Youth Library News

Story time is on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. We read, do a craft or activity, have a snack and check out books. Wednesdays at 4 p.m. is our after-school activity for Kindergarten and up.

New Arrivals!

K-3

What are little boys and girls really made of? Maybe you’ve heard that girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice, and boys are made of frogs and snails and puppy dogs’ tails. But why can’t girls be made of monkeys and dirt and lemon dessert? And who says boys can’t be made of flowers and swings and bumblebee wings? Sugar and Snails by Sarah Tsiang.

Time to get ready for bed. But not without Bunny! Where’s Bunny? by Theo Heras.

Juvenile

After discovering that each of her former students has secretly regressed, eccentric headmistress Mrs. Wellington requests the presence of Madeleine, Theo, Lulu and Garrison for a mandatory summer of retraining. To make matters worse, the students quickly find themselves tasked with saving their school. And because failing means spending the rest of their lives with unresolved phobias, this is one test they all plan to ace. School of Fear: Class is NOT Dismissed! By Gitty Daneshvari.

McKenna Brooks has always done well in school and in gymnastics, but when she starts fourth grade, school suddenly feels really hard. When her teacher suggests she get a tutor, McKenna is horrified—until she gets to know her tutor, Josie, who is super smart and confident, and who also happens to be in a wheelchair. With Josie’s help, McKenna’s confidence grows, but she can’t bring herself to tell her friends that she’s being tutored. Then something goes wrong at the gym that sidelines McKenna. American Girl: McKenna by Mary Casanova.

For action, mystery and cliff-hanging suspense, read The Hardy Boys: The Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W. Dixon.

Marie-Grace Gardner has just arrived in New Orleans, and she hopes she never has to move again. The lively city is unlike any other place she has lived. When she meets Mademoiselle Oceane, a talented opera singer, Marie-Grace longs to take voice lessons. She loves to sing, and she would like to get to know Cecile Rey, the confident girl who is Mademoiselle’s student. But Marie-Grace is shy, and starting school reminds her how hard it is to make friends and fit in. Can an unexpected adventure help her feel as if she belongs in New Orleans? American Girl: Meet Marie-Grace by Sarah Masters Buckey.