<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">January’s Youth Featured Book</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Happy
New Year! Here are some great reads to
start “<b>2021” </b>off in a fantastic way! </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Year of the Rat</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Author: Grace Lin </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Medium Braille</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Book
Number: </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">BR017688</span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Annotation: </span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Taiwanese
American Pacy learns that the Chinese year of the rat brings new beginnings.
Some changes are hard--her best friend moves away, a new Asian boy arrives at
school, and her cousin gets married. Sequel to The Year of the Dog (BR 16624).
For grades 3-6. 2007.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Bringing
in the New Year</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Author:
Grace Lin</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Medium: Digital Book</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Book Number: DBC08660
(BARD ONLY)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This exuberant story follows a
Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. For grades K-3.<br>
<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Need a great craft to support <a href="https://gracelin.com/" style="color:rgb(128,96,0)"><span style="line-height:115%">Grace Lin’s</span></a> books?
Visit the author’s website to find more books, activities, and videos. </span></p>
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<b>Additional Resources</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/-UmFlBzXJMY" style="color:rgb(128,96,0)"><span style="line-height:115%">Bringing in the New Year
Book | New Year Books for Kids | Children's Books Read Aloud</span></a></span></p>
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Check out LBPD’s </span><a href="https://mdlbpd.klas.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(128,96,0)"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">online catalog</span></a><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> and request a
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Like Us” Winter Reading Challenge</span></div></div><div>
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by Simon and Schuster (S&S). Throughout the month of
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books, or drop-in and read about how literature has connected with others.</span><br></p>
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