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Congratulations to all of this years Young People’s Literature authors!!

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New in our YA Collection:

Clueless: Senior Year by Amber Benson

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

Feral Youth by various authors

Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo

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When you’re less than 30 pages from the end of a book but you have to leave for work:

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Neil Gaiman on Libraries and Librarians.

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Our favorite books for Teen Feminists from the past 10 years

1. Here We Are: Feminism For The Real World edited by Kelly Jensen

A collection of short stories, essays, illustrations, and more form your favorite authors, feminists, and Hollywood stars. Covering a range of feminist issues from a variety of viewpoints, Jensen has done a fantastic job exploring what it means to be a feminist in modern times by including a diverse contributing team.

2. Feminism: Re-inventing the F Word by Nadia Abushanab Higgins

A very aesthetically pleasing history of feminism and the topics and issues that drove them.

3. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

This one may be fiction, but it addresses an incredibly wide array of feminist issues through the lens of satire. Bray’s writing is irresistible, and we feel pretty confident about guaranteeing you’ll see yourself in at least one of the characters in this YA novel. It doesn’t hurt the Libba Bray herself is a gem and does an AMAZING job of narrating the audiobook.

4. Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future by A.S. King

A.S. King has a fantastic ability to create multi-dimensional characters who live in a world both surreal to us and yet very spot-on in it’s observations. Glory O’Brien truly challenges the “likability factor” placed on so many female characters and will make you consider the tougher issues King touches on.

5. Still Life With Tornado by A.S. King

Is it cheating to have two A.S. King novels? We’re going to say no- because A.S. King so perfectly captures what it’s like to be a teenager without feeling condescending or like an adult reviewing teen years. Her exploration in Still Life With Tornado of a strained mother/daughter relationship is beautiful.

6. Fight Like a Girl by Laura Barcella

Barcella offers a primer in the history of feminist activists, both well and lesser-known. The book not only acts as a jumping off point for those also wanting to become activists in the feminist arena, but a variety of iconic women to look up to and learn from.

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Emotions we had while listening to Nicola Yoon’s The Sun Is Also A Star

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Like most TV fandoms, Riverdale has inspired a ton of support for romantic pairings in the show. Betty/Veronica (Beronica) and Betty/Jughead (Bughead) are among the most popular ships. And Archie Comics just trademarked the fandom’s portmanteau names for Betty and Jughead, who are currently dating.

The trademark suggests that Archie Comics will use those portmanteaus in some way, either onscreen, in the comics, or in merchandise.

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Reserve it from the library here!

🎬🎬 I’m so over the moon to announce that ☀️⭐️️ has been optioned for film with the AMAZING Tracy Oliver writing the screenplay. I really so thrilled and it’s difficult for me to say just how much this means to me. #nicolayoon #thesunisalsoastar

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Check it out! Request a copy of Labyrinth Lost or @wanderlands (Zoraida Cordova’s) other books here. Questions? Call 918.549.7323.

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Check out books 1 and 2 here!

IT’S TRUUUUUUEEEEEE!!!!! THANK YOU LOVELY EMBERLINGS FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN!!!!

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Watching STRANGER THINGS on Netflix? We are, too. Check out some readalikes--links below for requesting from the library:

The Chaos by Nalo Hopkinson

The Monster Variations by Daniel Kraus

Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma

Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz

Paper Girls 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson

Loving STRANGER THINGS on Netflix?

I made a big old list of book recommendations in the YA category (with a couple of crossover titles!) for those who just cannot get enough.

Dig in! 

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Whoa, there. That’s a heck of a lot of talent!

17-Year-Old Black Artist Creates Viral Challenge to Draw Black Women in Cartoon Styles

Black Girl Long Hair writes:

By now, you’ve probably noticed a ton of these #stylechallenge photos being shared across social media. The concept is to recreate a self portrait in popular cartoon styles.

The tag was started a week ago by 17-year-old artist Autumn (@beautifulness87 on Instagram). Shortly thereafter, the tag erupted with artists of color displaying their skills.

Not only does this challenge allow many young artists of color to share their work, it also allows us to see blackness in cartoon styles that are not traditionally diverse. Check the #stylechallenge tag for more incredible entries!

Keep Reading.

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Don’t do it. Don’t go to that job you hate. Do something you love today. Ride a roller coaster. Swim in the ocean naked. Go to the airport and get on the next flight to anywhere just for the fun of it. Maybe stop a spinning globe with your finger and then plan a trip to that very spot; even if it’s in the middle of the ocean you can go by boat. Eat some type of ethnic food you've never even heard of. Stop a stranger and ask her to explain her greatest fears and her secret hopes and aspirations in detail and then tell her you care because she is a human being. Sit down on the sidewalk and make pictures with colorful chalk. Close your eyes and try to see the world with your nose — allow smells to be your vision. Catch up on your sleep. Call an old friend you haven’t seen in years. Roll up your pant legs and walk into the sea. See a foreign film. Feed squirrels. Do anything! Something! Because you start a revolution one decision at a time, with each breath you take. Just don’t go back to that miserable place you go every day. Show me it’s possible to be an adult and also be happy. Please. This is a free country. You don’t have to keep doing this if you don’t want to. You can do anything you want. Be anyone you want.

Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick

Request it here.

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Gotta Catch ‘Em All

Did you know all 25 of our library locations are Pokestops in Pokemon Go? Stop in and get your game on.

You can find all our locations here.

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Do you love everything by Emery Lord like we do? Put a hold on her newest release here.

Saturday feelings <3

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Nimona: GIF Review

Nimona by Noelle Stevenson

Pages: 266

Overall Rating: Supervillain lovin’ with good hair (GREAT HAIR)

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Plot Summary: Nimona is a girl who gets what she wants. And what she wants is to be the new and totally awesome sidekick to Ballister Blackheart, the biggest name in supervillainy with a dark past and a chip on his shoulder (that is attached to a metal arm).

While Nimona is willing to do anything to make their (not-so) evil plans succeed, Ballister tries to teach Nimona his rules of villainry: don’t kill the bystanders, make sure to have as much facetime with our (hunky) hero Sir Goldenloin, and try to do good in the world (a confusing concept to Nimona).

Throughout this book, Nimona and Ballister work to overthrow the Institution and show all the corruption that they try to hide behind their shiny-haired (hunky) hero and smiles.

Some First Lines: Sir Goldenloin: “Halt, you villains! UNHAND THAT SCIENCE.”

Ballister: “Goldenloin! Should’ve known you’d show up!”

Nimona: “What are you still surprised after all this time?”

Ballister: “Shhh.”

Review: Nimona has had her praises sung by LITERALLY ALL OF MY BOOK BUDDIES. So, I thought 

This was such an enjoyable read! It was the perfect read to get through in a single reading session. Everyone in this book (except the head of the Institution - she’s not cool) is fantastic. Our three main leads have a drawn-out back-story and I loved getting to know how our fave Ballister began his descent into the dark side.

While this was a great story, there are some details in the book that make it FANTASTIC. First of which is the HAIR. Nimona, Ballister, and Goldenloin had THE BEST HAIR. Seriously, scroll and look at the hair on that cover #GOALS #squad

The second thing that made it great? LGBTQ+ inclusion! I won’t tell you who, but there is a romance that EVERYONE will love!

Read it. Read it. Read it NOW.

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Nope, never enough!