Newton Free Library This Week's Teen and Tween Events: June 13 - June 26, 2022

From: Newton Free Library
June 14, 2022

Read or Listen with Pride!
Tweens

This is Our Rainbow edited by Katherine Locke and Nicole Melleby -  A short story collection for queer tweens, including stories on: a former bully becomes a first-kiss prospect, a nonbinary kid searches for an inclusive athletic community after quitting gymnastics, and a young witch turns herself into a puppy to win over a new neighbor. Place a hold on the physical book here!

Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff - Bug's best friend Moira is spending the summer before middle school learning all about makeup, fashion and cute boys. But Bug is not interested in any of those things. Bug is far too distracted by a death in the family, the fact that their old house in rural Vermont is haunted, and the confusion and discomfort they feel over the thought of being a girl. When a particular ghostly presence starts to target Bug, Bug needs to figure out who or what it might be and what they want. Place a hold on the physical book here!

In the Key of Us by Mariama J. Lockington - While twelve-year-old Andi has suffered from anxiety attacks ever since her mother died ten months ago, Zora starting hurting herself whenever she feels out of control. They are both at Camp Harmony, an elite summer music camp, trying to deal with their problems and also the stress of competition--but as the summer passes they find themselves increasingly drawn to each other, and maybe not just as friends. Place a hold on the physical book here!

Teens

Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna Marie McLemore - A teen who secretly arrived with the meteor that gave her small hometown its name discovers that she is turning back into stardust and teams up with her best friend in an effort to secure her human existence by entering a local beauty pageant that has always been won by thin, blonde, white girls. Place a hold on the physical book here!

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen - Real life isn't a fairytale. But Tien still enjoys reading his favorite stories with his parents from the books he borrows from the local library. It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Tien, he doesn't even have the right words because his parents are struggling with their English. Is there a Vietnamese word for what he's going through? Is there a way to tell them he's gay? Place a hold on the physical book here!

Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan - Leila's Persian heritage already makes her different from her classmates at Armstead Academy, and if word got out that she liked girls life would be twice as hard. When a new girl, Saskia, shows up, Leila starts to take risks she never thought she would, especially when it looks as if the attraction between them is mutual, so she struggles to sort out her growing feelings by confiding in her old friends. Place a hold on the physical book here!

 

 

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