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Coming in June: Poetry Slam Camp
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The library will be celebrating the 6th year of Poetry Slam Camp the week of June 19-23! Watch for information to sign up and join this fun, week-long camp for middle-school-aged kids. Purdue Northwest and the library collaborate on programming and activities including writing, performance and video-making.
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City of Saints & Thieves
by Natalie C. Anderson
Besides protecting her younger sister, 16-year-old Tina doesn't care about anything other than revenge for their mother's death. Having fled from Congo to urban Kenya, Tina lives by a strict set of self-imposed rules while working as a thief for a street gang and planning her takedown of Mr. Greyhill, her mother's former boss and likely killer. When her plan goes awry, Tina has to break one of her rules ("thieves don't have friends") in favor of a risky partnership that might help her finally discover the truth about her mother's death. Smart, suspenseful, and gritty, City of Saints & Thieves will keep you riveted from the first page.
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The Secret of a Heart Note
by Stacey Lee
Magical Realism. The last in a family of talented aromateurs, 16-year-old Mim and her mother use their heightened sense of smell to craft perfectly scented love elixirs. It's a rare talent, and Mim will lose it if she ever falls in love herself. However, resisting romance (and living up to her mom's expectations) isn't so easy for Mim, especially after a mistakenly delivered elixir puts her in the path of her secret crush. If you love the diverse characters and magical realism of Anna-Marie McLemore's books, or the complex mother-daughter relationships of Sarah Dessen's, don’t miss The Secret of a Heart Note.
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| The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire SáenzFiction. Adopted as a child by a caring gay father from a huge Mexican American clan, Salvador knows from experience that biology isn't what defines a family. Yet after he uses his fists to respond to a classmate's slurs, Sal begins to wonder if he inherited violent tendencies from the birth father he never knew. Struggling with his anger, Sal also grapples with heartbreak over his grandma's terminal cancer and worry for Sam, his sharp-tongued best friend (who's got painful problems of her own). Readers who relish introspective writing and realistically flawed characters will want to follow Sal and his loved ones throughout a year of life-altering change. |
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| Strange the Dreamer by Laini TaylorFantasy. After 200 years without communication, the lost city of Weep has passed into legend. It's an unusual area of study for young librarian Lazlo Strange, but his passion pays off when he joins an expedition to the desert city, which isn't as lost as it seemed. In Weep, Lazlo discovers realities even more astonishing than the stories he loves: ghosts, gods, lingering trauma from a vicious war, and a beautiful blue girl with nightmarish powers. If Strange the Dreamer leaves you longing for book 2 in this duology, you might want to fill your wait with the dream magic and post-war recovery in Melina Marchetta's Lumatere Chronicles or the lush, mythic world-building in Roshani Chokshi's The Star-Touched Queen. |
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Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity
by Kristin Elizabeth Clark
Fiction. A transgender teen who was a boy when she last saw her estranged father embarks on a road trip halfway across the country with her best friend to attend her father's wedding, an adventure that reveals personal truths about the traveling pair and their feelings for one another.
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| Vivian Apple at the End of the World by Katie CoyleDystopian Fiction. The cultish Church of America has prophesied that the Rapture is coming, and though her parents have converted, 16-year-old Vivian Apple doesn't buy it. Not even the overnight disappearance of thousands of Believers -- including Vivian's parents -- can convince her that the Rapture is real. Determined to find out what's really happening, Vivian and her friends take off on a road trip through a dangerous new America populated by those left behind. Similar to Jeri Smith-Ready's This Side of Salvation, this satirical tale (which is followed by a sequel, Vivian Apple Needs a Miracle) is driven by thorny questions of doubt and faith. |
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| The Disenchantments by Nina LaCourFiction. With high school finally over, Colby joins his best friend (and long-time crush) Bev and her all-girl band, The Disenchantments, for one last tour. Then Bev and Colby will finally set off on the European adventure that they've been planning for years. Once they hit the road with the band, however, Bev reveals that she's abandoning the Europe trip -- and Colby -- in favor of going to art school. Stung and confused, Colby spends the rest of the tour learning to let go of old dreams and embrace unexpected possibilities. Quirky characters and musical references (both popular and obscure) round out this this vibrant, exciting coming-of-age story. |
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In Real Life
by Jessica Love
Fiction. When her senior year spring break plans are ruined by a rule-breaker, Hannah impulsively embarks on a road trip to Vegas to meet an online friend she's never met but with whom she has been communicating since she was in 8th grade, in order to declare her feelings for him.
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Kissing in America
by Margo Rabb
Fiction. You can blame it all on poetry and romance novels. It's from reading those (to help soothe the ache of her beloved father's death) that Eva Roth gets her ideas about love -- ideas that lead to an unchaperoned cross-country road trip. After Eva's passionate relationship with understanding Will is cut short by his sudden move from New York to California, Eva and her friend Annie Kim concoct a scheme to travel across the country for a surprise reunion. The unexpected results of their trip are funny, heart-wrenching, and sprinkled with snippets of poetry -- just right for readers who love Deb Caletti and Sarah Dessen.
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Gentle Flow Yoga
Saturday, May 6, 12:15pm
Library Meeting Room
Certified yoga instructor Lauralee Sikorski, who has taught over 1,000 hours of classes, will lead a free gentle flow yoga with emphasis on deep breathing and releasing stress. Bring your own mat, wear comfortable attire and come on an empty stomach.
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Sacred Sands: A Play for Voices
Sunday, May 7, 2:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
Sacred Sands: A Play for Voices is a performance piece written by David Hoppe and directed by John Green, Professor of Theatre, Columbia College in Chicago. It uses poetry, dramatic dialogue and documentary evidence to explore the history of the Indiana Dunes and is inspired by the book, Sacred Sands: The Struggle for Community in the Indiana Dunes by L. Ronald Engel. Cast members include Patrick Bannon, Jeffrey Baumgartner, Felecia Clark-Viou, Angie Gehm, Sandy Gleim, Casey Lowenthal, Jane Neulieb, Robert Reidy, Maggie Reister, Robert Richter and Doug Robinson.
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Axis 360 eBooks
Find popular fiction, non-fiction, and picture e-books and e-audiobooks for children, teens, and adults! It's simple--just download the app on your device, search for "Michigan City Public Library", and log in with your library card number and PIN.
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Homework Helper
Links to sites to help you with your homework, covering math, science, reading, writing, social studies, art, and more.
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Printz Award
Honors the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit, each year.
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NoveList Plus
Expert reading recommendations from NoveList make finding your next book easier than ever. NoveList Plus includes both fiction and nonfiction titles for all ages.
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Library Catalog
Look up books and other materials, place items on hold, and more.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Michigan City Public Library 100 E. 4th Street Michigan City, Indiana 46360 219-873-3044mclib.org/ |
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