October 26, 2020
Featured in this week's Book Talk Bakersfield:
  • Join staff members Fahra and Jasmin as they judge books by their covers. Upcoming titles include November 2020 releases and catch up on what they have been reading, watching and listening to.
Fahra Daredia
Beale Memorial Library
Jasmin LoBasso
Kern County Library
Fahra is reading...

The Princess Will Save You
by Sarah Henning

When her warrior father, King Sendoa, mysteriously dies, Princess Amarande of Ardenia is given what would hardly be considered a choice: marry a stranger at sixteen or lose control of her family's crown. But Amarande was raised to be a warrior-not a sacrifice. In an attempt to force her choice, a neighboring kingdom kidnaps her true love, stable boy Luca. With her kingdom on the brink of civil war and no one to trust, she'll need all her skill to save him, her future, and her kingdom.
 
 
Eenie Meenie Halloweenie
by Susan Eaddy

In a rhythmic read-aloud by the author of Papa Fish’s Lullaby, a little girl rummages through her dress-up trunk for ideas for a Halloween costume and uses her imagination to consider a range of creative options. 
 
Fahra is watching...
 
Hamilton 
Available on Disney+

The original Broadway production of the award-winning musical that tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, first secretary of the treasury, blending hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway styles, filmed from the Richard Rogers Theater in New York.
 

Jasmin is reading...
 
The Cruel Prince
by Holly Black

A decade after her parents are murdered by the fey who have kidnapped her and her sisters, Jude harbors a seething hatred for a wicked faerie prince and becomes embroiled in court politics as part of her plan to exact revenge. By the best-selling author of the Spiderwick Chronicles. 
 
Also available as eBook & eAudioBook on OverDrive
 
Little Bear's Big House
by Benjamin Chaud

Tired of living in the forest, Little Bear sets out to have an adventure--but when he finds a big house inhabited by a "monster" he is very happy to flee to the safety of his bear family.
 
Also available as eBook on HooplaDigital
 
Jasmin is watching...

The Boys Season 2  
Available on Amazon Prime 

 In a more intense Season 2 of THE BOYS, Butcher, Hughie and the team reel from their losses in Season 1. On the run from the law, they struggle to fight back against the Superheroes. Meanwhile Vought, the hero management company, cashes in on the panic over Supervillains, and a new hero, Stormfront, shakes up the company and challenges an already unstable Homelander.
 
Even More Titles We Talk About
    Books
    The Ballad of Songbirds and  Snakes by Suzanne Collins
    Booked for Christmas by Lily Menon
    A Cuban girl's guide to tea and tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey
    Divided Fire by Jennifer San Filippo
    The Girl Who Was Convinced Beyond All Reason That She Could Fly by Sybil Lamb
    The girl who wasn't there by Penny Joelson
    Here the whole time by Vitor Martins
    How the king of Elfhame learned to hate stories by Holly Black
    Incendiary by Zoraida Córdoba
    Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer
    Labyrinth lost by Zoraida Córdova
    Lies like poison by Chelsea Pitcher
    Lyrics & Curses by Candace Robinson
    Master of One by Jaida Jones
    Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily by Rachel Cohn
    Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell
    The Ravens by Kass Morgan
    Rebel Rose by Emma Theriault
    Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao
    Ruinsong by Julia Ember
    Sasha Masha by Agnes Borinsky
    Soulswift by Megan Bannen
    Super fake love song by David Yoon
    These violent delights by Chloe Gong
    This Is Not a Ghost Story by Andrea Portes
    Those Who Prey by Jennifer Moffett
    The Way Back by Gavriel Savit
    Zara Hossain Is Here by Sabina Khan