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Women's History Month Celebrate amazing women all month long at Pasadena Public Library! Check out our online calendar for a list of Women's History Month programs and events.
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Earth Day at the Library Egg carton turtles, flower crowns, storytimes, and more! Check out the online calendar or PPL's Off the Shelf newsletter to find free Earth Day programs at your local Pasadena Public Library.
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Gravity is Bringing Me Down by Wendelin Van DraanenLeda thinks gravity must be in a very bad mood when she is woken up by falling out of bed, but a trip to the science center makes everything better. Check out this STEM-powered book from your local Pasadena Public Library branch today.
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Your Voice, Your Voteby Leah HendersonOn Election Day, as they walk through their vibrant neighborhood on their way to vote, Quetta, her mother and her grandmother face obstacle after obstacle before and after reaching their voting station, showing Quetta the importance of raising her voice.
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2024 John Newbery Award Winner The Eyes & the Impossible by Dave EggersFree dog Johannes' job is to observe everything that happens in his urban park and report back to the park's three bison elders, but changes are afoot, including more humans, a new building, a boatload of goats, and a shocking revelation that changes his view of the world.
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2024 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award An American Storyby Kwame AlexanderA picture book in verse that threads together past and present to explore the legacy of slavery during a classroom lesson.
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2024 Caldecott Award Winner Big by Vashti HarrisonWith spare text and exquisite illustrations, this emotional exploration of being big in a world that prizes small is a tender portrayal of how you can stand out and feel invisible at the same time.
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Not Quite a Ghost by Anne UrsuThe attic bedroom in her new house is wrapped in old yellow wallpaper covered with a faded tangle of twisting vines and sickly flowers, and soon enough, Violet falls ill-and does not get better. Violet finds herself spending more time alone in the room with the yellow wallpaper, the shadows moving in the corners, wrapping themselves around her at night -- and Violet starts to suspect that she might not be alone in the room at all.
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Maybe It's a Signby E. L. ShenSeventh grader Freya June Sun, obsessed with Chinese superstitions since her dad's death, wants to make a change in her life, but when she doesn't receive any signs from her dad, she learns that to be her own person, she has to make her own luck.
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Light and Air by Mindy Nichols WendellIn the 1930s, Halle and her mother are diagnosed with TB and sent to a hospital in upstate New York where she discovers joy, family and friendship. Now available at PPL.
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2024 Pura Belpre Author & Illustrator Award Winner Mexikidby Pedro MartinPedro Martin grew up in the U.S. hearing stories about his legendary abuelito, but during a family road trip to Mexico, he connects with his grandfather and learns more about his own Mexican identity in this moving and hilarious graphic memoir.
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2024 Coretta Scott King Award Winner Nigeria Jones by Ibi Aanu ZoboiWhen her mother disappears, Nigeria Jones, the daughter of the leader of a Black liberation group, searches for her, uncovering a shocking truth which leads her to question everything she thought she knew about her life and her family.
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Murtagh: World of Eragonby Christopher PaoliniHated, alone and exiled to the outskirts of society, Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn, must decide what he stands for in a world that has abandoned him when a new enemy emerges from the shadows of Alagaësia. Now available to check out at PPL.
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Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen YangGraphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, and falling in love. Val is ready to give up on love. It's led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak, and she's pretty sure she's cursed--no one in her family, for generations, has ever had any luck with love. But then a chance encounter with a pair of cute lion dancers sparks something in Val. Is it real love?
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