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Blackout
by Dhonielle Clayton
Six critically acclaimed, best-selling and award-winning authors celebrate Black teen love in this interlinked novel of heartwarming and hilarious stories that shine a bright light through the dark.
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The city beautiful
by Aden Polydoros
In 1893 Chicago, after his best friend becomes the latest victim in a long line of murdered Jewish boys, Alter Rosen is plunged into a nightmare where he is thrown back into the arms of a dangerous boy from his past
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Concrete rose
by Angie Thomas
A gang leader’s son finds his effort to go straight for the sake of his child challenged by a loved one’s brutal murder, in a poignant exploration of Black coming-of-age set 17 years before the events of the award-winning The Hate U Give.
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The electric kingdom
by David Arnold
After a deadly Fly Flu spreads throughout the world, survivors Nico, her dog, young artist Kit, and the mysterious Deliverer roam the earth, seeking to evade the Flies and find a place where life and love can thrive again
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The firekeeper's daughter
by Angeline Boulley
Daunis, who is part Ojibwe, defers attending the University of Michigan to care for her mother and reluctantly becomes involved in the investigation of a series of drug-related deaths
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How Moon Fuentez fell in love with the universe
by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
When she takes a job as a merch girl on a tour bus full of beautiful influencers, Moon Fuentez, the twin sister of a social media star, questions her destiny as the unnoticed, unloved wallflower she always thought she was.
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In the wild light
by Jeff Zentner
When his best friend, Delaney, gets them both full rides to an elite prep school in Connecticut, Cash must choose between his need to love and protect Delaney and his loyalty to his grandparents and their small Appalachian town.
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Last night at the Telegraph Club
by Malinda Lo
When Lily realizes she has feelings for a girl in her math class, it threatens Lily's oldest friendships and even her father's citizenship status and eventually, Lily must decide if owning her truth is worth everything she has ever known
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Little thieves
by Margaret Owen
Posing as a royal to rob the nobles blind, 17-year-old Vanja Schmidt is thrilled by her luck until she crosses the wrong god and is cursed to turn into the jewels she covets unless she can pay back her debts quickly.
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Me (Moth)
by Amber McBride
Moth, who lost her family in an accident, and Sani, who is battling ongoing depression, take a road trip that has them chasing ghosts and searching for ancestors, which helps them move forward in surprising, powerful and unforgettable ways.
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The ones we're meant to find
by Joan He
Awakening on an abandoned island with no memory of how she was marooned, Cee embarks on a desperate search for her sister, while STEM prodigy Kasey begins to question her life in Earths last unpolluted city.
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The girl from the sea
by Molly Ostertag
Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. Because really, Morgan's biggest secret is that she has a lot of secrets, including the one about wanting to kiss another girl. Then one night, Morgan is saved from drowning by a mysterious girl named Keltie. The two become friends and suddenly life on the island doesn't seem so stifling anymore. But Keltie has some secrets of her own
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The hazards of love / : Bright World
by Stan Stanley
Follows the story of a queer teen from Queens who makes some mistakes, gets dragged into a fantastical place, and tries to hustle their way back home
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Himawari House
by Harmony Becker
When Nao returns to Tokyo to reconnect with her Japanese heritage, she books a yearlong stay at the Himawari sharehouse. There she meets Hyejung and Tina...The trio live together, share meals, and even attend the same Japanese-language school, which results in them becoming fast friends. But will they be able to hold one another up as life tests them with new loves, old heart breaks, and the everyday challenges of being fish out of water?
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Nubia : real one
by L. L. McKinney
Nubia has always stood out because of her Amazonian strength, but even though she uses her ability for good she is seen as a threat, so when her best friend Quisha is threatened by a boy who thinks he owns the town, Nubia risks everything to become the hero society tells her she is not
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Run. Book one
by John Lewis
This astounding graphic novel tells the story of an often overlooked chapter of civil rights history through the eyes of Congressman John Lewis one of the Big Six leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington.
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Amari and the night brothers
by B. B. Alston
Thirteen-year-old Amari, a poor Black girl from the projects, gets an invitation from her missing brother to join the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs and join in the fight against an evil magician
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The canyon's edge
by Dusti Bowling
Accompanying her father on a slot-canyon expedition in the Arizona desert a year after a random shooting changed their family forever, Nora is separated from her father and their supplies by a flash flood and must navigate the deadly natural hazards of the desert to survive.
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Cheer up! : love and pompoms
by Crystal Frasier
Annie is a smart, antisocial lesbian starting her senior year of high school who's under pressure to join the cheerleader squad to make friends and round out her college applications. Her former friend BeBe is a people-pleaser, a trans girl who must keep her parents happy with her grades and social life to keep their support of her transition. Through the rigors of squad training and amped up social pressures...the two girls rekindle a friendship they thought they'd lost.
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The crossroads at midnight
by Abby Howard
A collection of five horror stories includes the tale of an old woman living at the edge of a bog getting an unsettling visitor, and the story of a misfit little girl making a friend at night on an isolated beach
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The passing playbook
by Isaac Fitzsimons
Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother, and a David Beckham in training. He's also transgender. After transitioning at his old school leads to a year of isolation and bullying, Spencer gets a fresh start at Oakley. The problem is, no one at Oakley knows Spencer is trans--he's passing. So when a discriminatory law forces Spencer's coach to bench him after he discovers the "F" on Spencer's birth certificate, Spencer has to make a choice: cheer his team on from the sidelines or publicly fight for his right to play, even though it would mean coming out to everyone.
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The power of style : how fashion and beauty are being used to reclaim cultures
by Christian Allaire
Style is not just the clothes on our backs--it is self-expression, representation, and transformation. As a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian Allaire rarely saw anyone that looked like him in the magazines or movies he looked to for inspiration. Now the Fashion and Style Writer for Vogue, he is working to change that--because clothes are never just clothes. Allaire takes the reader through boldly designed chapters to discuss additional topics like cosplay, make up, hijabs, and hair, probing the connections between fashion and history, culture, politics, and social justice
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Teen Killers Club : novel
by Lily Sparks
When seventeen-year-old Signal Deere is been framed for the murder of her best friend, she joins a secret society of teenage assassins to avoid a lifetime behind bars
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2022 Congressional App Challenge is open!
The Congressional App Challenge is open to all middle and high school students in California’s 24th Congressional District. Students may register as individuals or as teams of up to four. Participants are invited to create an “app” for desktop/PC, web, tablet, mobile, or other devices. Registration is now open for interested participants!
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Arroyo Grande Library Knitting Group
Monday, September 5, 10:00 am
Arroyo Grande Library
Beginning knitting group will meet the 1st Tuesday of each month beginning August 2nd. The group will learn basic continental stitches and create a dishcloth. Please bring size 7 or 8 needles and cotton yarn. Meet up in the main library.
All library programs will be following current California and County of San Luis Obispo health guidelines.
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Morro Bay Library-Manhattan Short Film Festival
Thursday, September 22, 10:00 am
Morro Bay Library Program Room
Film lovers will unite in over 500 venues worldwide to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world when the 25th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival takes place during September 22 to October 2, 2022. The Final selections screen simultaneously across the world during a one-week period, where attendees vote for Best Film and Best Actor awards at each participating venue.The Morro Bay Library screening will take place in the Program Room on Thursday, Sept. 22nd at 10:00 AM. Check our calendar for screenings at other branches!
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Cayucos Library-Manhattan Short Film Festival
Thursday, September 22, 2:00 pm
Cayucos Library
Film lovers will unite in over 500 venues worldwide to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world when the 25th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival takes place during September 22 to October 2, 2022. The Final selections screen simultaneously across the world during a one-week period, where attendees vote for Best Film and Best Actor awards at each participating venue.The screening will take place in the Cayucos Library Meeting Room on Thursday, Sept. 22nd at 2:00 PM. Check our calendar for screenings at other branches!
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Arroyo Grande Library-Natures Paintbox: Watercolors from the Natural World
Saturday, September 24, 2:00 pm
Arroyo Grande Library
Use natural paints create art! Artist and Illustrator Mona Lewis will bring natural ochers and a collection of mortars and pestles to grind them into paint. Native American Elder Alan Salazar will read a story, illustrated by Mona Lewis. Ages 12+. Space is limited, register today!
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Cambria Library-Manhattan Short Film Festival
Tuesday, September 27, 3:30 pm
Cambria Library
Film lovers will unite in over 500 venues worldwide to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world when the 25th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival takes place during September 22 to October 2, 2022. The Final selections screen simultaneously across the world during a one-week period, where attendees vote for Best Film and Best Actor awards at each participating venue.Screenings will take place in the Cambria Friends of the Library Room on Tuesday, September 27th at 3:30 and Saturday, October 1st at 3:30 . Check our calendar for screenings at other branches!
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Morro Bay Library - Nintendo Switch Party!
Wednesday, September 28, 3:00 pm
Morro Bay Library Program Room
Come play Nintendo Switch games with us at the Morro Bay Library like Mario Kart 8, Super Mario Party, and more!All library programs will be following current California and County of San Luis Obispo health guidelines.
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