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Marigold Newsletter January 2020
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2020 Member Libraries' Workshop
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Marigold Making a Difference Awards
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Indigenous Programming at Okotoks Public Library
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I-Write: Writing with Indigenous Youth
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Freedom to Read Week: February 23-29, 2020
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OverDrive Lucky Day Collections
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The Testaments by Margaret AtwoodA long-anticipated sequel to the best-selling The Handmaid’s Tale is set 15 years after Offred stepped into an unknown fate and interweaves the experiences of three female narrators from Gilead.
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Dual Citizensby Alix OhlinHalf-sisters Lark, a filmmaker, and Robin, a pianist, Canadian residents now in New York City, as life, self-doubt, ambition, and pressure tear them apart, discover that despite the difficulties of their relationship, they can only rely on each other.
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Lampedusa by Steven PriceThe award-winning author of By Gaslight reimagines the final years of Lampedusa’s last prince, Giuseppe Tomasi, who succumbs to a terminal illness while writing his only novel, The Leopard, amid the Italian aristocracy of the late 1950s.
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The Wagersby Sean MichaelsA struggling stand-up comic finds his world turned upside down when his niece wins a fortune at the horse track, forcing him into a mysterious new career and a gang of vigilantes who steal good luck.
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The Unteachables by Gordon KormanIsolated from the rest of their school, a notorious class of misfits, delinquents, and academic underachievers embark on a year of unexpected changes with a burned-out teacher who has been shattered by a cheating scandal.
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The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Aliby Sabina KhanHoping to hide her authentic self from her conservative Muslim parents until she can depart for college, 17-year-old Rukhsana is caught kissing her girlfriend and whisked away to Bangladesh, where she fights an arranged marriage by consulting the wisdom she finds in her grandmother's diary.
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Those Who Dwell Below by Aviaq JohnstonHaunted by the creatures of his past, Pitu tries to return to normal life as his new role as shaman, but soon he learns he must travel to the bottom of the ocean to appease Nuliajuk, the vengeful sea goddess.
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My Cat Looks Like My Dadby Thao LamLittle Bear’s grandpa is wonderful and, no matter what, is always there for Little Bear, from building forts and making campfires to giving the best bear hugs of all.
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The Girl and the Wolf by Katherena Vermette and Julie FlettWhen a young girl becomes lost in the woods, a friendly wolf reminds her of her own ability to survive and she soon finds her mother again.
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When I Found Grandmaby Saumiya BalasubramaniamWhen her beloved grandmother makes a surprise visit from thousands of miles away, Maya struggles with her grandmother's culturally unfamiliar clothing, cooking, and habits and tries to find common ground during a shared outing.
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