June DPLS Teen/YA Happenings 💼

JUNE 2024

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

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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.

#BOOKSTAGRAM

Your adventure awaits...

Where will you go?

Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin

The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt

Artifice by Sharon Cameron

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

The Red Palace by June Hur

Don't Look Back by Achut Deng

The Lamplighter by Crystal J. Bell

Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru

Cursed Cruise by Victoria Fulton

Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Abike-Iyimide

READ SOMETHING NEW

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

Ballad of Darcy and Russell by Morgan Matson

Dare by Natasha Preston

Beastly Beauty by Jennifer Donnelly

Captain America by J. Michael Straczynski

Lie Until It's True by Jessie Weaver

Eyes Open by Lyn Miller-Lachmann

I'll Be Waiting for You by Mariko Turk

Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo

What's Eating Jackie Oh? by Patricia Park

Harrowing by Kristen Kiesling

Venom by David Michelinie

A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur

Brightwood Code by Monica Hesse

Road Home by Rex Ogle

10 Things I Hate about Prom by Elle Gonzalez Rose

Wild About You by Kaitlyn Hill

Summer Nights and Meteorites by Hannah Reynolds

I Wish You Would by Eva Des Lauriers

Have You Seen This Girl by Nita Tyndall

Word by Mary G. Thompson

Lamplighter by Crystal J. Bell

Swept Away by Michelle Dalton

Pulled Under by Michelle Dalton

Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy R.X. He

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BOOK OF THE MONTH

Science fiction author Mark Alpert presents the question, Does a person need to have flesh and blood to be human? in his adventure/thriller The Six.

"To save humanity, they must give up their own.

Adam's muscular dystrophy has stolen his mobility, his friends, and in a few months will take his life. Created by Adam's dad, AI Sigma has gone rogue, threatening to kill humanity and take over the world. To stop Sigma, Adam will be preserved first, then five selected dying sixteen-year olds, into weaponized robots. His dad's tech to digitally preserve the mind of his dying son was funded by the US Army.

The Six have trouble learning to control themselves individually, as a team, under the Army, and against the growing enemy. How can they save the world?" - Goodreads

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

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

SUMMER READING BOOK LIST

The Collaborative Summer Library Program has compiled a list of books for your summer reading enjoyment.

Here are just few of the selected titles.

Promise Boys by Nick Brooks

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin

Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez

Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

CHECK OUT THE COMPLETE LIST

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,

It's official, the Summer Reading Challenge has begun! Pack your bags, grab a good book, and don't forget your passport, because we are going on an adventure.

This summer, we will be heading to camp, making bear plushies, visiting with pirates, trying international foods, and taking a trip down the Nile. And that is not even half of the story. You have to stop in to see what else is happening.

So, spend your summer with us and register for the challenge on Beanstack by clicking here.

Love,

Squeezy

P.S. We are excited for you to meet George Yarnell, a traveling gnome. Each week he will be visiting a new country and taking a selfie. It will be your job to figure out where he was visiting. You will have to stop into the Teen Space at Defiance each week to make your guess. At the end of his travels, one lucky person will be able to take George home. But in order to keep him, you must participate. See you soon!

All we need is marshmallows.

Holding our breath just long enough to take this picture.

Made our way to the desert.

Sharpie art made during one of the Teen Night Thursdays.

A 1950's potato made during Crafterteens. Note the pompadour.

Hanging with George Yarnell before his big adventure.

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The Collaborative Summer Library Program has compiled a list of books for your summer reading enjoyment.

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.

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.