March 16, 2022
Featured in this week's Book Talk Bakersfield:
Join Kern County Library staff members, Fahra and Jasmin as they get to know new library staff member, Genevieve Egana the supervisor of the Children's area at  Beale Memorial Library. Visit the Children's area at Beale Memorial Library Monday- Friday from 11am-6pm and see all the fun activities they have going on!
Genevieve Egana  
Beale Memorial Library 
 
Fahra Daredia
Beale Memorial Library
 
Jasmin LoBasso
Kern County Library 
 
Genevieve is reading...

Ella Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine

In a first novel and 1998 Newbery Honor Book based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against a childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.
 
Also available as eBook & eAudiobook on Libby
 
 The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need From Grownups
by Erika Christakis

Drawing on her strong foundation in the study of child development and early education, as well as her classroom experience, the author challenges the conventional wisdom about early childhood, encouraging parents to rethink how and where young children learn best.
 
 
The Westing Game
by Ellen Raskin

The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance. 
 
Also available as eBook on Libby
 
Genevieve is watching...
 
Turning Red
on Disney+

Mei Lee is a 13-year-old girl who is torn between being her mother's obedient daughter and the chaos of her youth. As if that were not enough, when she gets too excited, she turns into a big red panda.
 
 
Fahra is reading...
 
The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation
by Rosemary Sullivan

Using a new technology, recently discovered documents and sophisticated investigative techniques, a retired FBI agent and a Cold Case Team painstakingly pieced together the months leading to the infamous arrest of Anne Frank and her family—and came to a shocking conclusion. 
 
Also available as eBook on CloudLibrary
 
Go Ask Alice
by Anonymous

Based on the diary of a fifteen-year-old drug user chronicling her struggle to escape the pull of the drug world.
 
Also available as eAudiobook on HooplaDigital 
 
Huda F Are You?
by Huda Fahmy

Huda F. is starting high school in a new town and needs to figure out where she fits in.
 
Also available as eBook on CloudLibrary
 
Fahra is watching...
Turning Red
on Disney+
 
Mei Lee is a 13-year-old girl who is torn between being her mother's obedient daughter and the chaos of her youth. As if that were not enough, when she gets too excited, she turns into a big red panda.
 
 Jasmin is reading...

The Alchemists of Loom
by Elise Kova

Engineer turned organ thief Arianna fights against her world’s Dragon oppressors with her magical skills and unscrupulous morals. Before she can slaughter a wounded Dragon during a routine heist, he offers her a wish of her greatest desire, if she brings him to the only Guild standing against the Dragon King. What should be a simple airship ride across the world, is quickly filled with assassins, monsters, and a rebellion that exposes Arianna’s deepest secrets.
 
Also available as eAudiobook on HooplaDigital 
 
The Dragons of Nova
by Elise Kova

The USA Today best-selling author of The Alchemists of Loom presents the second book in her Loom Saga.
 
Also available as eAudiobook on HooplaDigital 
 
The Rebels of Gold
by Elise Kova

A new rebellion rises from the still smoldering remnants of the five guilds of Loom to stand against Dragon tyranny, while on Nova, those same Dragons fight amongst themselves as age-old power struggles shift the political landscape in fateful and unexpected ways.
 
Also available as eAudiobook on HooplaDigital 
 
Jasmin is watching...
Turning Red
on Disney+
 
Mei Lee is a 13-year-old girl who is torn between being her mother's obedient daughter and the chaos of her youth. As if that were not enough, when she gets too excited, she turns into a big red panda.
 
Even More Titles We Talk About
    Books
    A Dance with the Fae Prince by Elise Kova
    A Deadly Education: A Novel by Naomi Novik
    The Ex Hex: A Novel by Erin Sterling
    Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
    The Hazel Wood: A Novel by Melissa Albert
    James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
    In Love & Pajamas: A Collection of Comics About Being Yourself Together by Catana Chetwynd
    Salaam, With Love by Sara Sharaf Beg
    The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eats Breakfast: A Counting Book by Eric Carle
    Movies 
    The Adam Project
    Podcasts
    Midnight Burger
    Shows
    How I Met Your Father 
    How I Met Your Mother