If you’re in the Bookworm know, you’ve probably signed up for our year-long Bookworm Reading Challenge (and if you haven’t, then learn all about it here and sign up on Beanstack!).
January’s genre badge is fantasy, so this month we’re bringing you all fantasy books to help you with the reading prompts. Check out this blog post to get your fantasy recs!
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Anything with Nothing, edited by Mercedes Lackey
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Kicking off our first book recommendation of 2024 is Cindy from Tech Services with the high fantasy recommendation Anything with Nothing, edited by Mercedes Lackey. Read all about it in this post!
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Only a few days remain in 2023, so we are dedicating this post to reminiscing about all the awesome memories we experienced with you this past year!
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How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen
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Happy holidays, all! Brittany from Youth Services is recommending How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?, a picture book written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen. Read all about it in today’s blog post.
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With Thanksgiving over, it’s the official unofficial start to the holiday season!
To help get you in the holiday mood, we’ve curated a list of new holiday and winter books for all ages that recently hit our shelves. Some of these are brand new, and others are new to us, but they all take place either during the winter or holiday season. Check them out, curl up somewhere warm, and let the spirit of the season envelop you. Enjoy!
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Stuffed: The Sandwich Cookie Book by Heather Mubarak
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Get your bake on with this book recommendation! Rebecca tells us all about Stuffed, a cookbook about how to make delicious filled cookie sandwiches by Heather Mubarak. If this has piqued your hunger or your interest, keep reading!
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Last Saturday, we held a spirited and spectacular Family Halloween Party at the library. If you were able to make it, we’re so glad you were able to join us, and if you weren’t able to make it, here’s a quick recap of how it unfolded, full of fun (not frightening) pictures!
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Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
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Everything Sad is Untrue is Daniel Nayeri’s middle grade novel debut, and it’s a book that Katie from Youth Services is recommending you read. Is everything sad untrue? Keep reading to find out!
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Haunted houses: not for the feint of heart!
The haunted house trope is a favorite for many of us (thanks, Scooby Doo). It usually includes some sort of building, such as a house or hotel, which has strange and peculiar goings-on that the main character must contend against. With the recent Disney remake of The Haunted Mansion movie and October on our doorstep, we thought it would be fun to compile a list of fiction books featuring haunted houses for middle grade and young adult readers.
Proceed… if you dare!
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Sincerely, Cornelius 