Whenever Nazi boots hit the pavement outside Renee’s house it was her job to warn her deaf parents and sister. Later incarcerated in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp Renee and her sister used sign language to communicate and survive in the most terrible of circumstances. This book is based on a true story.
Los Tipos Malos/The Bad Guys
By Aaron Blabey (available in English & Spanish).
“The Bad Guys” series by Aaron Blabey is a fun graphic style series for young readers that has been adapted to a feature film currently in theatres. This books is available in our collection in both English and Spanish and will also be available on the Bloom truck this summer.
Nintendo Switch
The Children’s Library has two Nintendo Switches for available to checkout for use in the building. Get your game on!
The Border: A Journey Around Russia…
This new extreme travelog is for readers who want extra crunch in their forays into travel, history, and culture. Longer than the circumference of the earth, Russia’s frontier is the longest in the world–Border drops into every country, from North Korea to Norway, Finland to China.
Makhno: Ukrainian Freedom Fighter
By Philippe Thirault and Roberto Zaghi.
Revolutionary, anarchist, military strategist, and freedom fighter, Nestor Makhno became a hero in the Russian Revolution, but became a legend fighting both the Bolsheviks and the Germans to preserve his homeland.
Antes Que Isla es Volcán: Poemas: Before Island is Volcano: Poems
By Raquel Salas Rivera
This bilingual collection of poems from NAB-nominated and Lambda award winning author Salas Rivera draws from the fires of the past to look to the future–hope, liberation, and a decolonialized island of Puerto Rico.
