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Grove Reads The Forest Grove City Library Newsletter September 2017
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Mark Your Calendars - Event Highlights in September
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Saturday, September 9, 10:30am Time Out for TED Talks Paul Bloom, "Can We build AI without Losing Control over It?" A broadcast with neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris
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Thursdays September 7 and 28, 3:30pm After School Art Club Join us the first and last Thursday of each month to learn about artists and create great works of art! Best for ages 7-11.
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Wednesday, September 13, 7:00pm Book Group Mink river : a novel by Brian DoyleLooks at the lives, loves, and losses of the residents of the village of Neawanaka, Oregon Book Group meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm. New members always welcome.
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Escape Room! Can you solve the clues and break out of the Rogers Room? Teen Program: Thursday, September 14, 3:30pm Tween Program: Thursday, September 21, 3:30pm
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Tuesday, September 19, 6:30pm Ila Borders - The Female Hero Baseball Forgot An evening with the first woman to play men's professional baseball. Book signing will follow.
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Tuesday, September 26, 6:30pm Banned Books Week Special Program Books on Trial Be part of the jury and decide the fate of four works of literature that have been frequently challenged. Or sit in the peanut gallery and enjoy the show. Sign up to participate at the Reference Desk.
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Celebrate the Freedom to Read Banned and Challenged Books September 24 - 30, 2017.
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10. Eleanor & Park
by Rainbow Rowell
A first young adult novel by the author of Attachments follows the year-long, star-crossed romance between two 1980s high school misfits whose intelligence tells them that first loves almost never last but whose feelings prevent them from remaining as practical.
CHALLENGE: Offensive language
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9. The meanest thing to say
by Bill Cosby
In the first installment in a new early readers series by the acclaimed actor and comedian, Little Bill wonders how he can still be a nice guy when he plays a game where the only way to win is by being mean.
CHALLENGE: Criminal sexual allegations against the author.
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8. Make something up : stories you can't unread
by Chuck Palahniuk
A compilation of twenty-one stories and one novella includes both previously published and original pieces, including "Zombies," "Knock, Knock" and "Tunnel of Love."
CHALLENGE: Profanity. Sexually explicit.
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7. Big hard sex criminals. Volume one
by Matt Fraction
Suzie's just a regular gal with an irregular gift: when she has sex, she stops time. One day she meets Jon and it turns out he has the same ability. And sooner or later they get around to using their gifts to do what we'd ALL do: rob a couple banks.
CHALLENGE: Sexually explicit.
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6. Looking for Alaska
by John Green
Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash.
CHALLENGE: "Scene that may lead a student to sexual experimentation."
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5. Two boys kissing
by David Levithan
A chorus of men who have died of AIDS observes and yearns to help a cross-section of today's gay teens who navigate new love, long-term relationships, coming out, self-acceptance and more in a society that has changed in many ways. By the author of Boy Meets Boy.
CHALLENGE: "Cover has an image of two boys kissing."
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4. I Am Jazz
by Jessica Herthel
Based on the young co-author's real-life experiences, the story of a transgender child traces her early awareness that she is a girl in spite of male anatomy and the acceptance she finds through a wise doctor who explains her natural transgender status.
CHALLENGE: Transgender child. Offensive viewpoints. Sex education.
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3. George
by Alex Gino
Knowing herself to be a girl despite her outwardly male appearance, George is denied a female role in the class play before teaming up with a friend to reveal her true self.
CHALLENGE: Transgender child. Sexually not appropriate at elementary levels.
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2. Drama
by Raina Telgemeier
Designing sets for her middle school's play, Callie tries to overcome limited carpentry skills, low ticket sales and squabbling crew members only to find her efforts further complicated by the arrival of two cute brothers. By the award-winning author of Smile.
CHALLENGE: LGBT characters. Offensive political viewpoint.
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1. This one summer
by Mariko Tamaki
The team behind Skim presents the sumptuous graphic tale of a young teen whose latest summer at a beach lake house is overshadowed by her parents' constant arguments, her younger friend's secret sorrows and the dangerous activities of older teens.
CHALLENGE: LGBT characters. Drug use. Profanity. Sexually explicit.
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