2018 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults

February 12, 2018 | jonesw

Today the American Library Association announces its Youth Book & Media Awards, including the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults. This year, the finalists include pirates, artists, and more. For more information about this award and its recipients, check the ALA website.

Help us recognize these honorees and winners by checking one out today.

2018 YALSA Nonfiction Winner

Vincent and Theo : the Van Gogh brothers by Deborah Heiligman

"The true story of the relationship between brothers Theo and Vincent van Gogh"--.

2018 William C. Morris Award Winners

February 12, 2018 | jonesw

Today the American Library Association announces its Youth Book & Media Awards, including the William C. Morris Award. Since 2009, the Morris Award honors a first-time author writing for teens. For more information about this award and its recipients, check the ALA website.

Help us recognize these honorees and winners by checking one out today.

2018 Morris Award Winner

The hate u give by Angie Thomas

After witnessing her friend's death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter's life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what happened the night Kahlil died.

2018 Michael L. Printz Award Winners

February 12, 2018 | jonesw

Today the American Library Association announces its Youth Book & Media Awards, including the Michael L. Printz Award. The Printz Award honors the best book written for teens every year. For more information about this award and its recipients, check the ALA website.

Help us recognize these honorees and winners by checking one out today.

2018 Printz Award Winner

We are okay by Nina LaCour

After leaving her life behind to go to college in New York, Marin must face the truth about the tragedy that happened in the final weeks of summer when her friend Mabel comes to visit.

Mock Caldecott 2018 Winner

February 12, 2018 | jonesw

The votes are in! After a fierce competition, the winner of the Canton Public Library Mock Caldecott 2018 is:

After the fall : how Humpty Dumpty got back up again by Dan Santat

After falling off the wall, Humpty Dumpty is very afraid of climbing up again, but is determined not to let fear stop him from being close to the birds.

Join us in celebrating the Caldecott Awards at our Family Reading Night on February 20.  

Share a Story: Sick & Get Well Storytime

February 7, 2018 | jonesw

Did you miss our Sick & Get Well Storytime this week? Don't worry, here's what you missed, plus a few more suggestions for a storytime you can do at home.

From Storytime

Llama Llama home with Mama by Anna Dewdney

Llama Llama's mother takes good care of him when he has to stay home from school because he is sick, so when Mama Llama begins to feel sick, too, Llama Llama knows how to take care of her.

Share a Story: Penguin Storytime

January 31, 2018 | jonesw

Did you miss our Penguin Storytime this week? Don't worry! Here are stories and songs so you can have your own storytime at home!

From Storytime

Up & down by Britta Teckentrup

Deciding to visit a friend he has been missing, Little Penguin leaps off his iceberg and embarks on a journey filled with ups and downs and ins and outs before the two are reunited, in a concept story that introduces opposites.

Share a Story: Bird Storytime

January 17, 2018 | jonesw

Did you miss our Bird Storytime this week? Don't worry, here's what you missed, plus a few more suggestions to inspire a squawky storytime you can do at home.

From Storytime

Hooray for birds! by Lucy Cousins

A variety of avian friends describe a day in the life of a bird.

Share a Story: Winter Storytime

January 10, 2018 | jonesw

Did you miss our Winter Storytime this week? Don't worry, here's what you missed, plus a few more suggestions to inspire a chilly storytime you can do at home.

From Storytime

The first day of winter by Denise Fleming

A snowman comes alive as the child building it adds pieces during the first ten days of winter.

Read an eComic

January 1, 2018 | jonesw

Get started with a great comic or graphic novel series from home! These comics are all instantly available through Hoopla. 

BOOM! Studios

Adventure time. Volume 1 [electronic resource] by Ryan North

After a nice battle of ice and saving princess, Finn and Jake discover a series of dungeons just ready for exploring! It's a fun time with pals and...the Ice King?! Collecting the latest arc of the fan-favorite series with loads of extra materials in this beautiful hardcover edition!.

Recommended Middle School Reads

December 30, 2017 | jonesw

Ready to head over to the Teen Space for the first time? These books are great transitions for middle schoolers just starting out with YA.

The angel experiment by James Patterson

After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of their group, the "birdkids," who are the result of genetic experimentation, take off in pursuit and find themselves struggling to understand their own origins and purpose.

Enchanted by Alethea Kontis

When Sunday Woodcutter, the youngest sibling to sisters named for the other six days of the week, kisses an enchanted frog, he transforms back into Rumbold, the crown prince of Arilland-- a man Sunday's family despises.

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