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Beyond possible
By Nimsdai Purja

Reading age: 10-14

# of pages: 168

My rating: 4 ⭐️

I really enjoyed this book. It’s an easy read where the most difficult words are the names of the mountains. I’ve always loved reading mountaineering books and this was no different. The book has a map of where all the peaks are located which is interesting, geography is a favorite subject of mine. The author has

ambition, determination and focus which serves him well to be able to

set goals and persevere - the main theme is that there will be challenges and set backs. Never give up on your dreams. I also noted an underlying theme that it takes a team of people to help achieve goals. Check this book out at your local library.

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Check it out!  You can print out your summer reading forms and get book suggestions.

Happy Reading!

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I have a large pile of books I want to read this summer.  I have Beyond Possible, one of the suggested middle school reads.  The short pile has the following books:
- Diamond Park by Phillippe Diederich
- How the One-Armed sister sweeps her House by Cherie Jones
- The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell

What will you be reading?

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This week at work, I picked up a copy of Three Sides of a Heart - Stories about Love Triangles.  I can't wait to jump in!  There are 16 short stories written by some great authors such as:  Veronia Roth, Brandy Colbert, Justin aIreland, sabaa Tahir, Lamar Giles and more!

Anyone out there interesting in checking this book out?

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This week I am taking home Odd One Out by Nic Stone - a realistic fiction with a love triangle.  I've been looking forward to reading this book for a while.  I am also checking out Out of Nowhere by Maria Padian - a sports fiction set in rural Maine as 9/11 events unfold.

Have you read either of these? Let me know what you think.

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I just finished reading Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson.

My notes as I read this book go a little bit like this:  Mature YA fiction, graphic nature, mental/emotional abuse, unforgettable, intense, chilling, power and fame taking advantage of a young impressionable teen, manipulation, abusive relationships.

Meet Enchanted Jones, a 17-yr old aspiring singer.  In comes Korey Fields, a famous R&B singer who shows interest in Enchanted.  She is flattered, star-struck, and ready to be a star.

The book begins with Enchanted waking up with a headache in a room filled with what she describes and beet juice in pools, soaking the carpet.  She has no memory of what has happened. Did Enchanted kill Korey?  I love the glimpses into the present as Ms. Jones tells the story of Enchanted, how she met Korey and answers so many questions about how victims can stay in toxic relationships.

Do you want to read Grown? Email me at lsoares@phacs.org to place a hold on one of our 3 copies!

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I have just started reading Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson.  If you have ever come to the library looking for a great book - I have probably tried to talk you into Monday's Not Coming or Allegedly by Ms. Jackson.  Most likely, I talked your ear off on how much I love her writing and love books that keep me guessing.  I am only a few pages in and already hooked!  I can't wait to share with you my thoughts as I get further along.

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Zombies, Civil War, strong black female lead.... Pick up a copy of Dread Nation today!

- PHA Library copy to place a hold
- Public Library eBook to borrow

"Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania—derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever.

In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead.

But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies.

And the restless dead, it would seem, are the least of her problems." ~ Amazon description

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Exerpt read by author Kwame Alexander

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Alexander reads an excerpt from The Crossover

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Join me in reading one of the following books for election day!

- Your Own Worst Enemy by Gordon Jack.  Hilarious and satirical novel about the highs and lows of the electoral process.

- Because They Marched by Russell Freedman

- She takes a stand 16 fearless activists who have changed the world by Michael Elsohn Ross (available PHA eBook)

- Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom by Lynda Blackmon Lowery

- Votes of Confidence by Jeff Fleischer

- Into the Streets: A young person's visual history of Protest in the US by Marke Bieschke

Check out the eBook from your local library.  Don't have a library card?  It's easy to apply for a virtual library card.

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by Echo Brown

From Amazon ~ Heavily autobiographical and infused with magical realism, Black Girl Unlimited fearlessly explores the intersections of poverty, sexual violence, depression, racism, and sexism―all through the arc of a transcendent coming-of-age story for fans of Renee Watson's Piecing Me Together and Ibi Zoboi's American Street.

Echo Brown is a wizard from the East Side, where apartments are small and parents suffer addictions to the white rocks. Yet there is magic . . . everywhere. New portals begin to open when Echo transfers to the rich school on the West Side, and an insightful teacher becomes a pivotal mentor.

Each day, Echo travels between two worlds, leaving her brothers, her friends, and a piece of herself behind on the East Side. There are dangers to leaving behind the place that made you. Echo soon realizes there is pain flowing through everyone around her, and a black veil of depression threatens to undo everything she’s worked for.

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Check out The Good Demon by Jimmy Cajoleas

Scary and mysterious! Loved the main character and her desire to have her demon back. Crazy teen antics, demons, and family drama.

Clare has been miserable since her exorcism. The preacher that rid her of evil didn’t understand that her demon—simply known as Her—was like a sister to Clare. Now, Clare will do almost anything to get Her back. After a chance encounter with the son of the preacher who exorcised her, Clare goes on an adventure through the dark underbelly of her small Southern town, discovering its deep-seated occult roots. As she searches for Her, she must question the fine lines between good and evil, love and hate, and religion and free will. Vivid and sharp, The Good Demon tells the unusual story of friendship amid dark Gothic horror.

You can borrow the book from PHA or read the digital version on https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12463545# by creating an account and using your public library card.

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Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

A YA fantasy - 4.5 * rating from GoodReads, 4* from CommonSense Media with an age 12+ rating.

I tend to be drawn to a cover of a book and I love the cover of this one! Dubbed as the "Nigerian Harry Potter". We have both Akata Witch and Akata Warrior available for curbsode pick up!

"Akata Witch transports the reader to a magical place where nothing is quite as it seems. Born in New York, but living in Aba, Nigeria, twelve-year old Sunny is understandably a little lost. She is albino and thus, incredibly sensitive to the sun. All Sunny wants to do is be able to play football and get through another day of school without being bullied. But once she befriends Orlu and Chichi, Sunny is plunged in to the world of the Leopard People, where your worst defect becomes your greatest asset. Together, Sunny, Orlu, Chichi and Sasha form the youngest ever Oha Coven. Their mission is to track down Black Hat Otokoto, the man responsible for kidnapping and maiming children. Will Sunny be able to overcome the killer with powers stronger than her own, or will the future she saw in the flames become reality?"

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Read the true story that the movie Jaws was based on!

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My 4* review:

A creepy story with 80’s horror film vibes. After the brutal attack of her father, Lola, the daughter of a horror film director is sent to stay with a grandmother she doesn’t know in the town that her father filmed his creepiest movie with her mother as the star.

Harrow Lake is a strange town with creepy and not so friendly residents. Soon there are strange happenings and Lola begins to see things. Will she find out why her mother left her, will she find out who is following her, will she make it out of Harrow Lake and back to her father in New York?

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Did you know there is an app for Destiny Discover? You can search our collection of books and read eBooks (currently, you are unable to place a hold from the app).

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My 5* review:
Meet Adrienne Cahill, a 17-yr old aspiring journalist. Her step-father invites her to go on a trip of a lifetime - - to Siberia to find the allusive Osinovs. A family of hermits hiding away in Siberia, a myth like Big Foot. Adrienne's step-father, Dan, is convinced they exist and on his 4th trip to Russia takes Adrienne to document their adventure in hopes of writing the article of a lifetime and get into her dream college. Twists, turns, adventure and mystery await Adrienne and the exhibition crew while they explore the unforgiving Russian terrain.

A fun, quick, mysterious story that kept me wondering right up to the very end.

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My 5* Review:
I absolutely loved this book! Well written and timely. It captivated me from the first page and I had trouble putting it down. I knew I loved Nic Stone from her social media accounts and I knew I would love this book. I can’t wait to read Dear Justyce!

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Dear Martin book. Read 7,622 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone joins industry gian...

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My 5* review:  Oh. My. Gosh!! I can’t even say enough about how much I loved this book! Thriller with twists and turns.
(Other book by this author Monday's Not Coming)

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Mary B. Addison killed a baby. Allegedly. She didn't say much in that first interview with detectives, and the media filled in the only ...

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The Earth, My 🤬, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler

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The Earth, My 🤬, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler

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My review 4*: I found this book on a YA list of funny books for teens. I would not classify this as funny... the title, sure, it's funny. The book, not so much. I would classify as realistic fiction. I enjoyed the book, struggles and all. I wasn't a fat teen, but was a chubby twenty something, struggled with my weight and learning to love myself for who I am. A perfect family, she didn't feel like she fit in. She learns that appearances are not what they seem, that family do not always tell each other everything, and that you shouldn't put anyone on a pedestal.

All in all a good read. Teens that struggle with weight or trying to live up to others expectations will be able to relate.

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My 4* Review:
I really enjoyed this book. It was an action-packed thriller that kept me wanting to read more! Recommended for anyone who likes a thriller, murder mystery, and fast paced action.

Meet John Wayne Cleaver. He thinks fate wants him to become a serial killer. The evidence is stacked against him.

1. His name is John Wayne, the name of a famous serial killer - John Wayne Gacy killed 33 people in Chicago
2. His dad’s name is Sam which makes him the son of Sam - a serial killer in NY who’s dog told him to kill people
3. His last name is Cleaver

“How many people do you know are named after two serial killers and a murder weapon?”

John works in a mortuary with his mother and aunt, he’s obsessed with serial killers but doesn’t want to become one. He lives by a specific set of rules to make sure fate doesn’t have its way.

Dead bodies are normal for John until one day the police find one behind the laundromat. There is something different about this one.

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For fans of Marissa Mayer comes the action-packed retelling of Alice in Wonderland.

"The first time the Nightmares came, it nearly cost Alice her life. Now she's trained to battle monstrous creatures in the dark dream realm known as Wonderland with magic weapons and hardcore fighting skills. Yet even warriors have a curfew.

Life in real-world Atlanta isn't always so simple, as Alice juggles an overprotective mom, a high-maintenance best friend, and a slipping GPA. Keeping the Nightmares at bay is turning into a full-time job. But when Alice's handsome and mysterious mentor is poisoned, she has to find the antidote by venturing deeper into Wonderland than she’s ever gone before. And she'll need to use everything she's learned in both worlds to keep from losing her head... literally." (from Amazon)