MAY 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.

Add your name to the waitlist by emailing Pam.
 

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It's Prom Season!


Dust off those dancing shoes and shimmy on over to the library to pick up on of these fabulous reads.


Promchanted by Morgan Matson

Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa

Conditions of a Heart by Bethany Mangle

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

Simone Breaks All the Rules by Debbie Rigaud

The Upside of Falling by Alex Light

All That’s Left to Say by Emery Lord

Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions by Singh Dhillon


 

READ SOMETHING NEW

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


This is Me Trying by Racquel Marie

Kill Factor by Ben Oliver

One that Got Away with Murder by Trish Lundy

Saga of Tanya the Evil 22 by Shinobu Shinotsuki

Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek

Trailer Park Parable by Tyler Zed

Unholy Blood 1 by Lina Lim

Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew

Trajectory by Cambria Gordon

Breakup Lists by Adib Khorram

Fate Be Changed by Farrah Rochon

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint 1 by Sleepy-C

Sasaki and Peeps 1 by Buncololi

Right Here, Right Now by Shannon Dunlap

Darkness Rises by Stacy Stokes

Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier

Ace on the Hill by J.C. Wesslen

Nothing Special 1 by Katie Cook

Tender Beasts by Liselle Sambury

Strong Like You by T. L. Simpson

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BOOK OF THE MONTH

High School graduation is just around the corner. Some are excited, some are nervous, and perhaps some will fall in love just like Rowan and Neil in Rachel Lynn Solomon's book Today Tonight Tomorrow.


"Today, she hates him.


It’s the last day of senior year. Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have been bitter rivals for all of high school, clashing on test scores, student council elections, and even gym class pull-up contests. While Rowan, who secretly wants to write romance novels, is anxious about the future, she’d love to beat her infuriating nemesis one last time.


Tonight, she puts up with him.


When Neil is named valedictorian, Rowan has only one chance at victory: Howl, a senior class game that takes them all over Seattle, a farewell tour of the city she loves. But after learning a group of seniors is out to get them, she and Neil reluctantly decide to team up until they’re the last players left—and then they’ll destroy each other.


As Rowan spends more time with Neil, she realizes he’s much more than the awkward linguistics nerd she’s sparred with for the past four years. And, perhaps, this boy she claims to despise might actually be the boy of her dreams.


Tomorrow … maybe she’s already fallen for him." - Goodreads


If you have fallen in love with Rowan and Neil and want to continue their story, Solomon's new book Past Present Future will be on the shelves in June.


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

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2024 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS

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Love graphic novels? Why not select a title from the 2024 Top Ten Graphic Novels for Teens.


Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa

Brooms by Jasmine Walls

Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham

Insomniacs After School by Makoto Ojiro

Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story by Sarah Myer

Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria by Muhammad Najem and Nora Neus

The Talk by Darrin Bell

Tiger, Tiger, vol. 1. by Petra Erika Nordlund

Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes

 

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,


I hope you all had a lovely April and were able to witness the once-in-a-lifetime event (aka the Solar Eclipse). It was pretty amazing as we watched it on library grounds surrounded by people from all over.


In other news, someone had "kind bombed" the Teen Space posting messages throughout the room. We also played Hungry Hungry Hippos, made tiny clay mushrooms, hunted for a red sock, and had a mini storytime. And that is not even the half of the story!


You just have to come to the library to get the full experience.

Love,


Squeezy


P.S. Only one more month of school!

 

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