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From YouTube: Well Read | Best Books of 2017
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The Ames Public Library Youth Staff present their picks for the Best Books of 2017
A
Hidden
somewhere
in
the
world
there's
a
very
special
book.
It
holds
all
the
answers
to
every
question
ever
asked
and
when
it
is
open,
it
turns
solid
gold.
Have
you
found
your
solid
gold
book,
my
book
of
gold?
This
story
is
about
a
little
boy
and
his
mom
and
dad
who
take
him
to
the
library,
the
New,
York,
Public,
Library
and
he's
bored.
He
doesn't
want
to
be
there,
so
they
go
to
a
toy
store.
He
doesn't
want
any
of
those
toys
either,
but
he
meets
someone.
A
The
store
owner
and
the
store
owner
tells
him
that
there
is
a
legend
that
somewhere
in
the
world
there's
one
very
special
book.
That's
just
waiting
to
be
discovered.
It
will
look
like
any
other
book,
but
it
holds
all
the
answers
to
every
question
ever
asked
and
when
it's
open
it
turns
to
solid
gold.
She
also
gives
him
the
information
or
giving
him
good
luck,
and
he
and
she
says,
good
luck
in
your
search.
Young
man
you'll
need
it.
You'll
need
patience
and
fortitude
to
find
that
book
of
gold.
A
That
book
of
gold
is
your
special
book
and
today,
with
the
youth
services
staff,
we
are
going
to
share
with
you
many
many
2017
copyright
dates.
So
you
can
find
your
book
of
gold
I'm
good
with
this
show
we
have
Rosie
and
she
works
in
the
Youth
Services
Department,
as
well
as
Chris
and
Danielle,
and
I'm
Jerry.
You,
services
manager,
at
your
Public
Library.
Welcome
to
a
special
edition
of
well
read
best
books,
2017.
We
wait
every
year
to
do
this.
Show
right.
Yes,
we.
A
C
A
A
And
diversity
is
one
of
the
main
things
that
we
have
throughout
our
literature
that
what's
been
published
the
last
couple
years
yeah
with
we
need
diverse
books,
movement,
the
other
thing
I
know,
there's
some
research
out
that
shows
that
children
respond
better
to
real
faces
and
real
facial
actions
and
they
do
any
drawing
pictures
or
clipart
type
of
things.
So
these
are
the
kind
and
unfortunately,
there's
not
as
many
of
these
published
as
there
are
other
board
books,
but
a
fantastic
board
book.
It's
really
good,
then
I
understand
top
taco
yeah.
C
A
little
it's
a
it's
a
there's,
a
wide
range
of
board
bus.
So
this
is
just
a
fun
one,
because
it's
part
of
a
series,
that's
called
cook
in
a
book,
and
so
what
it
is
is
through
flaps
and
moving
things.
It
goes
through
making
a
food
so
in
this
one
it's
making
tacos.
So
you
can
pull
the
flap
and
your
chicken
cooks
and
you
chop
things
and
there
are
places
you
can
take
things
out
and
it's
just
it's
super
fun.
I!
C
A
D
I
would
like
to
talk
about
lines
because
you
just
mentioned
your
children
I
happen.
In
else
our
vendor,
who
wrote
this
book
she's
an
Ames
native.
This
is
a
book
basically
about
concepts,
starting
with
just
a
simple
line
and
going
into
shapes,
and
it's
interesting
because
you
start
with
that
line,
and
you
end
up
in
outer
space.
So
there's
a
little
bit
of
stem
going
on
in
there.
What's
so
great
about
this
book
number
one,
the
colors
are
a
little
bit
unusual
they're,
not
your
primary
greens
and
yellows
and
oranges
and
everything.
Sorry
oranges.
D
Your
secondary
Danielle's
even
talked
about
how
her
kids,
these
lines
in
the
book
are
raised,
and
so
the
kids
can
literally
follow
along
with
their
fingertip
and
feel
the
lines
as
they
go.
So
it's
just
really
a
neat
concept
book
that
can
work
for
little
children
and
even
older
ones,
because
it's
got
these
concepts
that
develop.
It
starts
out
with
something
so
simple
and
then
gets
more
and
more
as
you
go
so
and.
D
D
D
This
one's
about
awesome
opposites,
and
it's
just
so
cute
because
it's
except
for
a
very
few
words.
You
can
talk
with
your
child
throughout
the
book
about
the
opposites
and
what
they
mean,
and
you
really
have
to
look
at
the
facial
expressions
of
the
little
girl
and
then
of
the
ostrich
and
see
obviously
under
and
then
over
and
at
the
end
they
might
need
a
little
parental
involvement
in
figuring
out
what
some
of
the
concepts
mean,
because
I
think
it
might
be
the
next
one.
After
a
part.
That's.
D
D
Right
this
was
one
of
my
all-time
favorites
number
one,
the
graphics
in
it
are
just
stunning
when
you
open
up
these
full
pages
and
all
on
the
black
background,
it's
basically
the
life
or
the
food
cycle,
and
yet
it's
done
with
such
perfect
words.
My
favorite
spread
is
when
it
talks
about.
First,
you
had
the
aunt
and
then
the
kin
of
the
praying
mantis
and
then
a
lizard,
then
a
monkey
and
then
the
Panther
and
the
Panther
even
dies
in
the
book,
but
the
way
they
portray
it.
That's.
A
F
D
C
A
C
D
F
A
F
Is
by
Isabel
similar
she's,
both
the
author
and
illustrator,
so
the
blue
hour
is
that
magical
hour
that
occurs
with
between
the
day
being
done
and
the
nights
just
getting
started
when
everything
is
just
a
you
know,
bathed
in
this
blue
one
review
calls
it
a
symphony
in
blue,
so
which
is
kind
of
what
it
is.
You
also
have
a
palette
of
blue,
so
this
would
be
a
great
book
for
having
conversations
about
how
we
see
color
like.
If
you
ask
someone
and
they
say
their
favorite
color
is
blue.
F
D
E
D
Water
cycle,
and
yet
in
it
there's
this
cute
little
fox.
That
goes
through
the
beginnings
of
the
rainstorm.
It's
all
done
in
verse,
but
very
minimal.
So
you
start
out
with
the
drip
drop
plop,
and
then
it
goes
into
these
great
sound
words
that
you
can
hear.
I
mean
I
said
it
just
one
of
those
things
that
made
me
I
must
be
a
water
baby.
A
D
You
know
I
like
good
rainstorms,
two
of
those,
so
that's
okay,
but
just
the
way
that
it's,
the
focal
point
is
so
close.
You
know
it's
not
like
everything's
from
a
distance.
You
are
right
in
there
in
the
picture,
you're
right
involved
with
the
entire
thing
and,
of
course,
there's
thunderstorms
and
at
the
end
the
Fox
comes
out
with
babies.
Even
so
there's.
A
D
C
C
Long
ago,
in
an
ancient
and
death
distant,
realm
called
the
kingdom
of
backyard,
and
so
he
is
always
victorious.
He
fights
a
clothespin,
he
fights
the
at
the
mystical
tower
of
grandma's
favorite
apricot
tree.
He
fights
that
apricot
and
he
just
keeps
winning
and
it's
it's
hilarious
like
he
gets
bored.
He
doesn't.
D
C
Then
there
are
other
characters
as
well.
We
have
paper
and
paper
always
wins
whether
it's
against
the
printer
and
or
you
know
the
the
half-eaten
bag
of
trail
mix
in
the
trash,
and
it's
just
really
clever
how
they,
how
they
figure
out
what
they
they
win
like.
He
blocks
out
the
Sun.
For
some
reason,
the
trail
mix
has
Scottish
accents
and
then
so
he
can't
he's
depressed,
because
no
one's
beating
him
and
the
same
with
scissors.
Her
favorite
thing
too,
that
in
my
life
for
her
to
battle
is
the
dinosaur-shaped
chicken
nuggets.
C
C
And
then
they
fight
each
other
and
then
they're
just
so
happy
because
they
are
winning
or
they're
losing,
and
it
says
that
now
this
is
a
never
ending
game
and
so
children
play
it
to
honor.
So
this
is
actually
a
fantastic
book
for
all
ages.
Obviously,
but
I
think
it
would
just
be
so
fun
to
read
with
those
elementary
age
students
as
well.
We
have
so
many
great
books
and
I.
Think
people
forget
that
elementary
aged
kids
still
love
picture
books
and
reading
with
a
parent
or
another
grown-up.
A
C
A
A
F
Is
town
by
town
is
by
the
sea
and
it's
by
John
swats
and
Sydney
Smith
Joanne
swats
packs
and
she
is
an
author
and
also
a
children's
librarian-
has
been
one
for
twenty-five
years.
So
you
know
it
comes
from
somebody
who
really
loves
to
read
and
write.
The
book
is
a
beautiful
book.
It's
told
in
two
parts.
One
part
happens
up
above
so
it's
set
in
Nova
Scotia
and
this
is
a
mining
town
in
spy,
the
sea.
So
there's
a
little
boy
and
his
life
is
filled
with
light
and
he
plays
by
the
sea.
F
He
runs
errands
for
his
mother
and
he
has
friends
to
play
with
and
then
there's
the
flipside
and
that's
the
story
of
his
dad
who's.
A
miner
and
his
dad
is
in
this
deep
dark
pit
under
the
sea.
He's
mining,
it's
dangerous
full
of
hazards
and
even
there's
even
a
one
part
where
the
mine,
the
ceiling
collapses.
So
every
day
is,
you
know,
is
that
coming
back
home
today
and
there's
a
lot
of
connection,
because
the
book
starts
off
where
the
young
boy
goes
to
visit
his
grandfather's
grave?
F
And
so
it's
it's
a
very
poignant
story,
the
sense
at
the
very
end
he
says
this
is
going
to
be
my
life
to
the
little
boy
says
you
know
going
down
into
the
mines
and
what
I
really
loved
about
this
book
is.
You
know
it
celebrates
the
simple
things
in
life.
You
know,
there's
beauty
in
just
a
good
day
in
just
you
know
everyday
things,
and
there
is,
you
know
you
might
think
of
it
as
simple,
but
there
is
deep
beauty
in
that
and
the
illustrations
are
absolutely.
A
E
A
Way
for
I
mean
we,
we
have
I,
guess
I
was
gonna
say
we
don't
have
any
coal
mines
around
here,
but
we
do.
But
we
don't
have
mining
in
this
large
of
a
sense
and
it's
a
great
way
for
children
that
aren't
around
miners
and
to
learn
more
about
what
a
day
in
the
life
of
a
miner
is
all
about.
Well,
quite
a
bit
more
serious
than
rock
paper
scissors.
A
C
F
C
B
C
When
your
mom
kisses
you
before,
she
feel
tells
you
you're,
beautiful
and
you're,
like
your
mom,
my
mom
thinks
I'm
beautiful.
So
it's
just
a
beautiful
like
the
illustrations
are
amazing,
like
they
look,
I,
think
they're,
pastels
or
oil
I'm,
not
really
sure
I
would
have
to
look
it
up.
The
illustrations
are
great.
This
is
a
main
character
with
attitude
and
it's
a
beautiful
book.
This
particular
it's
one
of
the
first
in
a
new
publishing,
imprint,
denene
Danine
miller,
I
think,
is
the
main
older
book
yeah,
and
so
it's
about
the
African
American
experience
and.
A
C
A
D
C
Mouseling,
the
first
one,
these
are
easy
to
read
and
they
are
just
sweet.
Sweet
books
about
relationships
between
the
first
one,
Charlie
and
mouse
is
about
the
relationship
between
these
two
brothers.
I
have
especially
loved
the
first
chapter
when
they're
getting
up
because
their
mom
is
asleep
and
they
they're
talking
to
the
lump
and
she
says
I'm
asleep,
you're,
not
asleep,
you're
talking
I'm,
a
mom
I
can
do
what
I
want.
D
What's
that
and
at
the
end,
blanket
is
sad
to
see
grumpy,
Joe
and
Charlie
finally
says
I.
Don't
think
it's
blanket
that
he's
talking
about
in
its
mouth.
That's
sad
to
see:
grumpy
go
but
again,
a
just
beautiful
relationship
between
little
boys
in
their
grandfather,
and
we
don't
have
a
lot
of
books
about
that,
especially.
F
D
A
Well,
I
hate
to
say
with
patience
and
fortitude,
we're
moving
on
to
our
next
age
group.
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
coming
and
sharing.
We
have
many
many
bought
more
books
that
we
think
could
be
your
book
of
gold
so
continue
watching
and
with
patience
in
Fortitude
we
move
on
in
our
quest
for
book
of
gold.
We
travel
our
character.
Isaac
travels
through
time.
He's
a
young
man
he's
a
teenager.
He
becomes
an
old
man
in
the
very
end
when
he
does
find
his
book
of
gold.
A
We're
going
to
continue
on,
find
it
trying
to
find
our
book
of
gold
our
right
book
for
the
right
person
at
the
right
time
and
now
I
have
three
more
members
of
our
team.
You
services
team,
we
have
Bri
and
Jill
and
Anastasia
and
I
understand
Anastasia.
You
would
like
me
to
read
one
of
these
poems
out
of
the
story
before
we
talk
about
it
and
it's
called
the
Frog
race,
my
truck
it
crossed
the
finish.
First,
you
saw
it
with
your
eyes,
my
frog.
It
crossed
the
finish.
First,
why
don't?
A
E
Yeah
I
think
this
book
is
just
hilarious
and
I
really
really
enjoyed
reading.
It
there's
a
lot
of
like
surprise
endings
like
that
and
just
funny
things,
and
sometimes
it's
interactions
between
parents
and
kids,
and
sometimes
it's
just
kids
thinking
about
the
world.
So
there's
the
funny
ones,
but
then
there's
also
the
poignant
ones
like
this.
E
One
here
is
called
the
valley,
shake
the
mountains
and
it
talks
about
how
sometimes
life
is
like
a
value
and
sometimes
it's
like
a
mountain,
and
we
have
both
parts
and
that's
kind
of
the
way
life
is
so
I
think
this
book
would
be
a
lot
of
fun
to
share
as
a
family
and
we're
just
for
a
kid
reader
to
enjoy
on
their
own.
So
highly
recommended
and.
F
B
A
It
was
really
very,
very
well
done
and
of
course,
poetry
speaks
very
well
taught
all
of
us,
so
yeah
all
right.
So
let
me
go
on
and
we're
what
did
we
decide?
We're
going
to
go
with
survivors
first
say:
well,
we're
change!
So
that's
my
my
right
right,
we're
gonna
change
and
go
with
survivors
and
so
tell
me
a
little
bit
about
survivors.
E
Okay,
so
both
Jill
and
I
read
this.
What
that's?
Why
we're
looking
into
it
and
we
really
enjoyed
it,
and
so
it
has
several
I,
don't
know
18
or
so
true
to
life
tales
things
that
really
have
happened
over
the
last
couple
hundred
years,
where
people
were
in
a
really
dire
situation,
but
they
did
make
it
out
must
be
said
that
they
did
noise,
make
it
out
in
one
piece
or
maybe
a
piece
was
missing
by
the
time
they
got
back,
but
you
can
see
there
is
oceans.
There's
deserts,
there's
mountains
climbs
a
marathon.
E
E
G
It
does
talk
about
it
as
the
dog's
got
weaker
throughout
the
trip
that
was,
unfortunately
what
they
ate
and
then
what
I
didn't
expect
was
the
dog
livers
are
full
of
vitamin
A
and
vitamin
A
in
those
amounts
is
poisonous
to
the
human
body,
so
they
would
describe
how
parts
of
their
foot
were
just
falling
off
because
of
the
vitamin
A
poisoning,
and
things
like
that.
I'm
I
had
no
idea.
Yeah
I
really
think.
If
you
liked
the
I
survived
series
yeah
this.
F
G
E
F
A
Of
I
thought,
because
they
date
each
right
for
each
one
I.
Well,
the
that
got
caught
in
the
he
had
dish.
I
mean
it
took
me
back
to
that
day
when
I
read
the
newspaper
article
or
heard
it
on
that
news.
There
was
another
one
in
there
due
to
many
reasons,
I'm
watching
a
lot
of
television
these
days,
and
one
of
the
the
stories
in
here
was
one
of
the
main
or
the
story
of
one
of
the
scorpions
shows.
So
it
was
like
why
no,
but
that's.
A
H
H
A
H
So,
a
couple
years
ago,
Kimberly
Brubaker,
who
Bradley
published
this
book,
the
war
that
saved
my
life
and
I,
don't
know
about
you
guys,
but
it
was
the
patrons
that
recommended
it
to
me
before.
I
really
heard
about
it.
A
lot
in
like
review
journals
and
things
like
that
and
kids
were
loving
it,
and
so
this
is
actually
the
sequel
to
it.
So
the
war
I
finally
won
picks
up
right
where
the
other
one
left
off,
and
it
is
about
Ada
and
her
brother
and
have
escaped
London
to
get
away
from
the
war.
H
Is
everybody
completely
stopped
what
they
were
doing
just
to
harvest
potatoes,
because
they
were
all
ready
to
go
so
they
would
have
enough
food
to
last,
and
you
know,
throughout
the
war
and
stuff
like
that,
and
that's
I
mean
everything
is
consumed
by
potatoes
at
one
point
of
your
life
and
stuff.
So
it
was
a
really
cool
look
and
it.
The
story
is
wonderful
how
it
continues.
So
it's
it's
really
exciting
to
to
have
another
installment.
A
H
So
this
follows
a
girl
and
her
sister
Lida
and
her
sister
Larissa,
and
they
are
Ukrainian
so
they're,
not
part
of
this,
but
they
get
caught
in
the
middle
of
you
know
when
Russia
is
coming
over
and
Hitler
actually
goes
over
and
steals
the
children
from
Ukraine
and
brings
them
over
to
be
his
workhorses
and
they
go
to
work
camps,
and
they
do
all
this
and
they're
not
Jewish
and
they're.
Not
this,
but
they're.
Still
in
this
awful
situation.
H
Much
like
these
children
are
and
I
didn't
realize
that
that
part
of
history
had
happened
and
that
that
part
of
the
world
was
so
affected
in
such
a
different
way
to
so.
This
is
about
her
and
some
of
the
the
jobs
that
they
were
given
at
these
camps
and
making
bombs
was
one
of
them
and
kind
of
how
they
rallied
together
to
find
hope
in
a
situation
that
was
completely
heart,
wrenching
yeah
so
continue.
G
G
They
were
immigrants
who
come
to
America
and
intermarried,
and
it
was
Indians
who
tended
to
be
either
Muslim
or
Sikh
and
Mexicans,
who
were
typically
Catholic
and
so
Maria
is
the
product
of
one
of
these
relationships
called
adi
adi
half
and
half
and
she's
growing
up
in
a
place.
Where
is
southern,
california
and
she's,
not
white?
So
she's,
not
one
of
the
typical
students
there
and
being
half-and-half
is
also
a
problem
for
many
of
the
other
kids
in
the
school
there.
G
H
G
G
It
asks
the
questions
of
the
reader
and
then
explains
the
point
of
view,
but
he
focuses
in
on
the
statues
right
foot
and
how
it's
moving
and
how
we
don't
notice
that
in
society
we
see
the
crown
we
see
the
light,
we
see
all
sorts
of
other
things,
but
we
don't
notice
her
foot.
Her
foot
is
moving
forward
and
it's
a
huge
foot.
G
So
he
says
we
shouldn't
be
missing
this
because
it's
a
huge
and
what
does
that
mean
and
what
his
conclusion
is
is
that
we
are
having
to
move
forward
all
the
time
society
moves
forward
all
the
time
and
we
need
to
bring
our
people
with
us.
Well,
we
are
also
reaching
out
with
that
right
foot
as
we
go
out
to
bring
other
immigrants
to
our
country,
so.
F
G
A
It's
a
particularly
moving
book,
yes,
I
mean
it
and
a
lot
of
emotions
are
then
I,
know
I,
read
it
aloud
to
one
of
my
granddaughter's
and
who
don't
quite
understand
the
whole
world.
You
know
and
in
the
world
point
of
view-
and
it
was
very
interesting
to
hear
her
comments
and
see
how
she
moved
through
the
book
and
got
more
and
more
emotional
about
it
and
of
what
are
what
you
know
what
she
meant:
she's,
also
a
French
lover
too.
A
E
A
And
then
she
they
talk
about
her
facing
which
direction
she
faces
and
I
had
known
that,
but
I
that
reminded
me
of
you
know
that
she
is
facing
this
way.
But
if
you
look
at
her
this
way,
she's
facing
this
other
way
or
this
way
you
know
so
she's
looking
on
the
whole
horizon
yeah.
So
it's
a
it
is
a
very
great
book
and
if
you
don't
read
anything
else
from
any
of
our
other
talks
that
we've
had
in
the
three
parts,
this
is
one
that
you
definitely
need
to
read.
Oh.
G
E
So
this
is
Grand
Canyon
by
Jason
Chen,
and
he
has
done
several
books
like
this
for
young
young
people
over
the
last
couple
years.
Island
was
my
favorite
it's
about
the
Galapagos,
yes
and
in
all
of
them
he
does
this
large
format
Illustrated.
So
there's
the
illustrations,
but
then
the
also
the
text
and
they
really
work
together
for
you
to
come
to
a
deep
understanding
of
like
the
scientific
geological
forces
that
created
it
and
there's
a
lot
about
the
different
animals
that
were
there
and
the
interesting
thing
about
that.
E
Grand
Canyon
is
it's
so
big
and
so
deep
that
there's
actually
like
different
eco
zones
or
habitats,
so
different
types
of
animals
live
there
even
today,
and
then
he
also
chose
to
put
in
some
people.
Today's
people
I
think
a
dad
and
her
daughter
that
are
taking
a
hike
to
kind
of
bring
it
home.
I
feel.
H
Like
when
you
take
something
like
this,
I
mean
the
Grand
Canyon.
Is
this
epic,
like
wonder
of
the
world
kind
of
thing,
and
how
do
you
put
it
in
a
book?
That's
you
know
12
inches
tall
and
his
illustrations
and
how
he
the
detail
that
he
puts
into
the
book
really
helps
give
you
that
scope
of
this
is
an
epic
thing,
but
it's
approachable
and
here's
here's
the
cool
pieces
about
it.
I
mean
that's
gorgeous
right.
C
F
A
We've
been
talking
another
in
the
group
right
before
us
about
some
of
the
stem
activities
that
you
can
do
with
a
variety
of
our
books,
and
this
would
be
a
different
one
to
that.
You
can
pursue
that
stem
type
of
knowledge
and
trying
things
out
by
looking
in
our
Grand
Canyon's
that
we
have
here.
Yeah.
A
A
H
This
is
from
the
creator
of
Captain
Underpants
and
difficulty,
and
it's
pretty
much
exactly
what
you
would
expect,
and
that
is
exactly
why
it
is
so
hugely
popular
and
so
funny
I
mean
it
is.
It
is
a
dog's
head
on
a
man's
body
and
he's
like
the
ultimate
cop
and
gonna
fight,
crime
and
fight
the
bad
guys,
and
these
bad
guys
just
try
everything
they
can
and
cannot
bring
this
dog
down.
So
it's
yeah,
it's
just
absolutely
hilarious.
H
It's
also
I
feel
like
a
step
down
in
reading
level
from
the
Captain
Underpants,
books,
yeah
and
so
I
feel,
like
it's
a
really
good
transition
for
kids,
who
want
something
funny
and
want
a
graphic
novel,
but
aren't
quite
ready
for
some
of
the
meets
of
some
of
the
other
ones.
This
isn't
one
of
those
perfect
transitional.
A
G
A
F
A
G
F
E
A
H
Is
probably
my
book
of
gold
from
the
past
year,
I
read
this
and
I
was
like.
Why
didn't
I
have
this
book
when
I
was
going
through
office
clean
like
this
spoke
to
me
in
so
many
ways,
because
the
main
character
Shannon
I
mean
it
follows
her
path
from
like
when
she
starts
school
in
kindergarten
briefly
through
school,
and
it's
just
her
navigating
this
world
of
the
people
that
she
is
in
this
class.
You
know
her
school
class
with
and
trying
to
figure
out
who's,
her
friend
and
who's
not
and
who's.
H
This
power
group
is
that
are
kind
of
running
the
show,
and
how
does
she
fit
in
with
it?
And
should
she
fit
in
with
it
and
I
mean
it
is
every
struggle
that
girls
I
mean
I
speak
for
girls,
cuz
I
grew
up,
you
know,
that's
what
I
understood,
but
every
struggle
that
a
girl
has
going
through
school
and
trying
to
find
their
way
and
being
okay
with
who
you
are
but
trying
to
convince
other
people
that
it's
okay,
that
I'm
okay
with
who
I
am,
and
that
sounds
very
convoluted.
D
A
E
E
Her
adult
perspective
cuz,
it
is
her
real
life,
the
author's
real
life
and
she
talks
about
her
perspective
like
this
is
how
I
saw
my
sister
in
third
grade.
Fourth
grade
fifth
grade
sixth
grade,
but
now
I
can
look
back
and
like
see
that
it
was
really
hard
for
her
sister
as
well.
So
I
think
it's
good
to
know.
There's
some
really
hard
scenes
in
this
book.
I
was
a
little
taken
aback,
but
it's
realistic
and
well
handled
and
and.
A
It
and
talk
about
the
her
talk
or
her
reasoning
behind
who
this
is
and
and
what's
happened,
and
how
it's
okay.
Now,
when
you
I
mean
I,
think
children
here
that
you
know
it's
not
gonna,
be
like
this.
When
you
grow
up
and
it'll,
be
alright,
just
work
through
it
work
through
it,
and
this
is
a
actually
a
real
life,
a
real
live
person
that
actually
says
that,
after
she's
been
through
all
this
right.
E
A
In
an
easy,
easier
format
than
solid
words,
they
were
there
right.
The
graphic
portion
of
it
helps
us
identify
some
of
the
the
meaning
and
the
feelings
behind
it.
Definitely
I
think
a
must
have
in
every
middle
school
upper
grade,
skills,
life
and
not
just
girls,
I
mean
yeah.
They
and
I
sure
it's
probably
going
to
be
a
hard
sell
for
a
boy
to
read
about
this,
but
well.
F
E
Look
up,
it's
just
called
brave
and
it's
it's
all.
It's
confined
to
middle
school,
where
this
one
kind
of
goes
over
but
yeah.
He
talks
about
his
struggles
and
like
is
this
a
real
friend
or
not,
and
how
do
I
speak
up
for
what
I
need
and
is
this
you
know?
Is
this
bad
enough
to
call
it
bullying
or
it's
just
like
teasing
and
working
through?
All
of
that,
so
you
know
once
you
finish
this
one
you
need
more
or
this
one
doesn't
fit,
ask
us
and
we
can
help
you
find.
G
F
G
A
I
think
with
her
and
the
her
big
sister
that
she
had,
she
didn't
have
empathy
in
the
beginning.
It
was
just
her
big
sister
was
picking
on
her
or
these
other
people
were
picking
on
her,
but
then,
as
she
grew,
she
also
saw
that
there
are
reasons
why
people
a
yeah
sometimes
do
not
that
it
just
applies.
It's
fun
right,
yeah,.
E
A
There
are
reasons
why
people
do
the
things
that
they
do
ya
know
that's
kind
of
a
serious
one
to
end,
but
it
is
also
kind
of
a
an
over
over
arching
theme
of
most
of
our
books
and
your
books
for
goals
are,
and
so
with
patience
and
fortitude.
We've
gotten
this
far
and
we're
going
to
go
on
with
patience
and
fortitude
with
our
teen
books.
So
we'll
see
you
there.
A
Reading
is
not
an
option,
we're
finding
our
book
of
gold,
which
is
our
book
that
speaks
to
us,
we're
on
our
search
and
we're
with
patience
and
fortitude.
We're
moving
forward
with
a
different
age
group.
This
one
is
our
teens
and
I
have
two
of
our
or
team
of
youth
services
that
are
focusing
in
on
the
team.
One
is
our
teen
librarian,
Tom,
B
and
then
Danielle,
who
kind
of
pepper,
salt
and
peppers
or,
however,.
C
C
I
think
it's
one
of
them.
I
have
a
lot
over
the
years,
but
this
one's
just
really
good.
It's
a
fantasy
novel
about
a
girl
named
Caroline
and
Caroline
is
growing
up
with
her
dad
and
her
dad
is
owns
a
riverboat,
and
so
they
kind
of
travel
up
and
down
in
the
river
delivering
whatever
goods
they
could
find
sometimes
doing
a
little
smuggling,
and
so,
but
at
the
very
beginning
of
the
book,
Caroline's
dad
ends
up
in
prison
and
to
get
him
out.
She
has.
She
agrees
to
smuggle
this
box
that
she
doesn't
know.
C
C
But
it,
and
so
it
turns
out
that
he
is
being
chased
by
some
people,
and
so
she
has
to
figure
out
well
do
I
want
to
be
on
his
side.
Do
I
not
he's
very
annoying
at
first,
because
she
is
incredibly
competent
like
when
I
walked
away
from
this
character.
I'm
like
she
is
so
competent,
I
love
her
so
much.
She
can
do
anything.
A
female.
F
C
C
C
A
C
In
my
world
or
in
my
mind,
I
guess
my
inner
world
graphic
novels
are
a
form
of
story
where
the
pictures
are
just
as
important,
if
not
more
important
than
the
text,
and
so
it
can
be
a
really
great
way.
This
one's
great
for
older
kids,
because
again
there
are
those
pictures
of
violence
and
other
things
that
make
it
a
little
more
intense.
C
So
it's
great
for
teens,
but
it
is
about
a
young
woman
who
is
growing
up
and
I
would
say,
she's,
probably
somewhere,
18
between
18
and
20,
and
it's
science
fiction,
because
her
world
has
been
invaded
by
aliens
who
are
they're,
basically
just
ripping
amid
evidence
all
its
resources.
So
if
you
are
a
human
in
this
world,
you
either
work
in
the
mines
or
like
her.
She
works
in
a
factory
and
at
the
start
of
the
book
she
has
no
one.
She
just
kind
of
goes
to
work.
C
Trying
to
take
over
so
it's
really.
It's
really
good.
It's
probably
a
great
one
for
kids
who,
like
Star
Wars,
actually
because
it's
kind
of
like
that
that
fighting
the
the
other
and
working
is
so
they're
kind
of
on
the
ground
floor
of
the
resistance
and
you're
hoping
against
hope
by
the
end
that
they
get
there
get
there
start
thinking.
B
A
B
Think
I'm
gonna
go
with
the
book
of
dust.
It
kind
of
reminds
me
a
little
bit
of
Danielle's
that
she
was
talking
about
the
river
bow
and
being
chased
up
and
down
the
river.
So
the
book
of
dust
is
by
Philip
Pullman.
It's
the
first
in
a
series
of
prequels
to
His
Dark
Materials,
which
a
lot
of
people
remember
the
Golden,
Compass
I'm
just
hugely
popular
series.
B
Was
absolutely
worth
the
wait?
Yes,
so
the
main
character
in
this
one
is
a
new
character
and
his
name
is
Malcolm,
he's
11
years
old
and
he's
very
smart,
very
inquisitive,
very
fiercely
loyal
to
the
people
that
he
loves,
and
so,
when
he's
not
at
school,
he
helps
out
at
his
parents
in,
and
so
he
listens
to
a
lot
of
conversations
that
people
have
and
he
meets
a
lot
of
really
interesting
characters
there.
B
And
then,
in
his
spare
time
he
works
on
his
little
canoe,
a
little
canoe
that
he
loves,
which
is
very
important
that
comes
very
important
later
and
he
he
hangs
out
with
all
the
nuns
that
live
nearby,
which
is
also
important
because
they
are
secretly
sheltering
a
little
baby
girl
named
Lyra.
Anyone
who
knows
anything
about
the
golden
compass
series
knows
who
Lara
is
my.
B
Who
Lara
will
become
yes,
say:
Lyra,
there's
a
prophecy
written
about
Lyra,
so
she's
very
important
and
Malcolm
just
becomes
completely
enchanted
by
her
I
mean
he
just
adores
this
little
baby.
So
the
boat
becomes
important
because
a
huge
flood
has
descended
on
all
of
England
and
Malcolm
ends
up
needing
this
boat
to
survive
and
also
to
help
Lyra
survive
and
also
to
evade
basically
one
of
the
creepiest
villains.
I
think
I've
ever
come
across
in
children's
literature.
Yes,
so
it's
a
little
bit
darker
I
think
than
the
original
series,
but
it's
just
incredible.
So.
C
B
B
So
Monty's
parents
are
not
happy
with
any
of
these
things
at
all,
but
luckily
for
him
he
gets
to
leave
home
and
tour
Europe
with
his
sister
Felicity
and
Percy
his
best
friend
that
he
loves
but
unluckily
for
him.
He
does
something
really
stupid,
while
they're
traveling
and
they
end
up
being
like
hunted
all
across
Europe.
Of
course,
that
makes.
B
It
is
hilarious
and,
like
the
book
of
dust,
it
is
written
just
as
well
as
the
story.
The
storytelling
in
the
quality
of
writing
are
both
incredible
and
I.
Think
it's
kind
of
rare
that
you
come
across
a
book
that
has
both
incredible
story
and
incredible
writing.
So
those
are
like
my
two
picks
of
the
year.
Well,.
A
A
C
So
Sark
Rast
is
a
really
great,
so
the
ones
we've
been
talking
about
have
been
a
little
more
dense
and
maybe
better
for
older
teens.
This
one
is
a
great
middle
like
a
middle
school
book,
because
it
is
about
a
middle
schooler.
Her
name
is
Maddie
and
Maddie
goes
into
theatre.
She
is
going
to
be
a
part
of
Romeo
and
Juliet
and
she
gets
cast
as
Romeo
and
they
say
you
know
what
we'll
just
pull
your
hair
back.
You're
really
good
at
Shakespeare
it'll
be
fine
and
she
doesn't
have
a
problem.
C
She
just
wants
to
be
a
part
of
it.
The
problem
is,
she
gets
a
crush
on
the
person
who
who
is
playing
Juliet
and
it's
a
young
woman
from
England,
and
her
name
is
Gemma
and
Maddie
has
had
crushes
on
boys
before
she
has
never
thought
about
having
a
crush
on
a
girl,
and
so
a
lot
of
it
is
about
Shakespeare
and
acting
and
friendship.
But
a
lot
of
it
is
also
about
Maddie
figuring
out.
Well,
Who
am
I.
Is
this
okay?
C
What
does
this
tell
me
about
myself
and
what
I
loved
about
it
is,
although
she
worried
it
all
turned
out.
Okay,
in
the
end,
her
family,
she
has
a
much
older
sister
who's
in
college.
Who
was
a
really
huge
support
for
her
and
helped
her
tell
her
mom
and
her
mom
was
great
and
she
was
scared
to
tell
her
friends
and
her
classmates,
but
although
some
of
them
didn't
handle
it
great
like
yet,
as
might
happen
in
the
real
world,
the
majority,
it
was
a
very
kind
and
comforting
kind
of
book
and
acceptance.
F
B
Well,
here
we
are,
and
then
it's
what
44
voices
write,
draw
and
speak
about
feminism.
So
that's
basically
what
it's
about.
So
it's
a
compilation
or
a
collection.
There
is
44
women
and
men
who
share
their
thoughts
on
feminism,
their
experiences
with
feminism
and
it's
really
cool
because
it's
essays.
But
then
it's
also
comic
strips
and
just
like
lists
of
things
poems.
B
Think
that's
what
makes
the
books
so
powerful
and
so
important,
because
I
think
we
hear
a
lot
of
people
say:
I'm,
not
a
feminist,
because
I
don't
do
this
or
I,
don't
believe
in
that
or
I
don't
act
like
this,
and
you
can
really
derive
from
this
book.
The
idea
that
well,
you
still
can
be
a
feminist.
Even
if
you
do
this
or
believe
those.
C
C
B
A
B
A
B
A
G
A
B
A
There
we
go
so
we
have
one
author,
laughs,
Jason,
Reynolds
and
I
have
both
of
them
here.
Patina
happens
to
be
a
continuation
of
ghost,
which
is
going
to
be.
Are
all
Iowa
reads:
teen
book
discussion,
so
all
the
whole
state
of
Iowa
will
be
reading
the
first
one
ghost-
and
this
is
a
continuation
of
that
story
through
another
person's
eyes.
So
Jason
Reynolds
wrote
that
one.
A
But
let's
talk
about
this
one,
a
long
way
down
talk
about
like
suspense
and
yes
going
through
a
whole
bunch
of
emotional
states
when
I
when
I
was
reading
it,
hoping
just
like
he
does
with
ghosts
and
hoping
that
they
would
make
a
different
decision
or
finding
out
about
the
people
that
made
the
decisions
that
they
did
and
wishing
that
they
hadn't.
So
then
you
know
give
me
your
take
on
so.
C
Jason
Reynolds
is
one
of
those
authors
that
I
will
always
read
everything
that
he
does
because
he's
amazing
and
everybody
who's
watching
this
please
come
to
the
library
we'll
help
you
find
a
Jason
Rios
book.
We
have
one
for
everyone,
but
it
is
amazing.
It
starts
out
with
this
15
a
15
year
old
kid
and
he
just
loved
it
isn't
living
up
living
in
a
part
of
the
country,
a
part
of
the
world
where
his
neighborhood,
you
know
what
to
do.
C
C
A
C
E
A
C
A
C
A
A
B
B
B
A
A
So
in
with
patience
and
fortitude,
we've
been
looking
at
why
a
books
and
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
what
our
book
of
gold
is
and,
with
the
end
of
this
session,
I'd
like
to
leave
with
these
words,
and
these
words
are
written
by
Christopher,
Myers
and
Walter
Dean
Myers
for
about
the
group
and
the
the
movement
of
about.
We
need
diverse
books
and
they
say
to
the
Cape.
Today's
kids
see
books
less
as
Mears
and
Moore's
Maps.
A
They
were
indeed
searching
for
their
place
in
the
world,
but
they
are
also
deciding
where
they
want
to
go.
They
create
through
their
stories,
are
given
and
atlas
of
their
world
of
relationships
to
others
of
their
possible
destinations.
It's
necessary
to
provide
boys
and
girls
a
more
expansive
landscape
upon
which
to
dream.