The Small Virtual Library
January 2022

Welcome to the Small Virtual Library!
The Small Virtual Library January edition features new books!! Newly published and/or new to our library, check out what's new!
Stay tuned for next month's SVL that features the 2022 Lone Star books!
Have a question? Need some help? Come by the library, contact me via email, or send me a message via Blend.
Can't find a book you're looking for? You can request books (use the button at the bottom of the Smore) to be added to Sora, our online library.
Learn More About New Year's Around the World!
Click on the scene below to take you to the interactive version. Click on items or people in the scene to learn more about how New Year's is celebrated all over the world.
DON'T FORGET TO CLICK ON EACH BOOK COVER TO SEE A BOOK TRAILER OR REVIEW!
The Ambassador of Nowhere Texas by Kimberly Willis Holt Companion book to When Zachary Beaver Came to Town | Diary of a Wimpy Kid Big Shot by Jeff Kinney Book #16 in the Wimpy Kid Series! | The Captive Kingdom be Jennifer A. Nielsen The Ascendance Series book #4 |
Land of the Cranes La Tierra de las Grullas by Aida Salazar Available in English and Spanish Disponible en inglés y español | Dragon PearlRick Riordan Presents by Yoon Lee | Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros Winner of the Pura Belpré Award! |
Force of Fire by Sayantani DasGupta | Indentity: A Story of Transitioning by Corey Maison A 2021 Texas Maverick Graphic Novel | Dear Justyceby Nic Stone Special book trailer featuring authors Nic Stone, Brendan Kiely, Jerry Craft, Ibi Zoboi, Tiffany D. Jackson, Elizabeth Acevedo, Lamar Giles, and Jason Reynolds. They ask you to help keep the dream alive through books like Dear Justyce. |
Laugh Out Loud by James Patterson | Linked by Gordon Korman | If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Sayby Leila Sales Author Leila sales will visit Small this month! |
The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden | Red, White, and Whole by Rajani Larocca NPR Best Book of 2018 | The Serpen't Secret by Sayantani DasGupta Book #1 in the Kiranmala and the Kingdom Series |
Sobreviví el terremoto de San Francisco, 1906Lauren Tarshis | Sobreviví los ataques de tiburones de 1916 Lauren Tarshis | Sobreviví El Naufragio del Titanic, 1912 Lauren Tarshis |
Sobreviví el bombardeo de Pearl Harbor, 1941Lauren Tarshis ¿Qué es el bombardeo de Pearl Harbor, 1941? | The Campaignby Leila Sales | The Seventh Most Important Thing be Shelley Pearsall |
Sobreviví el bombardeo de Pearl Harbor, 1941
Lauren Tarshis
¿Qué es el bombardeo de Pearl Harbor, 1941? Silent Journey by Carl Watson | No Slam Dunk from acclaimed sports fiction write Mike Lupica | El Soñador The Dreamerby Pam Muñoz Ryan and Peter Sis Disponible en inglés y español Available in English and Spanish |
NEW ***2022 Lone Star Book List*** ALL titles available on Sora!
Click the Lone Star logo to see the entire Lone Star Book List.
The Lone Star Reading List is developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table. The purpose of the list is to encourage students in grades 6, 7, or 8 to explore a variety of current books.
NEW ***2022 Maverick Graphic Novel List*** Most grade 6-12 titles available on Sora!
Click the Maverick logo to see the entire 2022 Maverick list.
The Texas Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List (TMGNRL) is a recommended reading list developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table (YART).
Online Stickerboard Mural
This one is in honor of our "library pet."
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