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Fort Scott Public Library Newsletter July 2019 |
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BLAST OFF TO A UNIVERSE OF STORIES THIS SUMMER! Summer reading continues this week with juggler Brian Wendling Wednesday morning at 10 at Ellis Fine Arts Center. We will have a regular week of story programs with the theme Animal Tales, on July 9 & 10, followed by the Rare Jewels of the Rainforest Bird Show on July 16 at the Ellis Center. Following that will be two more regular weeks with the themes Earth & Biology (July 23 & 24) and Superheroes & Scifi (July 30 & 31). LibraryCon will take place on July 20, 10 - 2 at the library as well. Our summer reading program will wrap up on August 7 with a pool party from 7:15 - 9:15 pm at the Fort Scott Pool. Note: There will be NO regular programs at the library the weeks of July 3 or July 16, due to performances at the Ellis Center. If you would like to volunteer at or donate to a program, please let Miss Val know at vcyouthlib@gmail.com. We NEED volunteers like you! |
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Weekly meetings on Wednesdays at 4:15 p.m. will focus on creative writing, community service projects, gaming, book club, and crafting, with a special focus on stories and space throughout the summer. Reading prizes and books will be awarded for every 200 pages or 3 hours of reading. The July meetings are as follows: July 3, 4-5 pm: Community Service - Cleaning the Keyhole July 10, 4:15-5 pm: Crafts & Creative Writing at the Library July 17, 4-6 pm: Games & Snacks Night at the Library July 24, 4:15-5 pm: Book Club at the Keyhole July 31, 5-6 pm: Harry Potter Birthday Wrap-Up Party We NEED volunteers for our teen program. Please contact Miss Val at vcyouthlib@gmail.com if you would like to help! |
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City of girls
by Elizabeth Gilbert
The best-selling author of Eat, Pray, Love traces the experiences of a theater insider in 1940s New York who discovers that she does not have to be a "good girl" in order to be a good person
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Skin game
by Stuart Woods
Launching a search for a treasonous criminal in Paris, former CIA operative Teddy Fay follows a trail of clues that reveal complicated secrets, power grabs and an unprecedented global threat. Co-written by the Edgar Award-winning author of Chiefs
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Recursion
by Blake Crouch
Assigned to the case of a suicide victim who claimed her son's existence had been erased, investigator Barry Sutton follows leads to the outbreak of a memory-altering disease and the technological innovations of a controversial neuroscientist.
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Mrs. Everything : a novel
by Jennifer Weiner
Two sisters struggle to find their place, be true to themselves and adapt to rapid changes happening throughout the latter half of 20th-century America. By the best-selling author of In Her Shoes.
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The Chilbury Ladies' Choir : a novel
by Jennifer Ryan
Letters and journals reveal the struggles, affairs, deceptions and triumphs of five members of a village choir during World War II as they band together to survive the upheavals of war and village intrigue on the English home front. A first novel.
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The oracle : a Sam and Remi Fargo adventure
by Clive Cussler
Searching for a cache of cursed scrolls from sixth-century northern Africa, treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo confront rival crime bands that have taken students hostage to steal supply shipments from a charity-funded Nigerian school.
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Dutch Girl : Audrey Hepburn and World War II
by Robert Matzen
Near the end of 1939, ten-year-old Audrey Hepburn flew from boarding school in England into the Netherlands, which would soon become a war zone. What she experienced in five years of Nazi occupation has never been explored until now. Dutch Girl sets the story straight, revealing the Nazi past of Audrey's parents and how their daughter dealt with this information. The book examines her career as an acclaimed young ballerina, her involvement with the Dutch Resistance, an active role tending wounded, and dark months in the line of fire as the end drew near for the Nazi regime.
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Zenith
by Sasha Alsberg
The all-girl crew of the starship Marauder is tested by a bounty hunter from their powerful mercenary leader's past; while across the galaxy, a ruthless tyrant waits in the shadows to exact revenge for the destruction of her people.
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Dragon Pearl
by Yoon Ha Lee
Min, a thirteen-year-old girl with fox-magic, stows away on a battle cruiser and impersonates a cadet in order to solve the mystery of what happened to her older brother in the Thousand World Space Forces.
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Frozen
by Melissa De la Cruz
More than a century after a disaster wiped out most of humanity and covered much of the earth with ice, Cass yields to the voice in her head urging her to embark on a journey across a poisoned sea to the mythical land, Blue.
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Reborn
by Mark Millar
When a stroke ends her life, Bonnie is reborn in Adystria where, with help from her dad, she embarks on an epic quest to find her husband Harry, who was murdered ten years before.
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Patrick Carman's Skeleton Creek
by Patrick Carman
Although housebound following an eerie accident, teenaged Ryan continues to investigate the strange occurences in his hometown of Skeleton Creek, recording his findings in a journal and viewing email video clips sent by fellow detective Sarah.
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The Cerulean
by Amy Ewing
A first book in a planned duology finds a young misfit longing for the day her world will be freed from its earthly tether and sent to a new planet, before her selection as a sacrifice leads to unexpected discoveries.
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The Loneliest Girl in the Universe
by Lauren James
"A surprising and gripping sci-fi thriller with a killer twist The daughter of two astronauts, Romy Silvers is no stranger to life in space. But she never knew how isolating the universe could be until her parents' tragic deaths left her alone on the Infinity, a spaceship speeding away from Earth. Romy tries to make the best of her lonely situation, but with only brief messages from her therapist on Earth to keep her company, she can't help but feel like something is missing. It seems like a dream come true when NASA alerts her that another ship, the Eternity, will be joining the Infinity. Romy begins exchanging messages with J, the captain of the Eternity, and their friendship breathes new life into her world. But as the Eternity gets closer, Romy learns there's more to J's mission than she could have imagined. And suddenly, there are worse things than being alone...."
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Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth
by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Separated from his aging caregiver grandfather and placed in a foster home, Prez forges an unusual friendship with an alien who appears as a dog to everyone else and entreats Prez to help compile a list of Earth's redeeming qualities to prevent the planet from being destroyed. By the author of Millions.
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Tomorrow I'll be Brave
by Jessica Hische
Eye-catching, hand-lettered messages of encouragement by an award-winning illustrator encourage kids to try to be their smartest, bravest, most creative, most curious, strongest, most confident selves, reassuring readers that it is OK if it doesn't always work.
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
by Jim K. Thomas
A storybook adaptation of Steven Spielberg's beloved classic combines retro-style illustrations with a simplified version of the story about how a stranded, loveable alien takes refuge with a lonely boy while they search for a way to return him back home.
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A Big Mooncake for Little Star
by Grace Lin
Reimagines the cycles of the moon as a mother bakes a Big Moon Cookie and, despite Mama's request to wait, Little Star begins nibbling at it every night.
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Goodnight Spaceman
by Michelle Robinson
Two little boys wish goodnight to their father, far away in space, and imagine what it would be like to be an astronaut.
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Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
by Oliver Jeffers
The award-winning creator of How to Catch a Star offers an intimate missive about the world and his hopes for his child, sharing uplifting and sweetly humorous observations about the importance of kindness and tolerance. Simultaneous eBook.
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Island of graves
by Lisa McMann
The battles continue for young mage Alex and his friends as they search for Alex's abducted evil brother Aaron.
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Apocalypse Taco
by Nathan Hale
Twins Axl and Ivan, with Sid as their driver, make a late-night fast-food run for a high school theater crew but return to discover that aliens have made copies of everything.
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Bunjitsu Bunny Jumps to the Moon
by John Himmelman
Isabel, the best bunjitsu artist in her class, continues to build upon her skills as a martial artist while making friends and facing her fears.
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Growing up with Aloha
by Kirby Larson
Wanting to make a difference in the world despite being the youngest member of her Hawaiian family, 9-year-old Nanea becomes a witness to the attacks on Pearl Harbor and America's entry into World War II, a situation that is further complicated by the disappearances of loved ones.
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Granted
by John David Anderson
A fairy-in-training who is among the select few who grant the wishes of unsuspecting people struggles to protect the fairy world in the face of waning magic levels, an effort that exposes her to the dangers of the human world. By the award-winning author of Ms. Bixby's Last Day.
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In the Deep Blue Sea
by Bill Nye
Jack, his genius siblings, and inventor Hank Witherspoon go to Hawaii and help technology billionaire Ashley Hawking find out who is sabotaging her revolutionary electric plant that harvests energy from the deep ocean.
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Just Like Me
by Nancy J. Cavanaugh
Three very different girls, adopted as babies from the same Chinese orphanage, spend a week at a summer camp, where the adoption agency coordinator wants them to journal their "bonding" experience.
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