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Designed exclusively for the daring and curious, Banned Book Club is a safe and inclusive space for readers to explore literature that has challenged norms, defied censorship, and sparked important conversations throughout history. This book club is intergenerational; adults and high schoolers (Grade 9+) are invited to join. The goal of Banned Book Club is to encourage critical thinking, free expression, and a love for the written word. If you'd like to join us virtually, please join us at the link. This month we are reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Diseñado exclusivamente para seres audaces y curiosos, el Club de Libros Prohibidos es un espacio seguro e incluyente para que quienes participen puedan explorar la literatura que ha desafiado las normas, provocado la censura, y dado luz a conversaciones importantes a lo largo de la historia. Este club de lectura es intergeneracional, y tanto adolescentes (9º grado en adelante) como personas adultas están invitadas a participar. El propósito del Club de Libros Prohibidos es fomentar el pensamiento crítico, la libertad de expresión y el amor por la palabra escrita. Si deseas acompañarnos de manera virtual, por favor utiliza este enlace. Este mes, leeremos “The Hunger Games” (Los juegos del hambre), escrito por Suzanne Collins.
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Mon, July 21st, 4-5 PM No assigned reading, no pressure—just a place to share what you're loving to read right now! Join our virtual teen book club where YOU pick what to read. Whether it’s fantasy, graphic novels, thrillers, or fanfiction, come chat with fellow book lovers, get great recommendations, and discover your next favorite read. Bring your current book, grab some snacks, and let’s talk stories! This book club is for students in grades 7-12. Registration required. Sin lecturas asignadas y sin presión: solo un sitio para compartir lo que estás disfrutando leer en este momento. Únete a nuestro club de lectura virtual para adolescentes, donde TÚ eliges lo que deseas leer. No importa el género: fantasía, novelas gráficas, historias de suspenso o fanfiction (ficción creada por fanáticos); ven a conversar con más amantes de los libros, recibe recomendaciones y descubre tu próxima lectura. Trae el libro que estés leyendo en este momento, disfruta de refrigerios, y ¡ven a conversar sobre una gran variedad de historias! Este club de lectura es para estudiantes que cursan entre el 7º y el 12º grados. Se requiere una inscripción para participar.
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City of Saints and Thieves
by Natalie C. Anderson
Years after her beloved mother is murdered by her corrupt businessman employer, Tina, a girl who fled Congo during childhood, becomes an expert thief in order to support her younger sister and pursue a dangerous opportunity to exact revenge.
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The Things She's Seen
by Ambelin Kwaymullina
The ghost of a girl who recently died in an accident makes contact with her grieving father to help solve a mystery in a remote Australian town, where a girl who speaks entirely in riddles is the only witness to a fatal fire
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Patron Saints of Nothing
by Randy Ribay
When seventeen-year-old Jay Reguero learns his Filipino cousin and former best friend, Jun, was murdered as part of President Duterte's war on drugs, he flies to the Philippines to learn more
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Messy roots : a graphic memoir of a Wuhanese American
by Laura Gao
Seamlessly toggling between past and present, this funny graphic memoir follows a queer Chinese American's immigration to Texas where she just wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school and figure out why she is attracted to girls. 12,000 first printing.
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Basalt Regional Library 14 Midland Ave | Basalt CO | 970-927-4311 | basaltlibrary.org
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