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A Forgery of Fate
A Forgery of Fate
By Elizabeth Lim
Young Adult Fantasy
A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim introduces us to the forbidden love between Truyan (Tru), an art forger that can paint the future, and Elang, a half-dragon from a mythological underwater world. In this Beauty and the Beast retelling, inspired by East Asian folklore, Lim explores finding love in unexpected places, family bonds...
Pocket Bear
Pocket Bear
By Katherine Applegate
Children's Fiction
Recommended for Ages 7–12
This is a fantastic tale of kindness and bravery. It combines lessons on World War I with a wonderful "Toy Story” like narrative. It also includes a fun history of teddy bears. A Pocket Bear was created to be a tiny token of comfort carried by soldiers in WW1. His eyes were sewn a bit higher, so he al...
And the River Drags Her Down
And the River Drags Her Down
by Jihyn Yun
Young Adult Fiction
Korean American Soojin and her sister Mirae, like all women in their family, have the power of reviving the dead by placing a small fragment of the deceased being into the ground. Their mother has died in a car crash, but she had warned the sisters against ever using their powers on anything larger than a sma...
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A discussion of the book Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin with Hoyt Library Local History and Genealogy Library Assistant Leo LeFevre.
A discussion of the book Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin with Hoyt Library Local History and Genealogy Library Assistant Leo LeFevre.
Join us at Independence Village (Wescourt)!
Hey Homeschool families, we'd love to have you join us at Butman-Fish every Tuesday at 2:00! We'll do something different every week - maybe a craft, maybe a story time, but always something fun.
Join us every Tuesday at 4:00 in the Hoyt Children's area to make LEGO creations. We'll pick a different type of creation every week!
