AUGUST 2024

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LITKIT (A BOOK SUBSCRIPTION BOX)

To participate in this subscription service, you must be between the ages of 13-25 and have a DPLS library card. There will be library books in the box that will need to be checked out to your library card.


Only 10 boxes will be available. You will be placed on a waiting list if registration is full.


The box will be ready for pick up by the first of the month. You will receive an email notifying you that the box is ready for pick up.


If the box is not claimed by the seventh of the month, it will go to the next person on the waiting list.


Most everything in this box is yours to keep, we just ask that you return the two library books and box by the 25th of the month to any DPLS location.


This is a three month subscription. After the subscription period is over, you will need to sign up again to receive more boxes. 



Any questions, contact Pam at prellstab@defiancelibrary.org.

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#BOOKSTAGRAM

The new school year is just around the corner. While many of you may be dreading it, others are gathering their supplies and looking forward to starting a new year. Whether you are ready or not, we have some excellent back to school YA reads.


As If On Cue by Marissa Kanter

Freshman Year by Sarah Mai

Call Me Iggy by Jorge Aguirre

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfold

Promise Boys by Nick Brooks

Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales

Begin Again by Emma Lord

Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Abike-Iyimide

A Door in the Dark by Scott Reintgen

READ SOMETHING NEW

Check out the New Shelf at Defiance and read something new.


On the Bright Side by Anna Sortino

Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair by Lucy Knisley

Ready or Not by Andi Porretta

Midnight Game by Cynthia Murphy

Not About a Boy by Myah Hollis

Reckless by Lauren Roberts

Queer Cheer by Eric Rosswood

Darkness Within Us by Tricia Levenseller

Hearts Overboard by Becky Dean

Sunrise Nights by Jeff Zentner

Whoever Steals This Book by Nowaki Fukamidori

Sweet Nightmare by Tracy Wolff

Diary of a Dying Girl by Mallory Smith

49 Miles Alone by Natalie D. Richards

Virch by Laura Resau

Youth Group by Jordan Morris

Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses by Katrina Emmel

Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky by Josh Galarza

Dragon Ball Super 21 by Akira Toriyama

Seraph of the End 30 by Takaya Kagami

Thousand Broken Pieces by Tillie Cole

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BOOK OF THE MONTH

The last days of summer = a cozy light-hearted graphic novel. The Book of the Month is the fantasy graphic novel by Katie Cook, Nothing Special: Through the Elder Woods.


"Two not-so-human teenagers and a friendly ghost radish face the fantasy adventure of a lifetime in this captivating graphic novel, featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes material, from the inimitable Katie Cook.


In the grand scheme of the worlds at large, Callie thinks she's nothing special. Sure, she's friends with the ghost of a radish and her dad owns a magical antique shop--but she's spent her life in the human world. Her dad won't let her join him on his collection trips in the magical realm “for her own protection”, so she’s only caught glimpses of that world through the gates of the town where her father’s store is.


On her seventeenth birthday, Callie goes home with her friend Declan to find her home in disarray and her dad missing. Signs of a struggle point to the portal to the magical realm and when there are signs, you follow them. Now it's up to Callie, Declan, and Radish to band together and bring him home. As they face creatures good and bad, and all sorts of adventure, Callie and Declan may just find out that they are both special in their own ways after all." - Goodreads


You have to love those adorable radishes!


Post your thoughts and opinions on our Padlet page called Dear YA Readers.

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GET READY FOR SCHOOL WITH THIS

Do you have trouble staying focused? Have you tried the Pomodoro Technique? The concept is simple. Set a timer for 25 minutes and work until the time is up. After working 25 minutes, take a five minute break. Repeat the process three more times. After the third time around, a well deserved 30 minute break is yours for the taking. There are many fantastic Pomodoro websites and apps out there, but this one is free! Give it a try. You may like the results. -------> pomodor.app

CHECK IT OUT

100 BOOKS BEFORE GRADUATION

Defiance Public Library System is challenging area high school students to finish 100 books before they turn the tassel. The 100 Books Before Graduation Challenge is ongoing, and geared to students in grades 9-12.


Students can easily log reading online using the Beanstack platform, or by downloading the Beanstack Tracker app for easy, on-the-go tracking. The app is available in the Apple and Google Play stores.

100 BOOKS BEFORE GRADUATION
DEAR YA READERS

We created a Padlet called Dear YA Readers for those who love to read and discuss YA books!


Some topics of discussion include:

  • new YA books
  • currently reading
  • Book of the Month


Join in the discussion with fellow YA aficionados.

DEAR YA READERS
SQUEEZY McSQUEEZY

Hello there my dearest lemony friends,


The Summer Reading Challenge has officially ended and we want to thank all who participated this year. We had a most excellent time eating snacks from around the world, visiting with author Mindy McGinnis, watching a terrible shark movie, and relaxing along the Nile.


We are going to take it nice and easy in August in order to prepare for the upcoming school year. Enjoy these last few weeks before school!


Love,


Squeezy

Trying some snacks from around the world.

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