February 17, 2021
Featured in this week's Book Talk Bakersfield:
  • Join Kern County Library staff members, Fahra and Jasmin, with guest Colby from Capital Dental Group to talk about  National Children's Dental Health Month and what we're reading, watching, listening to. 
Colby
Capital Dental Group
 
Fahra Daredia
Beale Memorial Library
 
Jasmin LoBasso
Kern County Library
 
Colby is reading...

Life After Life: The Bestselling Original Investigation That Revealed "Near-Death Experiences"
by Raymond A. Moody
In Life After Life Raymond Moody investigates more than one hundred case studies of people who experienced "clinical death" and were subsequently revived. First published in 1975, this classic exploration of life after death started a revolution in popular attitudes about the afterlife and established Dr. Moody as the world's leading authority in the field of near-death experiences. Life after Life forever changed the way we understand both death -- and life -- selling millions of copies to a world hungry for a greater understanding of this mysterious phenomenon. The extraordinary stories presented here provide evidence that there is life after physical death, as Moody recounts the testimonies of those who have been to the "other side" and back -- all bearing striking similarities of an overwhelming positive nature. These moving and inspiring accounts give us a glimpse of the peace and unconditional love that await us all.
  • Also available as eBook & eAudiobook on HooplaDigital
 
Tooth Fairy in Training
by Michelle Robinson

Venturing out with her older sister on her first tooth-collection mission, a young tooth fairy-in-training looks forward to testing new skills on a series of toothy predators before discovering that her job involves much more than delivering coins to sleeping children. 
 
Colby is watching...
 
Surviving Death 

What happens after we die? This docuseries explores personal stories and research on near-death experiences, reincarnation and paranormal phenomena.
 
 
Fahra is reading...
 
Instant Karma
by Marissa Meyer

In Marissa Meyer's young adult contemporary romance, a girl is suddenly gifted with the ability to cast instant karma on those around her - both good and bad.
 
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
by Joanna Ho

A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers but by drawing from the strength of the powerful women in her life, she recognizes her own beauty and discovers a path to self-love and empowerment..
  • Also available as eBook on OverDrive 
 
Fahra is watching...
Night at the Museum

When the Tablet of Akmenrah seems to be causing problems for his old friends, the exhibits at the Museum of Natural History, former security guard Larry Daley travels to the British Museum to solve the mystery, meeting new characters along the way.
 
 Jasmin is reading...

I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry
by Halsey

Grammy Award-nominated, platinum-selling musician Halsey is heralded as one of the most compelling voices of her generation. In I Would Leave Me If I Could, she reveals never-before-seen poetry of longing, love, and the nuances of bipolar disorder.
 
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
by Emmanuel Acho

In Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, Acho takes on all the questions, large and small, insensitive and taboo, many white Americans are afraid to ask--yet which all Americans need the answers to, now more than ever. With the same open-heartedgenerosity that has made his video series a phenomenon, Acho explains the vital core of such fraught concepts as white privilege, cultural appropriation, and 'reverse racism.' In his own words, he provides a space of compassion and understanding in a discussion that can lack both. He asks only for the reader's curiosity--but along the way, he will galvanize all of us to join the antiracist fight.
  • Also available as eAudiobook on CloudLibrary
  • Also available as eAudiobook on OverDrive
 
Jasmin is watching...
Mr. Mayor
 
Mr. Mayor" follows a retired businessman (Ted Danson) who runs for mayor of Los Angeles to prove he's "still got it." Once he wins, he has to figure out what he stands for, gain the respect of his biggest critic (Holly Hunter) and connect with his teenage daughter, all while trying to get anything right for America's second weirdest city.
 
Even More Titles We Talk About
    Books
    Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
    Llama Llama Loose Tooth Drama by Anna Dewdney
    Make Way for Tooth Decay by Bobbi Katz
    Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife by Leslie Kean
    The Tooth Book by Theo. LeSieg
    A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Fantasy Anthology by Dhonielle Clayton
    Vampirina - First Look and Find - by Derek Harmening
     
    Shows 
    The Hills Have Eyes 2
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    Tangled