NOVEMBER 2024

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

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CONTEST RULES
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

Save a turkey and feast on these delectable YA reads.


Casters and Crowns by Elizabeth Lowham

Love & Lattes by Beth Reekles

This Fatal Kiss by Alicia Jasinska

Twenty-four Seconds from Now... by Jason Reynolds

The Monstrous Kind by Lydia Gregovic

The Art Thieves by Andrea L. Rogers

Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen

The Ballerina of Auschwitz by Dr. Edith Eva Eger

A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur

The Brightwood Code by Monica Hesse

READ SOMETHING NEW

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


Art Thieves by Andrea L. Rogers

Casters and Crowns by Elizabeth Lowham

Bitter End by Alexa Donne

Sweetness Between Us by Sarah Winifred Searle

Spectacular by Stephanie Garber

Love & Lattes by Beth Reekles

Nothing Like the Movies by Lynn Painter

Yana Toboso Artworks Black Butler 4 by Yana Toboso

Terrifying Tales of Vivian Vance by Josh Ulrich

Twenty-Four Seconds from Now by Jason Reynolds

Sally's Lament by Mari Mancusi

Red in Tooth and Claw by Lish McBride

Dividing Sky by Jill Tew

Diet Soda Club by Chaz Hayden

After-School Hanako-Kun by Aidairo

Lies We Conjure by Sarah Henning

Last Quarter 1 by Ai Yazawa

Heir by Sabaa Tahir

No Rules Tonight by Kim Hyun Sook

Make My Wish Come True by Rachael Lippincott

Glass Girl by Kathleen Glasgow

Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle

The Ballerina of Auschwitz by Editha Eva Eger

Immortal Abyss by Katherine Briggs

SEARCH THE CATALOG

BOOK OF THE MONTH


"Welcome to Academy Absconditi, November, where the scheming never stops, and where someone is always trying to push you off a ledge."


*****


"It’s a school completely off the grid, hidden by dense forest and surrounded by traps. There’s no electricity, no internet, and an eye-for-an-eye punishment system. Classes include everything from Knife-Throwing and Poisons to the Art of Deception and Historical Analysis. And all of the students are children of the world’s most elite strategists—training to become assassins, counselors, spies, and master impersonators. Into this world walks November Adley, who quickly discovers that friends are few in a school where personal revelations are discouraged and competition is everything. When another student is murdered, all eyes turn to November, who must figure out exactly how she fits into the school’s bizarre strategy games before she is found guilty of the crime…or becomes the killer’s next victim." - Goodreads


*****


Pick up a copy of Killing November by Adirana Mather and post your thoughts and opinions on our Padlet page called Dear YA Readers.

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BUCKEYE BOOK AWARDS

The Buckeye Children’s and Teen Book Award is a student choice award. Only students can nominate the books and vote for the winners. Read the books and vote from now until November 10.


The List of Teen Nominees

VOTE!

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
  • YA Recommendations

Join in the discussion with fellow YA aficionados.

DEAR YA READERS
SQUEEZY McSQUEEZY

Hello my dearest lemony friends,


We had such an exciting time this past month! October was filled with faux taxidermy insects, Smokey Bear fun, Edgar Allan Poe, pet ghosts in a jar, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde escape room, plus Trick-or-Treating. It will be hard to top October fun, however, November has some fantastic events in-store.


Such as...


The Teen Fanfiction Writing Contest, Friendsgiving, Mad Libs, and a trip to Japan.


We look forward to seeing you!


Love,


Squeezy

Having fun with Smokey Bear stickers.

Remember, only you can prevent forest fires.

Our ghostly creations...


Trick-or-Treating in our ghostly costumes. Can you tell who is who?

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