August 25, 2021
Featured in this week's Book Talk Bakersfield:
Join staff members, Fahra and Jasmin as they judge September new release  young adult  titles by their covers. Don't forget to check out what they have been reading, watching, and listening to this week.
 
Fahra Daredia
Beale Memorial Library
Jasmin LoBasso
Kern County Library
Fahra is reading...

Girl in the Walls: A Novel
by A. J. Gnuse

After her parents die, Elise lives within in the walls of their house, secretly hiding, until a new family moves in, placing her existence in danger and bringing a far more real threat to their doorstep.
 
 
Spells Trouble
by P. C. Cast

Hunter and Mercy Goode are twin witches, direct descendants of the founder of their town of Goodeville. As their ancestors have done before them, it is now time for the twins to learn what it means to be Gatekeepers-the protectors of the Gates to different underworlds, ancient portals between their world and realms where mythology rules and nightmares come to life. When their mother becomes the first victim in a string of murders, the devastated sisters vow to avenge her death. But it will take more than magic to rein in the ancient mythological monsters who've infected their peaceful town. Now Hunter and Mercy must come together and accept their destiny or risk being separated for good.
 
 
Fahra is watching...
 
Shershaah 
Amazon Prime
 
The film Shershaah is a story of a PVC awardee brave Indian solider- Capt. Vikram Batra, who shot fame and became a household name during the Kargil War in 1999. His indomitable spirit and his unflinching courage in chasing the Pakistani soldiers out Indian territory contributed immensely in Indian finally winning the Kargil War in 1999.
 
Watch the trailer here

Jasmin is reading...
 
Dandelion Magic: Go Ahead, Make your Wish!
by Darren Farrell

An interactive story invites readers to join young Jonah, who after making a wish on a dandelion imagines himself in pirate’s gear navigating choppy waters and surrounded by sea monsters. 
 
Danny and the Dinosaur and the New Puppy
by Bruce Hale

When Danny gets a new puppy, he reunites with longtime friend Dinosaur for a fun-filled day of playing fetch and rolling over, dinosaur-style. 
 
Also available as eBook on HooplaDigital
 

Jasmin is watching...
The Pursuit of Love
Amazon Prime
 
The Pursuit of Love follows the friendship between cousins Linda and Fanny, which will be put to the test as Fanny settles for steady life and Linda decides to follow her heart. 
 

Even More Titles We Talk About

    Books
    As if on Cue by Marisa Kanter
    The Buried by Melissa Grey
    The Corpse Queen by Heather M. Herrman
    A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell
    Dragon by Midnight by Karen Kincy
    Empire of Dragons by Rachel L. Schade
    For All Time by Shanna Miles
    The Girls are Never Gone by Sarah Glenn Marsh
    It All Comes Back to You by Farah Naz Rishi
    The Jasmine Project by Meredith Ireland
    Never Saw you Coming by Erin Hahn
    To Break a Covenant by Alison Ames
    Where I Belong by Marcia Argueta Mickelson
    Wild Tongues Can't be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora by Saraciea J. Fennell
     
    Movies 
    Hungama 2 
     
    Shows 
    Grace and Frankie