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March 2021
                                                                VOL. 8, NO. 03
                 Happy Spring, Students!
      We wrapped up our Winter            The Coretta Scott King
Reading Challenge, and all participants   Award recognizes an African
received a free movie code for Red Box!   American author of
Congratulations to Gloria Rogers for      outstanding books for children
winning our grand prize drawing for a     and young adults. 2021 Winner:
Domino’s pizza gift card. We look
forward to having another reading         Before the Ever After by Woodson,
challenge next winter with a chance to    Jacqueline. DB100643. A novel in
win more prizes!                          verse. ZJ's friends Ollie,
      The American Library Association    Darry and Daniel help him
announced the 2021 Youth Media            cope when his father, a
Awards, and some really great books       beloved professional
were selected so be sure to check them    football player, suffers
out! Here are a few of the winners:       severe headaches and
                                          memory loss that spell the
The John Newbery Medal                    end of his career. For
is awarded to the author of               grades 5-8. 2020.
"the most distinguished
                                          William C. Morris Award for a debut
contribution to American
                                          book published by a first-time author
literature for children". 2021 Winner:
                                          writing for teens. 2021 Winner:
When you Trap a Tiger by Keller, Tae.     If These Wings Could Fly by
DB099005. When Lily and                   McCauley, Kyrie. DB099765.
her family move in with                   In a farming community
her ill grandmother, a                    overrun with crows, high
magical tiger from Korean                 school senior Leighton struggles to keep
folktales appears. Lily                   herself and her sisters safe from their
must try to catch it and                  abusive father even as she starts a
make a deal to heal her                   relationship. Some violence and some
Halmoni. For grades 3-6.                  strong language. For senior high and
2020.                                     older readers. 2020.

New Books for Spring!                   Bat and the End of Everything. Bat
                                               Boy: 3 by Arnold, Elana K. DB099455.
The Great Eggscape! By John, Jory.             Bat grows anxious as his third-grade
DB099645. When a                               year comes to an end and the time to
bunch of egg pals                              release his pet skunk, Thor, out into the
escape their carton and                        wild approaches. Sequel to Bat and the
drop into the store for a                      Waiting Game (DB 91064). For grades
morning game of hide-                          3-6. 2020.
and-seek, somebody
goes missing! For                              Becoming Muhammad Ali by
grades Pre-K-2. 2020.                          Patterson, James and Alexander,
                                               Kwame. DB101045.
I am Ava, Seeker in the Snow by Stier,         A fictional account of
Catherine. DB101123. After avalanche           boxing legend and
rescue dog Ava, a chocolate Labrador           activist Muhammad
retriever, finally gets to help her handler,   Ali's youth. Despite
Nate, with a real rescue, she realizes         school struggles and
that her job at the ski resort includes        dealing with racism,
other important tasks too.                     a very determined
For grades K-3. 2020.                          Cassius Clay
                                               overcame obstacles
Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year               in his life--in and out
Parade. Mindy Kim: 2 by Lee, Lyla.             of the ring. For grades 4-7. 2020.
DB099227. Mindy
Kim is excited to go to                        City Spies by Ponti, James. DB099825.
the Lunar New Year                             Facing years in the juvenile detention
parade with her father                         system for hacking into the foster care
and her best friend,                           computer system to prove her
Sally. She decides to                          caregivers are crooks, Sara Martinez
make traditional                               gets a second chance when a
Korean New Year                                mysterious man offers her a chance to
food, a rice-cake soup                         join a group of MI6 affiliated spies. For
that's her favorite, but                       grades 4-7. 2020.
things don't go as planned.
For grades K-3. 2020.                          The List of Things That Will Not
                                               Change by Stead, Rebecca. DB099640.
Narwhal on a Sunny Night. Magic                Despite her parents' divorce, her father's
Tree House: 33 by Osborne, Mary                coming out as gay, and his plans to
Pope. DB099643. When the magic tree            marry his boyfriend, Bea is reassured by
house whisks Jack and Annie to                 her parents' unconditional love. She is
Greenland, they're not sure what time          also excited about getting a stepsister
they've landed in, but they immediately        but remains haunted by something she
know what their mission is: save a             did last summer at her father's lake
narwhal! For grades 2-4. 2020.                 house. For grades 4-7. 2020.

A Tale of Witchcraft...
                   by Colfer, Chris.
                   DB100930. Fourteen-
                   year-old Brystal has
                   secured worldwide          Apples to Oregon: Being the
                   acceptance for the         (Slightly) True Narrative of How a
                   magical community but      Brave Pioneer Father Brought
                   new threats arise,         Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums,
                   including the centuries-   Grapes, and Cherries (and Children)
                   old Righteous              across the Plains DBC08775,
Brotherhood that intends to exterminate       BR016035. A tall tale about a pioneer
all magical life, beginning with Brystal.     family headed to Oregon. Delicious, the
Sequel to A Tale of Magic... (DB 97720).      daughter, knows that her father loves
For grades 5-8. 2020.                         his wagonload of fruit trees--maybe
                                              even more than he
Dear Justyce by Stone, Nic.DB100931.          loves the family so
Incarcerated teen Quan writes letters to      she does all she
his old friend about his experiences with     can to make sure
systemic racism and his troubles at           the plants survive
home. Sequel to Dear Martin (DB               the journey. For
89400). Violence and strong language.         grades K-3. 2004.
For senior high and older readers. 2020.
                                              Avalanche! Survivor Diaries: 2 by
Legendborn by Deonn, Tracy.                   Johnson, Terry Lynn. DB090300.
DB100993. After witnessing a magical          Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan
attack, Bree infiltrates Legendborn, a        are tested to the extreme when faced
                   secret society claiming    with a powerful avalanche while skiing in
                   to be the descendants      Wyoming's Grand Teton mountains.
                   of King Arthur and his     Includes survival tips from the National
                   knights. She suspects      Avalanche Center, U. S. Forest Service,
                   the group is connected     and the National Park Service. For
                   to her mother's death.     grades 3-6. 2018.
                   Strong language and
                   some violence. For         When We Were Lost by Wignall, Kevin.
                   senior high and older      DB099822. When a plane crashes in a
                   readers. 2020.             remote rainforest with no adults left
                                                              alive, a group of high
None Shall Sleep by Marney, Ellie.                            school students
DB100871. Eighteen year-old Emma, an                          struggle to survive.
FBI recruit, is partnered with Travis, a                      Many of them fall prey
US Marshall-in-training to interview                          to threats from both the
juvenile serial killers. They must turn to                    jungle and one another.
a notorious teenage sociopath to help                         Violence and some
track down a new murderer. Violence                           strong language. For
and strong language. For senior high                          senior high and older
and older readers. 2020.                                      readers. 2019.

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                      SPOTLIGHT             DVDS
Trolls World Tour. DVD0390.                 The High Note. DVD0415
When the Queen of Hard Rock Trolls          A superstar singer and
tries to take over all the                  her overworked personal
Troll Kingdoms, Queen                       assistant are presented
Poppy and her friends try                   with a choice that could
different ways to save all                  alter the course of their
the trolls. Starring Anna                   respective careers. Starring Tracee Ellis
Kendrick, Justin                            Ross, Dakota Johnson, Ice Cube. 2020.
Timberlake, and Rachel                      Rated PG-13.
Bloom. 2020. Rated PG.

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