April 21, 2021
Featured in this week's Book Talk Bakersfield:
Join Kern County Library staff members, Fahra and Jasmin talk about the similarities and differences between season one of Bridgerton and the book, The Duke and I. Don't forget to check out what they have been reading, watching, and listening to. 
Fahra Daredia
Beale Memorial Library
Jasmin LoBasso
Kern County Library
Fahra is reading...

All the Tides of Fate
by Adalyn Grace
 
Through blood and sacrifice, Amora Montara has conquered a rebellion and taken her rightful place as queen of Visidia. Now, with the islands in turmoil and the people questioning her authority, Amora cannot allow anyone to see her weaknesses.
No one can know about the curse in her bloodline. No one can know that she s lost her magic. No one can know the truth about the boy who holds the missing half of her soul.
To save herself and Visidia, Amora embarks on a desperate quest for a mythical artifact that could fix everything but it comes at a terrible cost. As she tries to balance her loyalty to her people, her crew, and the desires of her heart, Amora will soon discover that the power to rule might destroy her.
 
Also available as eBook on OverDrive
 
Everything Comes Next: Collected & New Poems
by Naomi Shihab Nye

A celebratory collection by the current Young People’s Poet Laureate complements a selection of her most popular and accessible poems from the past 40 years with several previously unpublished pieces as well as writing tips and striking interior spot art. 
 
Fahra is watching...
 
Frozen 

A princess sets out on a journey to find another missing princess, and save the kingdom from eternal winter.
 

Jasmin is reading...
 
On the Way to the Wedding
by Julia Quinn

Gregory Bridgerton has fallen for Hermione Watson, who is in love with another, and joins forces with Hermione's friend, Lady Lucinda Abernathy, to stop the disastrous alliance, only to find love turning everything upside down.
 
Also available as eBook on HooplaDigtial
Also available as eBook on OverDrive 
Penguins Don't Wear Sweaters!
by Marikka Tamura

An uplifting introduction to why penguins who are exposed to oil spills are given sweaters to wear explains how environmentalists and volunteers put sweaters on penguins to keep them warm until they can be completely cleaned of unsafe oil and returned to their ocean homes. A first picture book. 
 

Jasmin is watching...
Thunder Force 
On Netflix
 
Two childhood best friends reunite as an unlikely crime-fighting superhero duo when one invents a formula that gives ordinary people superpowers.
 

Even More Titles We Talk About

    Books
    Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
    Home Body by Rupi Kaur
    Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
    The Theft of Sunlight by Intisar Khanani
    Unf*ck your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess by Rachel Hoffman
     
    Shows
    Billions
    Cocomelon
    Coffee with Karan
    City of Dreams
    Home Economics
    The One 
    Super Dancer Chapter 4 
    90 Day Fiance 

    Movies
    Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
    Frozen II