Library Newsletter
April 2019 Edition
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GMBA Highlight of the Month - Bull by David Elliott
This month's Green Mountain Book Award nominee is Bull by David Elliott. The New York Times best-selling author turns a classic on its head in form and approach, updating the timeless story of Theseus and the Minotaur. A rough, rowdy, and darkly comedic young adult retelling in verse, which NPR called "beautifully clever," Bull will have readers reevaluating one of mythology's most infamous monsters.
You can find the complete list of this year's GMBA nominees here. VOTE for this year's winner by rating the books as you read them here! Deadline to vote is May 15 @ 11:59pm.
New to Our Collection
Fifteen and Change by Max Howard
Zeke would love to be invisible. His mother is struggling to make ends meet and stuck with a no-good boyfriend. Zeke knows he and his mom will be stuck forever if he doesn't find some money fast. When Zeke starts working at a local pizza place, he meets labor activists who want to give him a voice, and the living wage he deserves for his work. Zeke has to decide between living the quiet life he's carved for himself and raising his voice for justice.
Fierce Fairytales : poems & stories to stir your soul by Nikita Gill
Poet, writer, and Instagram sensation Nikita Gill returns with a collection of fairytales poetically retold for a new generation of women. Traditional fairytales are rife with cliches and gender stereotypes: beautiful, silent princesses; ugly, jealous, and bitter villainesses; girls who need rescuing; and men who take all the glory. But in this rousing new prose and poetry collection, Nikita Gill gives Once Upon a Time a much-needed modern makeover.
The Sun & Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
Rupi Kaur’s second collection, The Sun and Her Flowers has been long-awaited after the success of New York Times bestselling Milk and Honey. Told in beautiful fragments that suggest loss and recovery, the collection focuses on themes that are tied heavily to the imagery of flowers and plants- wilting, falling, rooting, rising, and blooming are all apparent in the poems and work as titles for the sections.
Mary's Monster : love, madness, and how Mary Shelley created Frankenstein by Lita Judge
Mary’s Monster is a biography and a novel in verse about Mary Shelley, the author who wrote Frankenstein. Author/illustrator Lita Judge has poured her own passion into a gorgeous book that pays tribute to the life of this incredible author.
Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough
In Renaissance Italy, Artemisia Gentileschi endures the subjugation of women that allows her father to take credit for her extraordinary paintings, rape and the ensuing trial, and torture, buoyed by her deceased mother's stories of strong women of the Bible.
Dreams on Fire by Annette Daniels Foley
Dreams on Fire is a novel in verse. With an incarcerated father and an estranged drug-addicted mother, Shanequa's dreams of higher education feel like a fantasy. When Shanequa gets the chance to attend a prestigious private prep school, she feels like her dreams might become reality. Shanequa finds it easier to lie to her new friends than tell them the truth about her family. When her lies are found out, and Shanequa strikes back in blind rage, her path changes forever.
Margi Putney
Burr and Burton Academy
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