Kids' Books
March 2021
Celebrate Women's History Month by commemorating that for the first time in our country's history, we have a female Vice President of the United States.  
You are invited to write a letter of congratulations to Vice President Kamala Harris celebrating this achievement. Deliver your personal letter to our White House mailbox at the Burlingame Library curbside pickup table from March 1-31, 2021.  We will mail your letter to Vice President Harris at the end of March as one big package from Burlingame, California!
Tweens in Grades 4-6 are invited to meet Margaret Dilloway (on Zoom) on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 4 pm. The author will show you how to make a simple pie with ready-made crust and talk about her books, SUMMER OF A THOUSAND PIES and the Japanese fantasy book series MOMOTARO, which has been called "an Asian Percy Jackson."  
Sign up is required at https://burlingame.libcal.com/event/7515256
Zoom link will be emailed to you and each participant gets a free copy of one of Margaret's books! 
The Spring Semester of the Virtual Homework Center will run every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday through Thursday, April 23, 2021 with the exception of the two Burlingame School District breaks: CLOSED  April 6-8. 

We now welcome Kindergarteners through 8th graders to log onto Zoom  any Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday between 3:30pm-5:30pm to be paired with a Teen Mentor (with a 3.5+ GPA) for help with reading, writing, science, math, and languages including Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Bulgarian, Korean, French, Turkish, Italian, and Tamil. Please email Teen Librarian Jenny with any questions: miner@plsinfo.org 

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84881898884?pwd=Z0R3WEFtTldLeFY2Q2R4NURSM2VwUT09
Meeting ID: 848 8189 8884
Passcode: 123865
Recent Releases
Amari and the Night Brothers
by B.B. Alston

What it's about: Certain that her missing brother Quinton is alive, Amari Peters follows his trail to the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, where she uncovers more clues, as well as her own dangerously powerful magic.

Featuring: fairies, aliens, a were-dragon named Elsie, a hidden world, and plenty of #BlackGirlMagic.

Series alert: If you don't want to say goodbye to Amari, you don't have to -- this is the 1st in an enchanting, fast-paced fantasy series. 
When Life Gives You Mangos
by Kereen Getten

Living on an island that visitors call exotic, 12-year-old Clara struggles with her increasingly distant relationship with a best friend and her inability to clearly recall the traumatizing events that occurred during a hurricane a year earlier. Simultaneous eBook.
Of salt and shore
by Annet Schaap

Every night Lampie, the lighthouse keeper's daughter lights the lantern which warns the ships away from the rocks, but when the light goes out one night, a ship is wrecked and Lampie is sent to the Admiral's Black House in disgrace--there she finds and befriends the Admiral's son, who was born with a tail, and together they are pulled into an adventure of mermen and pirates, and secret identities long concealed but soon to be revealed
No ordinary thing
by G. Z. Schmidt

A mysterious stranger brings to shy, orphaned, twelve-year-old Adam a magical snow globe that sends him on adventures through time, and then returns him to his uncle's New York City bakery
Don't Judge Me
by Lisa Schroeder

A middle school student who prefers to keep her head down is compelled to speak out when she discovers a list, created by her best friend’s older brother, that rates the girls at their school according to their looks. By the author of the Charmed Life series. Simultaneous eBook.
First and Last Name
Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!
by Sarah Kapit

What it’s about: After a coach sees her amazing knuckleball, 11-year-old Vivy lands her first spot on a real baseball team, despite her mom’s worries about her being the only girl and the only autistic player on the team.

Why you might like it: Told through letters between Vivy and her pen-pal (a major league pitcher), this authentic story will leave you cheering as Vivy finds new confidence both on and off the field.
Nikki Tesla and the Ferret-Proof Death Ray
by Jess Keating

Welcome to: Genius Academy, a tiny, elite boarding school where 12-year-old inventor Nikki Tesla is sent after her pet ferret, Pickles, triggers a totally accidental explosion from Nikki's death ray prototype.

What happens: Nikki is sure she doesn't need friends, but when her death ray is stolen and the Academy reveals some exciting (and risky) secrets, she'll have to figure out how to get along with her fellow students.

Series alert: This adventure kicks off the smart, science-themed Elements of Genius series.
The Season of Styx Malone
by Kekla Magoon

Starring: ten-year-old Caleb, who's tired of spending every summer stuck in his boring Indiana town. 

What happens: Styx Malone -- 16 years old and impossibly cool -- moves to the neighborhood and introduces Caleb and his brother Bobby Gene to a risky scheme that could earn them the freedom Caleb dreams about.

Who it's for: readers looking for a funny, realistic story about a summer full of excitement and trouble.
From the Desk of Zoe Washington
by Janae Marks

Starring: twelve-year-old Zoe, whose summer plan (practicing for the Food Network’s Kids Bake Challenge) is derailed after she receives a letter from the father she’s never met, and she decides to prove that he’s innocent of the crime that sent him to prison.

Who it’s for: readers who like realistic stories that are both fun and deep.

Try this next: C.C. Payne’s The Thing About Leftovers, another believable, moving book about a foodie kid dealing with complicated family stuff.
Willow Moss & the Lost Day
by Dominique Valente

What it's about: Last Tuesday is missing, and without it the kingdom of Starfell could fall apart! That's what fearsome witch Moreg Vaine claims when she recruits Willow -- whose only magic power is finding lost objects -- to set things right.

Featuring: a color-changing kobold, a fainting visionary, a dragon named Feathering, and an imaginative quest.

Who it's for: This sweet, fascinating series opener is perfect for readers who love fairy tales and classic fantasy.
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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480 Primrose Rd.
Burlingame, California 94010
650-558-7400

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