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From School Library Journal: The We Need Diverse Books™ Walter Award, also known as “The Walter,” is named for prolific children’s and young adult author Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014). Myers was the third National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, appointed in 2012, as well as a champion of diversity in children’s and YA books.The Walter’s mission is to honor Myers’ memory and his literary heritage, as well as celebrate diversity in teen literature.
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Laura Dean keeps breaking up with me
by Mariko Tamaki
Upset about her on-again, off-again relationship with her girlfriend Laura Dean, Freddy Riley depends on her friends, a local mystic, and a relationship columnist for help in dealing with her situation.
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Pet
by Akwaeke Emezi
A girl and her best friend confront difficult choices in the face of a home city in denial when they meet a being who exposes he community’s willful disbelief about the existence of monsters.
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With the fire on high
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Navigating the challenges of finishing high school while caring for a daughter, talented cook Emoni Santiago struggles with a lack of time and money that complicate her dream of working in a professional kitchen. By the National Book Award-winning author of The Poet X.
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I'm not dying with you tonight
by Kimberly Jones
Told from two viewpoints, Atlanta high school seniors Lena and Campbell, one black, one white, must rely on each other to survive after a football rivalry escalates into a riot
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March
by John Lewis
A multi-volume graphic account of the author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights covers his youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., and his involvement in the Freedom rides and the Selma to Montgomery march
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Cinder
by Marissa Meyer
As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story
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Call of the Wild In theaters February 21, 2020
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And the ocean was our sky
by Patrick Ness
The best-selling author of A Monster Calls presents a twist on themes from Moby Dick in the story of a proud warrior whale pod that attacks a ship before pursuing a near-mythical adversary on a vengeful hunt that risks the worlds of both whales and humans.
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Julie of the wolves
by Jean Craighead George
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack. Newbery Medal Book.
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Endangered
by Eliot Schrefer
Reluctantly accompanying her advocate mother to a bonobo sanctuary, a teen girl participates in a desperate effort to rescue the bonobos and survive in the jungle when a revolution breaks out and the sanctuary is attacked
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Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
Headed for Canada to visit his father for the first time since his parents' divorce, thirteen-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of a plane crash, with only the clothes he has on and a hatchet to help him live in the wilderness.
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Teens create Fused Glass
Saturday, February 1, 2:30 pm
Morro Bay Library Program Room
Smash glass and fuse it back together to create a one of a kind piece of art. Register early, this popular program is sure to fill up. Ages 13-18.
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Valentines Day Buttons
February 6, 7 & 11, All Day
Shandon Library
Create a unique button for someone special for Valentines Day with our button maker.
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Teen Gaming!
Thursday, February 6, 4:00 pm
San Luis Obispo Library Teen Area
Meet your friends for some friendly competition and try out our new Nintendo Switch! Snacks will be provided. Grades 6-12.
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Tinker Lab
Saturday, February 8, 2:00 pm
Santa Margarita Library Bookstore
Kids will create a hands on S.T.E.A.M. project. Ages 9-16
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Teens create Fused Glass
Saturday, February 8, 2:30 pm
Los Osos Library
Smash glass and fuse it back together to create a one of a kind piece of art. Register early, this popular program is sure to fill up. Ages 13-18.
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Card making for Teens!
Thursday, February 13, 4:00 pm
San Luis Obispo Library Teen Area
Create a beautiful card to take home with artist Suzy McBride. Registration required. Grades 6-12.
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French Paper Dolls
Friday, February 14, 2:30 pm
Atascadero Library Polin Community Room
Articulated paper dolls, cut out and attach body parts with brads, trim with sequins, glitter, beads, feathers, etc. Includes packet with additional paper doll, brads, and trims
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Teen Fused Glass Workshop
Saturday, February 15, 2:00 pm
Arroyo Grande Library
Teens are invited to create their own fused glass artwork with artist Sheri Klein. Registration required. Ages 10-17.
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DIY Trebuchets for Teens
Thursday, February 20, 4:00 pm
San Luis Obispo Library Teen Area
SLO MakerSpace will teach you how to make a Trebuchet catapult! All materials will be provided. Grades 6-12.
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