It's finally here!
Registration begins on May 30th, and the reading program runs June 6th-July 30th!
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Events, happenings, opinions and general musings of Bremen Public Library's Young Adult Department
It's finally here!
Registration begins on May 30th, and the reading program runs June 6th-July 30th!
Welcome Back!
When a car crash sidelines Mickey just before softball season, she has to find a way to hold on to her spot as the catcher for a team expected to make a historic tournament run. Behind the plate is the only place she's ever felt comfortable, and the painkillers she's been prescribed can help her get there.
The pills do more than take away pain; they make her feel good.
With a new circle of friends--fellow injured athletes, others with just time to kill--Mickey finds peaceful acceptance, and people with whom words come easily, even if it is just the pills loosening her tongue.
But as the pressure to be Mickey Catalan heightens, her need increases, and it becomes less about pain and more about want, something that could send her spiraling out of control.
With the end of the school year quickly approaching, and Summer Reading Program right around the corner; There is no better time than now to start your Summer Reading List!
Checkout the Eliot Rosewater Nominees for the 2022-2023 school year. For more information about the Rosie Books click on the image below.
"Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen she's already lost more than most people lose in a lifetime. But she's learned how to forget. The broken glass washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm." -- Goodreads
My Rating: 5 of 5 stars
What I thought about the book: It truly is an amazing book. It's well written, and is an accurate depiction of thoughts, feelings, and emotions caused by trauma/mental illness.
What I learned from this book: I learned to feel less alone and less stuck in my feelings. I don't think I really learned anything else.
I believe this book would appeal to: People who have struggled with or are currently struggling with mental illness/self harm.
Explanation for my rating: The book gives hope to the reader without setting unrealistic expectations.
This book review was brought to you courtesy of an anonymous person in our YA community.
"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." -- Goodreads
My Rating: 5 of 5 stars
I believe this book would appeal to: People who enjoy books that are fast paced, mysterious, that have a lot of thrilling moments, and are exciting.
Explanation for my rating: There is an amazing mystery to follow and the author uses very good wording. You start to feel like you know the characters.
This book review was brought to you courtesy of Adrianna in our YA community.
"A wild seascape, a distant island, a full moon. Gradually the island grows nearer until we land on a primeval wilderness, rich in vegetation and huge, strange beasts. Time passes and things do not go well for the island." -- Goodreads
My Rating: 1 of 5 stars
What I thought about the book: I disliked this book. The characters were uninteresting, except for an animal loving little girl, whose snake died. She carried around its body, which I found disturbing. The plot was very confusing.
What I learned from this book: I learned that authors should pay attention to their characters and make sure they're interesting.
I believe this book would appeal to: People who enjoy graphic novels with lots of action.
Explanation for my rating: The characters were uninteresting and the plot was confusing.
This book review was brought to you courtesy of an anonymous person in our YA community.
Back in December, we hosted a Young Adult program called Makeup on a Dime. The premise of Makeup on a Dime is simple, you learn how to do makeup on a dime and then yourself. The program was aimed at anyone in the 6th to 12th grades and was led by Ondraya Perez and they learned how to do Christmas themed makeup.
There is good news, Makeup on a Dime will be returning to the Bremen Public Library! Still being led by Ondraya Perez, Makeup on a Dime will be making a comeback on February 21, 2022 and we'll be learning how to do Valentine's Day themed makeup. You can see all the details on our calendar and can register through this link: Makeup on a Dime
- This writing brought to you by BPL Student Advisor, Braden Unruh.
It is hard to believe it has been nearly 7 months since I first foretold what the library's renovation would bring to the YA community. As the library moves into phase two of the renovation project, I would like to take a journey into the progress we have made thus far and what progress we've made into creating a dedicated space for our YA community.
The first place we'll look at the library's progress is the outside. Over the last couple of months, renovators have been hard at work to create an extension of the library. This new addition of the library comes at the cost of the house the library owned next to us, but this small detail is worth the addition we get to our library.