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Fort Scott Public Library Newsletter Summer 2021 |
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Summer Reading for Ages Birth - 5th Grade
Virtual Story & Craft Videos - In-Person Craft & Prize Pickup |
Enjoy stories, make crafts, and read all summer long with Miss Val and community volunteers! This year's theme is Tails and Tales - all about animals. We offer curbside or in-library pickup of craft materials, special activities, and prizes. Story & craft videos air on Tuesdays at 2 pm. |
Summer Reading for 6th-12th grades meets live online on Upcoming Activities: Corner Bookmark Origami, Minotaur Virtual Escape Room, Pictionary & Charades, Trivia & Magazine Strip Art, and Summer Wrap-Up Party. Discord Gaming Program for Teens 13-18 year-olds, come game with us! Southeast Kansas youth librarians, including Miss Val, lead this cooperative program to introduce teens from our libraries to one another in a safe, virtual space within our Discord server. We share a variety of games and activities during our weekly meetings - every Thursday night from 6:30-8:30. We also host ongoing discussions and activities within the Discord server. Sign up HERE to get started. |
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An Irish hostage
by Charles Todd
British World War I nurse Bess Crawford travels to Ireland for her best friend’s wedding and unravels a dark, deceptive plot when the bridegroom goes missing in the latest addition to the series following A Cruel Deception. 75,000 first printing.
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Black ice : a thriller
by Brad Thor
When a man he killed years ago shows up in Norway, Scot Harvath, America’s top spy, is tested in ways he has never imagined as he races against time to stop one of world’s most dangerous actors from taking down the United States and its allies. 500,000 first printing.
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Blush : a novel
by Jamie Brenner
Returning with her mother to her parents’ North Fork Long Island winery, college-age Sadie discovers that her Grandma Vivian once ran a “trashy” book club and decides to reinstate it as a way to reconnect the family.
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Choose me
by Tess Gerritsen
Detective Frankie Loomis uncovers a cache of sordid secrets while investigating the death of a brilliant, young woman who plunged off her apartment’s balcony while having a secret affair with an English professor who seems to be hiding information.
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Dog eat dog
by David Rosenfelt
A lawyer who founded a dog rescue agrees to defend a passerby who intervened when he saw a man mistreating his pug, despite the man being wanted for murder in the latest novel of the series following Silent Bite.
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Everyone knows your mother is a witch
by Rivka Galchen
An illiterate widow in 1618 Germany is accused of being a witch by a nasty neighbor and turns to her scientist son for help in the new novel from the author of Atmospheric Disturbances. 50,000 first printing.
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False witness
by Karin Slaughter
Defense attorney Leigh Collier is taken aback when she discovers her new, high profile case will be defending her childhood abuser in the new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of Pieces of Her. 250,000 first printing.
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Island queen : a novel
by Vanessa Riley
A former slave rises above the harsh realities of being owned and colonialism on Montserrat working hard to buy freedom for herself her mother and her sister and becoming an entrepreneur, merchant, hotelier and planter. 100,000 first printing.
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It's better this way : a novel
by Debbie Macomber
Embracing her new life after a messy divorce, former interior designer Julia Jones moves to a condominium complex where she finds unexpected friendship and then love with another new resident and fellow divorcé until a dramatic revelation threatens their happiness.
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Nine lives : a novel
by Danielle Steel
On her own and feeling a sense of adventure for the first time, Maggie Kelly, facing her fears, embarks on a whirlwind trip around the globe that brings her face-to-face with the very same irresistible, thrill-seeking man she’s spent 30 years trying to forget. Simultaneous.
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Such a quiet place : a novel
by Megan Miranda
When the woman implicated in the murder of a couple in their formerly idyllic and close-knit neighborhood returns to Hollow’s Edge, suspicion spreads like a virus and it soon becomes apparent to Harper Nash that not everyone told the truth about the night of the murder.
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The 22 murders of Madison May
by Max Barry
Investigating the murder of Madison May, reporter Felicity Staples unwittingly follows the killer into a different dimension where Madison May is murdered again and, while hunting this elusive man, uncovers the opportunity and danger of living more than one life.
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The book of accidents : a novel
by Chuck Wendig
Haunted by their tragic pasts, Nate and Maddie Graves move back to their hometown with their son, Oliver, who becomes involved with a strange boy who has a taste for dark magic that puts them at the heart of a battle of good vs evil.
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The cellist : a novel
by Daniel Silva
After the fatal poisoning of a Russian billionaire, art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is led to a musical virtuoso who may hold the key to the truth as well as to secret channels of money and influence that threaten the very stability of the global order. 500,000 first printing.
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The eagle's claw : a novel of the Battle of Midway
by Jeff Shaara
A New York Times best-selling author recounts the Battle of Midway, one of World War II’s most pivotal moments, sharing the stories of all ranks and the unique sacrifices each man is compelled to bravely make for the sake of country, freedom, and honor.
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The final girl support group
by Grady Hendrix
A real-life “final girl”— the one girl always left standing at the end of a horror movie — Lynette Tarkington, who survived a massacre 22 years ago, along with five other final girls, works to overcome her past until someone becomes determined to take their lives apart again, piece by piece.
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The librarian of Saint-Malo : a novel
by Mario Escobar
"Through letters with a famous author, one French librarian tells her love story and describes the brutal Nazi occupation of her small coastal village"
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The secret keeper of Jaipur
by Alka Joshi
Back in the Pink City where he was once a wily street urchin, Malik, assigned to help Samir Singh’s feckless son Ravi build the new public cinema, finds his livelihood, reputation and the people he loves most threatened after Ravi implicates him in a ruthless scandal. 150,000 first printing.
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The sweetness of water
by Nathan Harris
"In the waning days of the Civil War, brothers Prentiss and Landry, freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, seek refuge on the homestead of George Walker and his wife, Isabelle. The Walkers, wracked by the loss of their only son to the war, hire the brothers to work their farm, hoping through an unexpected friendship to stanch their grief. Prentiss and Landry, meanwhile, plan to save money for the journey north and a chance to reunite with their mother, who was sold away when they were boys. Parallel to their story runs a forbidden romance between two Confederate soldiers. The young men, recently returned from the war to the town of Old Ox, hold their trysts in the woods. But when their secret is discovered, the resulting chaos, including a murder, unleashes convulsive repercussions on the entire community. In the aftermath of so much turmoil, it is Isabelle who emerges as an unlikely leader, proffering a healing vision for the land and for the newly free citizens of Old Ox"
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Golden Girl : a novel
by Elin Hilderbrand
Entering the afterlife due to a hit and run accident, a successful author learns she can observe the earthly lives of her nearly grown children and is also permitted three “nudges” to alter the outcome of events. 750,000 first printing.
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Jackpot
by Stuart Woods
Teddy Fay goes to Macau to resolve an issue with a film festival and winds up in a web of international deals and private vendettas in the glittering city’s underbelly, in the latest addition to the series following Bombshell.
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The other black girl : a novel
by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books, 26-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is thrilled when Harlem-born and bred Hazel is hired until she after a string uncomfortable events, is elevated to Office Darling, leaving Nella in the dust.
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The plot
by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Wildly successful author Jacob Finch Bonner, who had stolen the plot of his book from a late student, fights to hide the truth from his fans and publishers, while trying to figure out who wants to destroy him. 200,000 first printing.
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American Marxism
by Mark R. Levin
A New York Times best-selling author, Fox News star, and radio host explains how the dangers he warned against in Liberty and Tyranny have come to pass. 600,000 first printing
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Pops : learning to be a son and a father
by Craig Melvin
The news anchor of NBC News’ Today tells the story of the father figures in his life as well as his reconciliation and understanding of his own father, and how all these experiences and encounters have information his understanding of his own role as a dad, 100,000 first printing.
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Trejo : my life of crime, redemption, and Hollywood
by Danny Trejo
Redemptive and painful, poignant and real, this memoir from one of the most recognizable, prolific and beloved character actors traces his journey from crime, prison, addiction and loss to unexpected fame as Hollywood’s favorite bad guy with a heart of gold. 150,000 first printing.
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Unstoppable : Siggi B. Wilzig's astonishing journey from Auschwitz survivor and penniless immigrant to Wall Street legend
by Joshua Greene
"Unstoppable is the ultimate immigrant story and an epic David-and-Goliath adventure. While American teens were socializing in ice cream parlors, Siggi was suffering beatings by Nazi hoodlums for being a Jew and was soon deported along with his family tothe darkest place the world has ever known: Auschwitz. Siggi used his wits to stay alive, pretending to have trade skills the Nazis could exploit to run the camp. After two death marches and near starvation, he was liberated from camp Mauthausen and wentto work for the US Army hunting Nazis, a service that earned him a visa to America. On arrival, he made three vows: to never go hungry again, to support the Jewish people, and to speak out against injustice. He earned his first dollar shoveling snow after a fierce blizzard. His next job was laboring in toxic sweatshops. From these humble beginnings, he became President, Chairman and CEO of a New York Stock Exchange-listed oil company and grew a full-service commercial bank to more than $4 billion in assets"
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When evil lived in Laurel : the "White Knights" and the murder of Vernon Dahmer
by Curtis Wilkie
"The inside story of how a courageous FBI informant helped to bring down the KKK chapter responsible for a brutal civil rights-era killing. By early 1966, the civil rights work of Vernon Dahmer, head of the Forrest County chapter of the NAACP and a dedicated advocate for voter registration, was well-known in Mississippi. This put him in the crosshairs of the White Knights, one of the most violent sects of the KKK in the South-which carried out his murder in a raid that burned down his home and store. A riveting account of the incident and its aftermath, When Evil Lived in Laurel is a tale of obsession, in which the infamous Imperial Wizard Sam Bowers became so fixated on killing Dahmer that the bungled attack ultimately led to Bowers's downfall and the destruction of his virulently racist organization. Drawing on the diary of a former Klan infiltrator who risked his life to help break the White Knights, veteran journalist Curtis Wilkie brings fresh light to this chapter in the history of civil rights in the South"
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Dad, how do I? : practical "dadvice" for everyday tasks and successful living
by Rob Kenney
The host of the popular YouTube channel “Dad, How Do I?” shares his story of overcoming a difficult childhood with the strength of faith and family, and offers inspiration and hope as well as provides 50 practical DYI instructions that are illustrated with helpful line drawings. 75,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Hope : Living Fearlessly in a Scary World
by David Jeremiah
All too often, these fears are crippling, keeping us from the life God has called us to live. Is there any hope amidst all this darkness? There is. As Christians, we have been given all we need in order to face down even the most frightening, unexpected, and overwhelming obstacles in life. In Hope, Dr. David Jeremiah explores the top seven fears that are holding so many of us back from the life God has called us to live and shares secrets for facing down these fears with hope in God. With each page, you'll grow in your conviction that God is the answer you've been looking for: as you look to the future, you'll begin to see nothing except his power and love guarding your every step. Step into the truth and start living the fearless life God created you to enjoy.
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The burnout fix : overcome overwhelm, beat busy, and sustain success in the new world of work
by Jacinta M. Jiménez
"Changes like hyper connectivity and globalization have created an always-on and always-connected culture that has fundamentally altered the way we live and work, but unfortunately, most of us still cling to outdated formulas of what it takes to be and remain successful at work. Until now. The Burnout Fix reveals the integrative science-backed model professionals need to maintain success in the new world of work, from licensed Doctor of Clinical Psychology, Jacinta M. Jiménez. Individuals forgo life outside of their jobs and put in huge amounts of hard work and unsustainable effort to become top performers. Over time, however, their success fades as their efforts begin to take a toll, leaving them burned out, unhappy, and sick. Pulse delivers not just the antidote to this burnout, but 5 specific PULSE Principles for Sustained Success"
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Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love
by Jared Reck
When his life is invaded by the overachieving Lou, who ropes him into helping her gain her Girl Scout Gold Award, high school senior and food truck operator Oscar finds his future going in a very different direction than planned.
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Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town
by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
A lyrical story collection by the award-nominated author of The Smell of Other People’s Houses shares the experiences of teens from small communities in Alaska and the American West, whose lives are impacted by wildfires, child predators, disappearances and other traumas.
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Switch
by A. S. King
When it is discovered that time has stopped on June 23, 2020, a teen javelin prodigy resolves to uncover the truth about a mysterious switch that her father protects daily by nailing it into hundreds of progressively larger boxes. By the award-winning author of Dig.
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The Red Pyramid
by Rick Riordan
Brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane unites his children, Sadie and Carter, for a "research experiment" at the British Museum, hoping to set things right for his family after the death of the children's mother--instead, he awakens the gods of Egypt and unleashes the worst of them, the god Set, who banishes Julius to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives.
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These Feathered Flames
by Alexandra Overy
"When twin heirs are born in Tourin, their fates are decided at a young age. While Izaveta remained at court to learn the skills she'd need as the future queen, Asya was taken away to train with her aunt, the mysterious Firebird, who ensured magic remained balanced in the realm. But before Asya's training is completed, the ancient power blooms inside her, which can mean only one thing: the queen is dead, and a new ruler must be crowned. As the princesses come to understand everything their roles entail, they'll discover who they can trust, who they can love; and who killed their mother"
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Something wicked
by Kelly Thompson
"Sabrina saved the day--saved her friends, her family--the whole town of Greendale really, and she should be riding high. But things are never quite that simple. She's trapped in a love triangle, she's having trouble balancing the mortal and witch parts of herself, and she's being blackmailed. As if all that wasn't enough, while trying to help Radka and Ren with their...supernatural problem, her aunts suddenly starting to look like people she can't trust."
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50 Animals That Have Been to Space
by Jennifer Read
Recounts the history of animals in flight, and describes fifty instances when dogs, monkeys, chimpanzees, mice, insects, and other creatures were sent into space, including whether they survived, the effects of the trip, and what was learned from the experiment.
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Dog Squad
by Chris Grabenstein
"Fred, a scrappy and lovable dog, gets cast as a stand-in for the lead role in Dog Squad, a show about crime-fighting dogs, and he soon finds out the action doesn't always stop on screen"
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Cleo Porter and the Body Electric
by Jake Burt
"Like everyone else, twelve-year-old Cleo and her parents are sealed in an apartment without windows or doors. They never leave. They never get visitors. Their food is dropped off by drones. So they're safe. Safe from the disease that nearly wiped humansfrom the earth. The trade-off? They're alone. Thus, when they receive a package clearly meant for someone else--a package containing a substance critical for a stranger's survival--Cleo is stuck"
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Drop : An Adventure Through the Water Cycle
by Emily Kate Moon
A whimsical, fact-filled introduction to the water cycle and beyond depicts an irrepressible drop of water, who reveals her four-and-a-half-billion-year age and describes how she flows and moves throughout the planet’s clouds, glaciers and bodies of water.
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Project Startup: Eat Bugs
by Heather Alexander
"Hallie and Jaye are both sixth graders at Brookdale Middle School, but they couldn't be more different. Jaye is one of the popular kids who'll do almost anything to maintain her status. Hallie's only friend has moved away, and she couldn't care less what anyone thinks of her. So when the two girls are paired up as partners for a pitch competition held by their Business Education and Entrepreneurship class, it's not exactly a perfect match. After all, Jaye doesn't want to be seen with the kid who was dubbed "Bug Girl" after eating a fried cricket during a class trip to the zoo! But the pair are stuck together, and soon enough Jaye is also stuck with Hallie's idea: finding creative ways to sell bugs as food. Jaye's not thrilled but is willing to give it a shot, since winners get to compete in the county competition, potentially followed by states and nationals. And Jaye wants to win."
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Harry Versus the First 100 Days of School
by Emily Jenkins
This warm and witty chapter book follows first-grader Harry, day by day, for the first 100 days of school, during which he makes great friends, learns how to use his words and much more.
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Hilo : The Boy who Crashed to Earth
by Judd Winick
When a mysterious boy from outer space crash lands on the Earth with no memory of his identity, D.J. and his friend Gina help the boy try to unlock the secrets of his past. By the award-winning cartoonist and head writer of The Awesomes.
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Odd Bods : The World's Unusual Animals
by Julie Murphy
"Long snouts, bright-red lips, pointy heads ... the animal kingdom is full of critters with unique features. Learn about the incredible adaptations that help these creatures - and their odd bods - survive and thrive all around the globe!"
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