November 2025

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.


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. 


If you would like to be placed on the waiting list, contact Pam at prellstab@defiancelibrary.org.

YA BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

: FEAST YOUR EYES :

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READ SOMETHING NEW

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

Heartsick by Kristina Forest

Secrets of the Blue Hand Girls by Rowana Miller

Resurrectionist by Kathleen Allen

For No Mortal Creatures by Keshe Chow

Reel Love by Addie Woolridge

Color of the End 1 by Haruo Iwamune

My Hero Academia 42 by Koei Horikoshi

Glass Across the Sea by Sara Ella

Black Night Parade 2 by Hikaru Nakamura

Kamudo 1 by Akira Himekawa

Flip by Ngozi Ukazu

And the River Drags Her Down by Jihyun Yun

Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen

Invisible Man and His Soon-To-Be Wife 2 by Iwatobineko

Kaiju Kamui 1 by Shintaro Arima

Witchkiller by Ashlee Latimer

Sacred & the Divine by Kate Christenson

Devouring Light by Kat Ellis

Hollow by Taylor Grothe

Mercy by Patricia Ward

Night of the Living Cat 6 by Hawkman

Weaver Bride by Lydia Gregovic

Fake Skating by Lynn Painter

Holly by Adalyn Grace

The Invisible Man and His Soon-To-Be Wife 1 by Iwatobineko

Killed Again, Mr. Detective 1 by Inaba

The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire by Anna Fiteni

Crimson Throne by Sara Raasch and Beth Revis

BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB

: FLAWED BY CECELIA AHERN :

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"Celestine North lives a perfect life. She's a model daughter and sister, she's well-liked by her classmates and teachers, and she's dating the impossibly charming Art Crevan.


But then Celestine encounters a situation where she makes an instinctive decision. She breaks a rule and now faces life-changing repercussions. She could be imprisoned. She could be branded. She could be found flawed.


In her breathtaking young adult debut, bestselling author Cecelia Ahern depicts a society where perfection is paramount and flaws lead to punishment. And where one young woman decides to take a stand that could cost her everything.?"

- Goodreads




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Welcome to the Book of the Month Club where each month we’ll feature a new YA title, craft, and snack.


Only 5 bundles are available for DPLS card holders ages 13-25. The bundles will be available on the first of the month at Defiance Public Library. The bundles can be found in the Teen Space and on the new YA book shelf in the Reading Room.


After reading, feel free to post your thoughts and comments on Defiance Public Library’s Padlet page called Dear YA Readers.


ARTWORK FOUND IN THE TEEN SPACE

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.

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
  • YA Recommendations

Join in the discussion with fellow YA aficionados.

SQUEEZY McSQUEEZY

Hello my dearest lemony friends,



October came and went in the blink of an eye. It went by so fast, we forgot to take pictures! You will just have to take out word for it, that us and the teens were well up to our usual shenanigans...


November will be a time for feasting! We we feast on picture books for the Picture Book Reading Challenge. We will feast during our annual Friendsgiving to be held on Thursday, November 20. We will also feast on the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins as we prepare to write and read for the Hunger Games inspired Teen Fan Fiction Writing Contest.


Will anyone be able to top last year's fan fiction contest winner? Submit your story and let's find out!


Enjoy the last minute pictures. =)


Stay Awesome,




Squeezy



P.S. What do you say to an angry 300 pound baked potato?


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Anything, you just butter him up!!

Can you find us in the candy bowl?

It's not so spooky in the afternoon.

The Teen Fan Fiction Writing Contest has begun!

2024 TEEN FAN FICTION WRITING

CONTEST WINNER

Who captured Bella's heart? Was it Edward? Jacob? Or perhaps it was someone else...


Click the button to read the 2024 Teen Fan Fiction Writing Contest's winning story, Not So Happily Ever After by Abigail Dixon.

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