Library News
February 2019
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John Green's newest Crash Course: Navigating Digital Information
John Green has put out a new crash course series. Green partnered with Stanford History Education Group, MediaWise and Google to produce this series about navigating digital information. Check out the introductory episode below. Also follow Media Wise on Instagram to test your skills at distinguishing fact from fiction.
GMBA Highlight of the Month - Grendel's Guide to Love and War
This month's nominee highlight is Grendel's Guide to Love and War by A.E. Kaplan and is described by the publisher as "The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets Revenge of the Nerds in this tale of a teen misfit who seeks to take down the bro next door, but ends up falling for his enemy’s sister and uncovering difficult truths about his family in the process." Read more about this exciting nominee here or stop by the library to check it out.
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!
Need a Book for the Break
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
New book by the author of The Hate U Give.
Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. But now that her mom has unexpectedly lost her job, food banks and shut off notices are as much a part of Bri’s life as beats and rhymes. With bills piling up and homelessness staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it—she has to make it.
Black Enough by Ibi Zoboi
A collection of coming-of-age short stories that reflect on the African American teenage experience in America. Includes works by Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, Renee Watson and Kekla Magoon among others.
Green by Sam Graham-Felsen
In Sight of Stars by Gae Polisner
After his father dies, Klee ends up in a psychiatric hospital and tries to remember what memories were real or not.