This novel is the answer to the question of how far we're willing to go for love.This title has won many awards, including YALSA's Best Fiction of 2016, and Maryland's Black Eyed Susan Awards for High School.Everything, Everything is recommended for ages 13 and up for violence, sex, language, alcohol consumption, and smoking. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/EverythingEverythingReviewsThis title is available in the following formats: Libby Ebook: http://bit.ly/EverythingEverythingEbookLibby Audiobook: http://bit.ly/EverythingEverythingLibbyAudioPlease 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 Ghost written by Jason Reynolds  and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Running. That's all Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But Ghost has been running for the wrong reasons—it all started with running away from his father, who, when Ghost was a very little boy, chased him and his mother through their apartment, then down the street, with a loaded gun, aiming to kill. Since then, Ghost has been the one causing problems—and running away from them—until he meets Coach, an ex-Olympic Medalist who sees something in Ghost: crazy natural talent.Ghost won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature and was named an ALA Notable Children's Book. Ghost  is recommended for ages 10 and up for violence and alcohol use. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews.  http://bit.ly/Ghost_ReviewsThis title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive. Libby eBook -  http://bit.ly/Ghost_LibbyEbookLibby Audio - http://bit.ly/Ghost_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 Counting by 7s written by Holly Goldberg Sloan and published by Penguin Young Readers Group. Willow Chance tends to stand out among other twelve-year-old girls her age. She's a genius who loves nature, diagnosing medical conditions, and finds comfort in counting by 7s. All is well in Willow's life, but everything changes when she loses her parents in a tragic car crash. Though her world has been turned upside down, Willow stays strong, and goes on a journey to find the surrogate family that's meant for her.Counting by 7s is recommended for ages 10 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/Countingby7s_ReviewsThis title is available in eBook and audiobook formats on Libby by Overdrive, and as an audiobook on Hoopla. Libby Ebook - http://bit.ly/CountingBy7s_LibbyEbookLibby Audio - http://bit.ly/CountingBy7s_LibbyAudioHoopla Audio - http://bit.ly/CountingBy7s_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 The Lost Property Office written by James R. Hannibal and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. A boy with the uncanny ability to find things that have been lost, discovers that his missing father was a member of a secret group of detectives. Following historical clues and puzzles, he must find the Ember and save his father from the wicked Clockmaker before time runs out. Perfect for fans of Artemis Fowl or 39 Clues.The Lost Property Office is recommended for ages 8 and up for violence and suspense. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/LostPropertyOffice_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook on Libby by Overdrive and an audiobook on Hoopla. Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/LostPropertyOffice_LibbyEbookHoopla Audiobook - http://bit.ly/LostPropertyOffice_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 Frindle by Andrew Clements and published by Simon & Schuster.  Who says a pen has to be called a pen? Why not call it a frindle? Things begin innocently enough as Nick gets his friends to use the new word he invented. Then other people in town start saying frindle. Soon the school is in an uproar, and Nick has become a local hero. His teacher wants Nick to put an end to all this nonsense, but the funny thing is frindle doesn't belong to Nick anymore. The new word is spreading across the country, and there's nothing Nick can do to stop it.Frindle is a multi-award winning novel and has been a bestseller for several years.Frindle is recommended for ages 9 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/Frindle_ReviewsThis title is available as an ebook on Libby by Overdrive. Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/Frindle_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 I Can Make This Promise written by Christine Day and published by HarperCollins. When twelve-year-old Edie finds letters and photographs in her attic that change everything she thought she knew about her Native American mother's adoption, she realizes she has a lot to learn about her family's history and her own identity.I Can Make This Promise was a School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2019. This title is recommended for ages 8+. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/ICanMakeThisPromise_ReviewsThis title is available in ebook form through Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/ICanMakeThisPromise_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 The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl written by Stacy McAnulty and published by Random House.  A lightning strike made Lucy, twelve, a math genius but, after years of homeschooling, her grandmother enrolls her in middle school and she learns that life is more than numbers.The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl won the 2019 Texas Bluebonnet Award.The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl is recommended for ages 8 and up.  Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/MiscalculationsofLightningGirl_ReviewsThis title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive. Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/MiscalculationsofLightningGirl_LibbyEbookLibby Audio - http://bit.ly/MiscalculationsofLightningGirl_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 Akata Witch written by Nnedi Okorafor and published by Penguin Young Readers Group. Sunny was originally born in New York City, but she now lives in Nigeria. On top of living in a country that she isn't fully accepted in, she also deals with the taunts of her peers because of being albino. While navigating life's daily challenges, she accidentally discovers that she has magical abilities, which become useful in helping to solve a dark mystery.This title won the The Amelia Bloomer Book List award in 2012.Akata Witch is recommended for ages 12 and up. Please see common sense media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/AkataWitchReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Libby Ebook: http://bit.ly/AkataWitchLibbyEbookHoopla Audiobook: http://bit.ly/AkataWitchHooplaAudioPlease 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 Bob written by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead and published by Feiwel and Friends. It's been five years since Livy and her family have visited Livy's grandmother in Australia. Now that she's back, Livy has the feeling she's forgotten something really, really important about Gran's house. Bob, a short, greenish creature dressed in a chicken suit, didn't forget Livy, or her promise. He's been waiting five years for her to come back, hiding in a closet like she told him to. He can't remember who―or what―he is, where he came from, or if he even has a family. But five years ago Livy promised she would help him find his way back home. Bob has won numerous awards, including Booklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth Award, 2018 and a Mythopoeic Award: Children's Literature in 2019.Bob is recommended for ages 8 and up for suspense. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/Bob_ReviewsThis title is available as an ebook and and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/Bob_LibbyEbookLibby Audiobook - http://bit.ly/Bob_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 I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 by Lauren Tarshis, published by Scholastic. Visiting his dad's hometown in Japan four months after his father's death would be hard enough for Ben. But one morning the pain turns to fear: first, a massive earthquake rocks the quiet coastal village, nearly toppling his uncle's house. Then the ocean waters rise and Ben and his family are swept away-and pulled apart-by a terrible tsunami. Now Ben is alone, stranded in a strange country a million miles from home. Can he fight hard enough to survive one of the most epic disasters of all time?I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 is recommended for readers aged 7 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/ISurvived_ReviewsThis title is available as an ebook on Libby by Overdrive and as an audiobook on Hoopla. Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/ISurvived_LibbyEbookHoopla Audiobook - http://bit.ly/ISurvived_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 The Fourteenth Goldfish written by Jennifer L. Holm and published by Random House. Ellie's scientist grandfather has discovered a way to reverse aging, and consequently has turned into a teenager--which makes for complicated relationships when he moves in with Ellie and her mother.The Fourteenth Goldfish is recommended for ages 8 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews.http://bit.ly/14thGoldfish_Reviews This title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/14thGoldfish_LibbyEbookLibby Audiobook -  http://bit.ly/14thGoldfish_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 Amal Unbound written by Aisha Saeed and published by Nancy Paulsen Books. Life is quiet and ordinary in Amal's Pakistani village, but she had no complaints, and besides, she's busy pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher. Her dreams are temporarily dashed when--as the eldest daughter--she must stay home from school to take care of her siblings. Amal is upset, but she doesn't lose hope and finds ways to continue learning. Then the unimaginable happens--after an accidental run-in with the son of her village's corrupt landlord, Amal must work as his family's servant to pay off her own family's debt.Amal Unbound was a YALSA Top Ten Pick for Reluctant Readers and a 2019 ALSC Notable Children's Book.Amal Unbound  is recommended for ages 10 and up for violence. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/AmalUnbound_ReviewsThis title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive. Libby Ebook -  http://bit.ly/AmalUnbound_LibbyEbookLibby Audiobook - http://bit.ly/AmalUnbound_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 Finding Audrey written by Sophie Kinsella and published by Random House Children's Books.In today's story a British teenager recovering from mental illness learns how to enjoy life again. With the help of her family, a quirky boy, and coffee, she begins to venture out of her house and learns how to manage her anxiety.Finding Audrey was named a YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults: Mental Health: Invisible Wounds in 2017.Finding Audrey is recommended for ages 12+ for language, bullying, anxiety, and depression. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/FindingAudreyReviews This title is available in the following formats:Libby Ebook: http://bit.ly/FindingAudrey_LibbyEbookLibbyAudiobook: http://bit.ly/FindingAudreyLibbyAudiobookPlease 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 Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier and published by Viking Books for Young Readers.  Ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average thirteen year old Jack Sullivan has been living in his tree house, which he's armed to the teeth with catapults and a moat, not to mention video games and an endless supply of Oreos and Mountain Dew scavenged from abandoned stores. But Jack alone is no match for the hordes of Zombies and Winged Wretches and Vine Thingies, and especially not for the eerily intelligent monster known only as Blarg. Jack sets out to build a team, defeat the Blarg and achieve the ultimate Feat of Apocalyptic Success. The Last Kids on Earth is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Series and has been adapted into a Netflix Original Series. The Last Kids on Earth is recommended for ages 8 and up. Please visit Common Sense Media  for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/LastKids_ReviewsThis title is available as an ebook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby Ebook -  http://bit.ly/LastKids_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 Abandon written by Meg Cabot and published by Scholastic.In today's story, Peirce, a teen who recently survived a near death experience, must restart her life at a new high school on an island off the Florida coast. Haunted by her time in the Underworld, she must face an uncertain future with a fellow Underworld companion as her only guide.  Abandon was named a 2001 Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers selection from YALSA, and the author was nominated for an Edgar Allen Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America. This title is recommended for ages 13+ for violence, language, and near death experiences.This title is available as a Libby Ebook:http://bit.ly/AbandonLibbyEbookPlease 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 Boggart by Susan Cooper and published by Penguin Random House.  A Canadian family inherits a mysterious castle in Scotland. After bringing a roll-top desk from the castle back home with them, they discover a mischievous spirit, known as a boggart locked inside. Now, the children must not only hide his hi-jinks, but try to figure out a way to take him home.  The Boggart was named an ALA Notable Children's Book in 1994.The Boggart is recommended for ages 9 and up for fantasy and suspense. Please see Good Reads for more information and reviews.  http://bit.ly/TheBoggart_ReviewsThis title is available as an ebook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/TheBoggart_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 The Name of this Book is Secret written by Pseudonymous Bosch and published by Little, Brown & Company.  This is the story of a secret, and also a secret story. This is the story of Cass and Max-Ernest, two friendless 11-year olds who come together to solve the mystery surrounding a dead magician and the clues he left behind. When they find a mysterious case containing vials of liquid labeled The Symphony of Smells with an encoded message asking for help, they decide to investigate. Along the way they must solve puzzles and word games and face incredible danger to answer their questions. The Name of this Book is Secret is recommended for ages 9 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/NameofThisBook_ReviewsThis title is available as an ebook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook -  http://bit.ly/NameofThisBook_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 Jackpot, written by Nic Stone and published by Penguin Random House. When Rico sells a jackpot-winning lotto ticket, she thinks maybe her luck will finally change, but only if she and her popular and wildly rich classmate, Zan can find the ticket holder who hasn't claimed the prize.The Atlantic called this title, "funny, captivating, and thoughtful."Jackpot is recommended for ages 14+ for one scene with alcohol use, and some language and sexuality. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/JackpotReviewsThis title is available as a Libby Ebook: http://bit.ly/JackpotLibbyEbookPlease 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 Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate and published by Feiwel and Friends. Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent, and not much for food either. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan. Again. Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, outspoken, and imaginary. Crenshaw comes back into Jackson's life to help him, but is an imaginary friend enough to save this family from losing everything?Crenshaw is recommended for ages 9 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/Crenshaw_ReviewThis title is available as an eBook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/Crenshaw_LibbyEbookLibby Audiobook - http://bit.ly/Crenshaw_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 The Selection written by Kiera Cass and published by Harper Collins.In today's story, 35 teen girls are chosen to live in the palace and compete for the heart of the prince. Only one will be crowned, but all will fight for love in this future dystopian novel that has been hailed: The Hunger Games meets The Bachelor.The Selection is recommended for ages 13+ for violence, language, and forbidden love. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/TheSelectionReviews This title is available in the following formats:Libby Ebook: http://bit.ly/TheSelectionLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook:http://bit.ly/TheSelectionLibbyAudiobookHoopla Audiobookhttp://bit.ly/TheSelectionHooplaAudiobookPlease 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 A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen and published by Scholastic Press. With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She, her mother, and her brother Fritz live on the eastern side, controlled by the Soviets. Her father and middle brother, who had gone west in search of work, cannot return home. Then, when she receives a mysterious drawing, Gerta puts two and two together and concludes that her father wants Gerta and Fritz to tunnel beneath the wall, out of East Berlin. However, if they are caught, the consequences will be deadly.  A Night Divided is recommended for ages 9+  for some violence.  Visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews.  http://bit.ly/NightDivided_ReviewsA Night Divided is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive, and as an audiobook on Hoopla. Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/NightDivided_LibbyEbookLibby Audiobook - http://bit.ly/NightDivided_LibbyAudioHoopla Audiobook - http://bit.ly/NightDivided_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 Squirm written by Carl Hiaasen and published by Random House. Billy Dickens hasn't seen or talked to his father in years, which is why he's flying all the way from Florida up to Montana to visit him. The thing is, his father doesn't know he's coming, and Billy isn't even sure if he'll want to see him. This humorous story turns into a wild adventure as Billy is let into his father's secret life.Squirm is recommended for ages 10 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/Squirm_ReviewsThis title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive. Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/Squirm_LibbyEbookLibby Audiobook - http://bit.ly/Squirm_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 The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley and published by Dial Press. Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada's twisted foot to let her outside, but when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war, Ada doesn't waste a minute—she sneaks out to join him.The War That Saved My Life has won numerous awards, including a  John Newbery Medal in 2016, a Newbery Honor and was named an E.B. White Read Aloud Honor Book.The War That Saved My Life is recommended for ages 9 and up for violence, language, and abuse. Please see Common Sense Media here for more information and reviews.  http://bit.ly/WarThatSavedMyLife_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby Ebook -  http://bit.ly/WarThatSavedMyLife_LibbyEbookLibby Audiobook - http://bit.ly/WarThatSavedMyLife_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 Every Day written by David Levithan and published by Random House Children's Books.In today's story, “A” wakes up in a different body every day. Trying hard not to change lives or make ripples, and existing merely to travel from body to body, life holds no meaning, until “A” meets Rhiannon, and existence is no longer enough. This is the first title in the Every Day series.Every Day has won numerous awards, including YALSA's Best fiction for Young Adults 2013, and School Library Journal's Best Books of 2013.Every Day is recommended for ages 14+ for sex, language, violence, and alcohol use. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/EveryDayReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/EveryDayLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/EveryDayLibbyAudiobookPlease 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 Internment, written by Samira Ahmed and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens. With the help of newly made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution against the camp's Director and his guards. Heart-racing and emotional, Internment challenges readers to fight complicit silence that exists in our society today.Internment is a New York Times Bestseller. It is recommended for ages 13+. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/InternmentReviewsThis title is available in the following formats: Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/InternmentLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/InternmentLibbyAudiobookPlease 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 Artemis Fowl written by Eoin Colfer and published by Disney-Hyperion. Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, a genius—and, above all, a criminal mastermind. But even Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit.  These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories; these fairies are armed and dangerous. Can Artemis outwit the fairies to restore his family fortune, or is his criminal enterprise about to crumble?Artemis Fowl is recommended for ages 9 and up for fantasy violence and some depictions of alcohol use. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/ArtemisFowl_ReviewsThis title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive and as an ebook on Hoopla. Libby Ebook - https://bit.ly/ArtemisFowl_LibbyEbookLibby Audiobook - https://bit.ly/ArtemisFowl_LibbyAudioHoopla Ebook - https://bit.ly/ArtemisFowl_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 We Were Liars written by E. Lockhart and published by Random House.  Cady is a privileged teenager who was born into the wealthy Sinclair family. They bask in the lap of luxury during the summers on their private island in Martha's Vineyard. But, on one summer retreat, deep secrets break the surface of their perfect image, and a mystery unfolds.This title won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Young Adult Fiction.We Were Liars is recommended for ages 13 and up. Please see common sense media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/WeWereLiarsReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/WeWereLiarsLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/WeWereLiarsLibbyAudiobookPlease 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 Dumplin', written by Julie Murphy and published by HarperCollins. Willowdean Dickson (Dumplin', to her beauty pageant loving mom) is fat. It's not a problem or anything. It's just who she is. At least, she doesn't think it's a problem, until the Miss Teen Bluebonnet Pageant, a crush on her coworker Bo, and the loss of her beloved aunt all converge and shake Willowdean's confidence. With some new friends and old, a little courage and a Dolly Parton song in her heart, Willowdean might be able to show the world that she deserves the crown just as much as anyone else. Dumplin' has been made into a motion picture available on Netflix. It is the first in the Dumplin' series. Dumplin' is recommended for ages 14+ for language and some sexuality. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/DumplinReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/DumplinLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/DumplinLibbyAudiobookHoopla Ebook: https://bit.ly/DumplinHooplaEbookHoopla Audiobook: https://bit.ly/DumplinHooplaAudiobookPlease 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 Inkheart written by Cornelia Funke and published by Chicken House.  Book lover Meggie lives a quiet life with her father Mo, a bookbinder. One day, a dangerous looking character called Dustfinger – a strange but oddly familiar name – shows up and Meggie's story and her life is changed forever.Inkheart is recommended for ages 9+ for some seriously wicked fantasy villains with an edge that may be a bit intense for some readers. Please see Common Sense Media for more reviews and information. https://bit.ly/Inkheart_ReviewsInkheart is available in ebook and audiobook formats on Libby by Overdrive. Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/Inkheart_LibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/Inkheart_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 The Raven Boys written by Maggie Steifvater and published by Scholastic. Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue never sees them--until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks to her.His name is Gansey, a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble. For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She doesn't believe in true love, and never thought this would be a problem. But as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore. The Raven Boys is the first book in the Raven Cycle Series. The Raven Boys is recommended for ages 13+ for violence, language and some underage drinking. Please visit Common Sense Media for more reviews: https://bit.ly/RavenBoysReviews This story is available in the following formats.Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/RavenBoysLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/RavenBoysLibbyAudiobookHoopla Audiobook: https://bit.ly/RavenBoysHooplaAudiobookPlease 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 Etiquette and Espionage written by Gail Carriger  and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.Fourteen year old Sophronia Temminnick is more interested in climbing trees and dismantling clocks than becoming a proper young lady. So her mother enrolls her in the prestigious Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality, where Sophronia learns the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette… and also death, diversion, and espionage.Etiquette and Espionage is recommended for ages 13 and up for violence. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/EtiquetteReviewsThis title is available in the following formats.Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/EspionageLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/EspionageLibbyAudiobookPlease 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 Better Nate Than Ever written by Tim Federle and published by Simon & Schuster. Eighth grader Nate Foster dreams of performing in a Broadway musical. With his friend Libby, Nate concocts a plan to run away from his small Pennsylvania town to New York, where he'll audition for the role of Elliot in the musical version of E.T. Will Nate hit it big, or be stuck with those small town blues?Better Nate Than Ever is a Stonewall Honor Book and was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. Better Nate Than Ever is recommended for ages 10 and up for mature themes and language.  Please see common sense media here for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/NateReviews This title is available digitally in the following formats: Libby Ebook - https://bit.ly/NateLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook - https://bit.ly/NateLibbyAudiobookHoopla Audiobook - https://bit.ly/NateHooplaAudiobookPlease 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 Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte. Today's story is the classic coming of age tale of governess, Jane Eyre. The novel takes place in the early to mid-nineteenth century and is often spoken of as one of the most famous romance novels of all time. Jane Eyre does not contain objectionable content in the modern sense but it does include some tough themes such as child abuse and neglect and complex relationships. It is recommended for ages 13+.  For further content advisory, please visit Common Sense Media: https://bit.ly/JaneEyreReviews Jane Eyre is available in the following formats.Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/JaneEyreLibbyEbookHoopla Audiobook: https://bit.ly/JaneEyreHooplaAudiobookHoopla Ebook en Español: https://bit.ly/JaneEyreSpanishAudiobook Please 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 Grace Year, written by Kim Liggett and published by Wednesday Books.  In Garner County, 16-year-old girls, including rebellious Tierney, are sent to an isolated island, where they must release their seductive, poisonous magic into the wild before taking their proper places as a wives and mothers. Perfect for fans of the Handmaid's Tale.The Grace Year is a New York Times Bestseller, was a 2019 semi-finalist for Goodread's Best Young Adult Fiction, and made the American Library Association's Amelia Bloomer Book List for feminist literature. The Grace Year is recommended for ages 14+ for mature themes, including violence and sexuality. For further content advisory, please visit Common Sense Media: https://bit.ly/GraceYearReviews The Grace Year is available in the following formats.Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/GraceYearLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/GraceYearLibbyAudiobookVisit 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 Frankly in Love, written by David Yoon and published by Penguin Random House. In today's story, Korean American high school senior Frank Li is a Limbo-someone caught between their parents' traditional expectations and their own Southern California upbringing. When Frank falls for a white girl, he knows his parents will never approve and makes a pact with Joy Song - a fellow Limbo in a similar predicament. Frank thinks it's the perfect plan, but in the end, Frank and Joy's fake-dating maneuver leaves him wondering if he ever really understood love-or himself-at all.​Frankly in Love is a New York Times Bestseller, a David C. Morris YA Debut Award finalist, and won an Asian Pacific American Librarians Association Honor. Frankly in Love is recommended for ages 14+ for swearing and mature themes, including violence, sexuality, and underage drinking. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/FranklyinLoveReviews  Frankly in Love is available in the following formats.Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/FranklyInLoveLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/FranklyInLoveLibbyAudiobook Visit 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 Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Book 1 written by Michael Scott and published by Ember. What if Nicholas Flamel, probably the most famous alchemist ever to live, is still alive today having taken the elixir of life ever since the 1400's? In this novel, he is alive and living in San Francisco where he protects the most powerful book in existence, the Book of Abraham the Mage. In the wrong hands, this book could be used to destroy the world. Teen twins Sophie and Josh Newman are prophesized to be the only ones who can help Flamel save the world in what School Library Journal calls “[a] riveting fantasy.”The Alchemyst is recommended for ages 10+ for some fantasy violence. For further content advisory, visit Common Sense Media: https://bit.ly/AlchemystReviewsA New York Times bestseller, Kids' Indie Next List Selection, and ILA Children's & Young Adult Choice winner, The Alchemyst is recommended for ages 12+. The Alchemyst is available in the following formats.Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/AlchemystLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/AlchemystLibbyAudiobookVisit 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/