J-YA

Join Crissy and special guest, Christina Sacco, as they discuss The Golden Compass and His Dark Materials Trilogy.

This week Lyn recommends The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Barnes which is full of puzzles, intrigue, and a ton of good reasons to be thankful you don't have to worry about people plotting to keep you from inheriting a fortune!

Sometimes, you need a break from reading those heavy, heart-wrenching stories. The Tea Dragon Society by Kate O'Neill is just the fluffy, decadent graphic novel to cleanse your palate and put a smile on your face. Also, Rachel was so tired recording this, she got the title of the book Acquicorn Cove wrong. Should've drank some Tea Dragon tea to wake up. You can find all her recs by their correct titles at http://chattlibrary.org

Lyn's pick this week is a new J Fic survival novel that takes place in the Arizona desert and that is mostly written in poem form. Big emotions and big scenery combine to make for a big adventure! Reserve your copy of Dusti Bowling's 2020 novel, The Canyon's Edge, at http://chattlibrary.org

Looking for a YA fantasy that doesn't take itself seriously? Let Rachel introduce you to the Discworld canon universe, from the brain of scifi master Sir Terry Pratchett. Find the anthology of the first two books in the Wee Free Men Series at http://chattlibrary.org

Join Crissy and special guest, Cameron C-Grimey Williams, in the first special guest episode of J-YA. They will be discussing “All American Boys” by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. This title is available as a digital book, digital audio books, as well as available to check out a physical copy at the Chattanooga Public Library. For more information go to http://chattanooga.polarislibrary.com/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.5&type=Keyword&term=All%20American%20Boys&by=KW&sort=RELEVANCE&limit=&query=&page=0&searchid=1

Lyn's recommendation this week is historical fiction set during the Great Plague of 1348, which sounds potentially gross and actually scary in the middle of the pandemic, but which is really quite beautiful, both visually and thematically, so don't be afraid to add A Cloud of Outrageous Blue by Vesper Stamper to your TBR pile.

Love DC & Marvel comics? Wish they related more to contemporary social issues? Boy, does Rachel have the graphic novel for you! Superman Smashes the Klan features everyone's favorite building-leaping, train-beating superhero doing what he does best: smashing racists and saving the day. Find this title and many more DC comics at http://chattlibrary.org

Lyn's got a brand-new 2020 Afrofantasy novel to recommend especially for the 6th-8th grade readers out there--Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko. Great, big world-building fantasy and exciting, wide-ranging action adventure narratives combine along with a cursed child/coming of age plot, and it fits perfectly in that hard-to-find age range. Also, Lyn apologizes in advance that her accent makes it impossible to understand that she's saying RAYBEARER.

Raybearer: print & ebook on Hoopla

Join Crissy for her recommendation about one of the most mythologized true crime duos in American History. Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend by Karen Blumenthal. http://chattanooga.polarislibrary.com/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.5&pos=1