Faculty Favorites:The Arts Division

We all know that the Bryn Mawr Arts Faculty are amazingly talented and dedicated. But did you know that they also have exquisite taste in books? Stop by the Edith Hamilton Library to see some of their favorites. Ninth Grader Naomi made the sign!

Kazuo Ishiguro has been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature

Author, Kazuo Ishiguro, has been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature.  Ishiguro is most famous for his novels The Remains of the Day and Never Let Met Go, but he has written seven, as well as several screenplays and works of short fiction. We have many of Ishiguro's books available in the Library.   Stop by and see our display and check out one of Ishiguro's great novel's!

To learn more about Kazuo Ishiguro click here.

Senior Projects in the Edith Hamilton Library and Archives

This spring three Bryn Mawr students completed their Senior Projects in the Edith Hamilton Library and Archives. Ran "Rachel" compiled a resource guide for International Students, Maria created a film on digital citizenship, and Anum interviewed three beloved faculty members who retired after long careers at Bryn Mawr. 

Rachel wanted to share the books that she found most helpful in learning about American culture. She compiled an extensive list of these titles, then organized them by different genre and categories. Rachel also polled her BMS  friends to get suggestions on navigating Bryn Mawr as a newcomer.  She then created the "Bryn Mawr Survival Guide", which is part of the main resource guide.  Click here to take a look. Though she began the project with International Students in mind, Rachel's guide will be of interest to all members of the Bryn Mawr Community! Rachel also learned some behind the scenes library skills, like how to cover books.

Rachel created a display of some of the books on her "Recommended  Books for International Students" list.

Maria filmed and edited a  video on digital citizenship.

Maria interviewed and filmed members of the Bryn Mawr Community about issues relating to digital citizenship such as respect for oneself and others online, time management, and fear of missing out. Before beginning her interviews, she worked with Head Librarian, Patti Rickert-Wilbur to identify important questions pertaining to social media. She then surveyed Bryn Mawr students about their attitudes and habits online. Ninety students responded. Here are some of her findings.   

We know that Maria's work will be helpful for future discussions on digital citizenship.

Anum interviewed three long standing Bryn Mawr faculty members who retired this year.
She then transcribed each of the interviews.

Anum interviewed Upper School English Teacher, Bill Waters, Middle School Art Teacher, Charlotte Armstead, and Middle and Upper School Dance Teacher, Diana Curran about their experiences at Bryn Mawr. All three teachers will retire this year after long careers. Anum worked with Librarian and Archivist, Claire Hruban, to formulate the best questions to ask each person. She  recorded each interview, and transcribed each so that they will be available for years to come in both audio and print format.  We can't wait to read and listen to them!

We are very appreciative to Rachel, Maria and Anum for their ideas and hard work!

Student Nominated Summer Reading 2017

On May 23rd the Upper School held its annual Upper School Summer Reading Convocation. During the Convocation, students heard about thirteen books nominated by their peers. Each student who nominated gave a short "pitch" explaining why we should read their book. Over the summer students will  choose one of these books to read in addition to their required reading for each class. When we return to school in September, students will  break into groups to discuss the book they selected.  Kudos to all of the students who participated this year, four of whom were Ninth Graders!

My Sister’s Keeper, by Jodi Picoult

"A single choice can destroy a family.  A terminal illness can spark hope, patience and love, but also jealousy and hatred.  My Sister's Keeper examines the definitions of a "good" parent, sister and daughter, through each of these characters' perspectives.  It explores the strength and determination to be seen as an individual, and the underlying situations you never really know about a family on the surface.  And here's the thing - protagonist Anna isn't a normal teenager.  Sure, she questions life and resents the rest of her family at some point, although she usually comes around, but the weight sitting on her 13 year old shoulders, and the decision she makes to rid herself of that weight, is not what your average teen could even imagine, let alone carry out.  And yes, being the youngest of three and always in her siblings' shadows can prove difficult, but Anna keeps going, discarding what some might consider morally correct in order to discover who she and her family really are and what they truly stand for.  When my mom recommended this book to me, she warned me that it would be an emotional roller coaster.  I brushed her off, telling myself I would be fine...at the end of the book, I realized that all of my morals and values had been challenged.  I had empathized with each character, frequently switching whose side I was on, and my mom was right - I went from all smiles and happiness to literal tears in less than 15 minutes.  You will laugh, you will cry, you will be surprised - buckle your seat belts, because this is one heck of a journey, complete with triumphs and obstacles, twists and turns.  If you decide to read My Sister's Keeper this summer, I sincerely hope you are touched by it as much as I was." (Jenna)

Excellent Daughters, by Katherine Zoepf

“The book itself is reflective of the ways in which women are causing a paradigm shift throughout the Middle East; shapeshifting and turning upside down defining constructs of the past.”  "Zoepf, in her study of the various women living in the Middle East, does not fail to examine all aspects of femininity. This seemingly impossible feat is done in a manner that is close to perfection: the women she interviews are activists, flight attendants, normal teenagers, newlyweds, beloved daughters, women in secret societies, and those who symbolize a sort of familial betrayal—one entirely foreign to us—that extends far beyond constructs that we could ever begin to understand." (nonfiction) (Ellie)

Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier

"Rebecca is a romantic mystery written in Victorian England that explores love, loss, misconception, and deception. The novel starts out with the iconic lines “Last night I went to Manderley again” in which she describes the beautiful Manderley, a house she lives in during the novel. She then discusses how both she and her husband can never go back to their precious home which leaves the reader with an unsettling start. The story then goes back to a young woman who falls in love with the handsome widow, Maxim de Winter in Monte Carlo. They get married and move back to his house, Manderley, the very house mentioned at the start of the novel. Upon arrival the bride is haunted by her husband's late wife, Rebecca, who died tragically in a sailing accident. She had been loved and adored by everyone especially the ghostly housekeeper Ms. Danvers. The narrator endures cruelty daily from Ms. Danvers who constantly compares the flawed protagonist to her seemingly perfect predecessor. Yet despite the presence of Rebecca in the narrator’s life, her husband never speaks of her. As the book progresses tensions rise as Maxim and the narrator’s relationship is strained by secrets only Maxim knows, and the question hangs in the air “Why did they have to leave Manderley?” This book’s fast-moving plot makes it impossible to put down, and it gives the reader a taste of what upper-class victorian England was like. Please read Rebecca, I guarantee you will not be disappointed!"  (Astri)

The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman

"The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman tells the story of Lyra, a young girl living in a universe parallel to our own. Everyone in this universe has a piece of their soul living outside of their bodies in the form of an animal that accompanies them everywhere, reflecting the often unseen sides of each character through the form they take.  However, this world is so much more complex than that. Pullman intricately crafts a universe wonderfully similar to our own, but fascinating in its differences. While the book starts slowly on the stuffy campus of Jordan College where Lyra was raised, it soon picks up the pace, becoming an adventure that you can’t put down. While the book starts slowly on the stuffy campus of Jordan College where Lyra was raised, it soon picks up the pace, becoming an adventure that you can’t put down.”    (Aeven)

The Miseducation of Cameron Post, by emily m. danforth

The Miseducation of Cameron Post begins with one striking sentence: “The afternoon my parents died, I was out shoplifting with Irene Klauson.”Cameron Post lives in a tiny midwestern town, and the before and after of her life is marked around her parents’ deaths. The same day she experimentally kisses her best friend is the day that her parents fall victim to an earthquake at Quake lake, a place where her mother had survived an earthquake as a child. Cameron is then placed with her grandmother and her aunt, left to navigate all the confusion of adolescence and form her identity in the wake of the tragedy. Told in the first person, her story is one of self discovery, describing the movies she obsessively watches and the many romances and relationships that take place in her life.   (Nyx)

*Common Sense Media recommends this book for age 17 and up.                        

Everything, Everything, by Nicola Yoon

"Maddy is a smart, curious and imaginative 18-year-old who is unable to leave the protection of her house because of an illness. Olly is the boy next door who won't let that stop them from being together. Gazing through windows and talking only through texts, Maddy and Olly form a deep bond that leads them to risk everything to be together. If you love classic teen romances, this is the perfect summer escape. The story reads like a journal, with cute doodles in the margins. This book is the perfect summer beach read! It’s cute, funny, and overall an enjoyable read. Plus, the movie of the same name is poised to become this summer’s blockbuster hit.    (Grayson)

Rabbit Cake, by Annie Hartnett

“The main character, Elvis, is wonderfully weird and smart. When her mother burned the rabbit-shaped cake for her tenth birthday, Elvis knew it would be an unpleasant year. Soon after, her mother dies, and Elvis puzzles through the strange details of her mother’s death while trying to figure out how to help the rest of her family, which includes her sleep-eating sister. Overall, Rabbit Cake is a sweet book that teaches us to celebrate all new beginnings, just as Elvis’s mother had, and at the least, it teaches us interesting animal facts. The author of Rabbit Cake, Annie Hartnett, will be coming to speak to us next year so I really hope that you will read it!” (Erica)

The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath

“The Bell Jar, is not hard to understand. Plath tells a clear, gripping story of illness. More specifically, she tells the story of a woman, Esther Greenwood, living in the 1950’s, a time where both women and mental illness were seen with a very different understanding than we have now. This novel is made even more chilling when you take into account the semi-autobiographical nature of this piece. Though originally published under a pseudonym, it is now widely known that Esther’s stark, haunting recount of her descent into depression, suicide attempt, and time in asylum parallels Plath’s real-life experiences in almost every way. In the novel, Esther even decides that she will write a book, saying “My heroine would be myself, only in disguise.” Though Esther never writes her novel, Plath most certainly does, and it was through reading this novel in the context of Plath’s life that I found a new way to look at literature.  (Zoe)

*Recommended for 11th and 12th Graders.

The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas

"The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is a novel that tells the story of 16-year-old Starr Carter, a black girl balancing her home life in a poor neighborhood and that of her private school. When the police shooting of her childhood best friend goes without justice, Starr's two worlds collide as she is the sole witness it and is unable to escape the inevitable. Angie Thomas's has carefully tailored the narrative of authority and integrity through the prism of the Black Lives Matter movement, which has spun a beautiful novel that is being hailed as 'one of the most important books in years' by John Green." (Sage)

Everything I Never Told You, by Celeste Ng

The year is 1977, the setting, a quiet all-American town in Ohio, where everyone knows one another and nothing like this has ever happened before.

"I’ve always loved reading fiction, but it is a place filled with white protagonists. It didn’t stop me from enjoying these characters and their stories, but I rarely ever saw anyone like me represented. When I read this book at Ms. Summers’ recommendation during spring vacation, I cried. A lot. It’s a bittersweet, heartbreaking novel about growing up as an outsider, which takes on a different meaning from each family member’s perspective. If you would enjoy a beautiful story about the second generation immigrant experience with complex, well written Asian characters, I highly recommend reading this book." (Ye Rin)

The Awakening, by Kate Chopin

“It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism.”
"The Awakening by Kate Chopin tells the story of Edna Pontellier, a young mother who is "awakened" to her passions and to her own mind, defying the social conventions of her class, nature, gender, and time. It's a lovely book and the story itself is quite short. Iridescent and exquisite imagery paints the picture of a woman’s emancipation, along with her awakening to desires and passions that threaten to consume her. (Maeve)

*Recommended for 11th and 12th Graders.                   

In the Skin of a Lion, by Michale Ondaatje

In the Skin of a Lion is quite possibly the most beautiful piece of literature I’ve ever read.  Ondaatje weaves words masterfully, at once creating breathtaking imagery that will replay in one’s mind for days on end.  He places characters in heartbreaking circumstances, leaving them always on the verge of self- discovery.   (Kimaya)

Juliet Takes a Breath, by Gabby Rivera

"Juliet takes a breath is a refreshing book about a queer woman of color. She's from the Bronx, and she heads to Portland, Oregon for the summer to intern with one of her favorite authors after coming out to her family. While there she experiences major culture shock as she learns about a new world of feminism and queer culture. Author, Gabby Rivera takes you into the world of queer brown communities. Juliet takes a breath is described as “dazzling, funny as hell, poignant, all the things." by Roxane Gay author of Bad Feminist Essays. (Rebekah)

*Recommended for 12th Graders.   Though there are  no accounts of violence, there are some references (not detailed) to marijuana and sex in the book. Students could find Rivera's language offensive. Author,  Rivera, says that Juliet Takes a Breath is "New Adult" fiction.  "It’s 'New Adult' because Juliet is a little older. She’s above the age of consent and is involved in stuff that goes a little beyond high school experiences."                                                          

  

What to Read and Watch During Spring Break 2017, Student Edition

Hi everyone! Spring Break is almost here, and it's time to head to the Library for some great books and movies. Here is a selection from our most recent additions to the collection.  We hope you see something of interest. There are lots more books on display in the Library. And remember, you can search the Overdrive e-Book Collection for audio and e-books any time. Just use your Bryn Mawr email address to get in. Have a safe and relaxing break.

                         FICTION

FIC Ale YA

Alexander, Kwame. He Said, She Said. 1st pbk. ed., 2014. New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2014. "When a popular football 'playa' and ladies man and the smartest girl in school lead a school protest, sparks fly as their social media-aided revolution grows"--Provided by publisher.

FIC And YA

Anderson, Natalie C. City of Saints & Thieves. New York, NY : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2017]. Sixteen-year-old Tina and two friends leave Kenya and slip into the Congo, from where she and her mother fled years before, seeking revenge for her mother's murder but uncovering startling secrets.

FIC Ber YA

Berry, Julie, 1974-. The Passion of Dolssa : a novel. New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2016.

In mid-thirteenth century Provence, Dolssa de Stigata is a fervently religious girl who feels the call to preach, condemned by the Inquisition as an "unnatural woman," and hunted by the Dominican Friar Lucien who fears a resurgence of the Albigensian heresy; Botille is a matchmaker trying to protect her sisters from being branded as gypsies or witches--but when she finds the hunted Dolssa dying on a hillside, she feels compelled to protect her, a decision that may cost her everything.

FIC Cam

Cameron, W. Bruce. A Dog's Journey : a Novel. 1st trade pbk. ed. New York : Forge, 2013.

Believing that he has achieved his purpose throughout several eventful lives, Buddy the dog is drawn to a vibrant but troubled teen who he struggles to help until they are separated.

FIC Cha

Chang, Jade, 1975-. The Wangs vs. the World. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.

A wealthy but fractured Chinese immigrant family loses it all, only to take a trip across America together which binds them back together.

FIC Cli

Cline, Emma. The Girls : a Novel. New York : Random House, [2016].

Evie Boyd, enticed by the freedom of the girls she sees at a park one day in Northern California, sets out to be accepted by the group, but her desperation reveals an unthinkable violence, altering the course of the girls' lives forever.

FIC Coe

Coetzee, J. M., 1940-. Waiting for the Barbarians. New York : Penguin Books, 2010, c1980.

When interrogation experts arrive, the Magistrate is jolted into sympathy for their victims and an act of rebellion gets him imprisoned as an enemy of the state.

FIC DeL YA

DeLano, L. E. Traveler. 1st ed.--2017. New York : Swoon Reads, 2017.

Teen author Jessa learns that she and one of her characters, Finn, are Travelers with the ability to slide between realities, and that Finn is determined to prevent her dying in yet another realm.

FIC Des YA

Dessen, Sarah. Someone Like You. New York : Speak, 2004, c1998.

Halley's junior year of high school includes the death of her best friend Scarlett's boyfriend, the discovery that Scarlett is pregnant, and Halley's own first serious relationship.

FIC Dur

Durst, Sarah Beth. The Queen of Blood. 1st ed. New York, NY : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016].

"In Renthia, everything has a spirit: the willow tree with leaves that kiss the pond, the stream that feeds the river. But the spirits of the land want to rid it of all humans. The queen is the only woman who stands between the spirits and the end of humankind, and no matter how strong or good the queen is, the threat of danger always looms. And so, Daleina is one of the young women chosen and trained as heirs to the throne. She joins forces with Ven, a disgraced champion who has nevertheless spent his exile secretly fighting against the growing number of spirit attacks. The partners embark on a quest to find the source of the spirits' restlessness, which will test their courage and trust, and force them to stand against both enemies and friends to save their land."--adapted from author's website.

FIC Gon

Gonzales, Manuel, 1974-. The Regional Office is Under Attack! New York : Riverhead Books, 2016.

"When a prophecy suggests that an insider might bring about the downfall of a powerful underground organization known as the Regional Office, devoted recruit Sarah and young assassin Rose find their respective lives clashing in a dispute that threatens everything they know."--Provided by OCLC.

FIC Jem

Jemisin, N. K. The Fifth Season. 1st ed.: August 2015. New York : Orbit, 2015.

"Essun, masquerading as an ordinary schoolteacher in a quiet small town, comes home to find that her husband has brutally murdered their son and kidnapped their daughter. Mighty Sanze, the empire whose innovations have been civilization's bedrock for a thousand years, collapses as its greatest city is destroyed by a madman's vengeance. And worst of all, across the heartland of the world's sole continent, a great red rift has been torn which spews ash enough to darken the sky for years. But this is the Stillness, a land long familiar with struggle, and where orogenes, those who wield the power of the earth as a weapon, are feared far more than the long cold night. Essun has remembered herself, and she will have her daughter back."--Provided by publisher.

FIC Kaf

Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924. The Complete Stories. New York : Schocken Books, [1995].

Presents the complete writings and includes a chronology of Kafka's life and a selected bibliography of critical writings.

FIC LaC YA

LaCour, Nina. We Are Okay. New York, NY : Dutton Books, [2017].

"After leaving her life behind to go to college in New York, Marin must face the truth about the tragedy that happened in the final weeks of summer when her friend Mabel comes to visit."--OCLC.

FIC Liu

Liu, Cixin. The Three-Body Problem. New York : Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates book, [2014].

"Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion"--Provided by publisher.

FIC Lo YA

Lo, Malinda. Huntress. 1st pbk. ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2012, c2011.

Seventeen-year-olds Kaede and Taisin are called to go on a dangerous and unprecedented journey to Tanlili, the city of the Fairy Queen, in an effort to restore the balance of nature in the human world.

FIC Lor YA

Lord, Emery. When We Collided. New York : Bloomsbury, 2016.

Can seventeen-year-old Jonah save his family restaurant from ruin, his mother from her sadness, and his danger-seeking girlfriend Vivi from herself?.

FIC Maa YA

Maas, Sarah J. Queen of Shadows. Pbk. ed. New York : Bloomsbury, 2016.

"Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. Embracing her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen, Celaena returns to the empire--for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past"--Provided by publisher.

FIC Maa YA c.2

Maas, Sarah J. Empire of Storms. New York : Bloomsbury, 2016.

"The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who don't. As the kingdoms of Erilea fracture around her, enemies must become allies if Aelin is to keep those she loves from falling to the dark forces poised to claim her world"--Provided by publisher.

FIC Mar

Marra, Anthony. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena : a Novel. 1st pbk. ed. London : Hogarth, [2014].

In a rural village in December 2004 Chechnya, a failed doctor harbors the traumatized eight-year-old daughter of a father abducted by Russian forces and treats a series of wounded rebels and refugees while exploring the shared past that binds her to the child.

FIC McE

McEwan, Ian. Nutshell : a Novel. 1st American ed. New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2016].

"Trudy has betrayed her husband, John. She's still in the marital home--a dilapidated, priceless London townhouse--butJohn's not here. Instead, she's with his brother, the profoundly banal Claude, and the two of them have a plan. But there is a witness to their plot: the inquisitive, nine-month-old resident of Trudy's womb..."--Provided by publisher.

FIC Mor

Moriarty, Liane. Truly Madly Guilty. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Flatiron Books, 2016.

"The new novel from Liane Moriarty, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies, and What Alice Forgot, about how sometimes we don't appreciate how extraordinary our ordinary lives are until it's too late.

FIC Ngu

Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971-. The Refugees. 1st Grove Atlantic hardcover ed.: February 2017, 1st ed. New York : Grove Press, 2017.

A collection of short stories about Vietnamese immigrants to the United States.

FIC Nor YA

North, Ryan, 1980-. Romeo and/or Juliet : a Chooseable-Path Adventure. New York : Riverhead Books, 2016.

Romeo and/or Juliet -- A midsummer night's choice / by Christina Marlowe -- Fair is foul and/or foul is fair / by Christina Marlowe. What if Romeo never met Juliet? What if Juliet got really buff instead of moping around the castle all day? What if they teamed up to take over Verona with robot suits? You get to decide if there should be romance, epic fight scenes... or robot suits! Packed with exciting choices, fun puzzles, secret surprises, terrible puns, and more than a billion possible storylines, you'll discover a new experience every time you read it. It's the first book with an unlockable character. Choose well, and you may even get to the world's most awkward choose-your-own sex scene.

FIC One YA

O'Neill, Louise, 1985-. Asking for It. New York : Quercus, 2016.

"Emma O'Donovan is eighteen, beautiful, and fearless. It's the beginning of summer in a quiet Irish town and tonight she and her friends have dressed to impress. Everyone is at the party, and all eyes are on Emma. The next morning Emma's parents discover her collapsed on the doorstep of their home, unconscious. She is disheveled, bleeding, and disoriented, looking as if she had been dumped there in a hurry ... [Relates] the devastating effects of rape and public shaming, told through the awful experience of a young woman whose life is changed forever by an act of violence."--Provided by publisher.

FIC Rus YA

Russo, Meredith. If I Was Your Girl. 1st ed.: May 2016. New York : Flatiron Books, 2016.

Amanda Hardy only wants to fit in at her new school, but she is keeping a big secret, so when she falls for Grant, guarded Amanda finds herself yearning to share with him everything about herself, including her previous life as Andrew.

FIC Sau

Saunders, George, 1958-. Lincoln in the Bardo : a Novel. 1st ed. New York : Random House, [2017].

"February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln's beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery ... Willie Lincoln finds himself in a strange purgatory where ghosts mingle, gripe, commiserate, quarrel, and enact bizarre acts of penance."--Provided by publisher.

FIC Sch

Schwab, Victoria. A Conjuring of Light. 1st ed.: February 2017. New York : Tor, A Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2017.

"Londons fall and kingdoms rise while darkness sweeps the Maresh Empire, and the fraught balance of magic blossoms into dangerous territory while heroes struggle."--OCLC.

FIC Sor YA

Soria, Destiny. Iron Cast. New York : Amulet Books, 2016.

In 1919 Boston, best friends Corinne and Ada perform illegally as illusionists in an infamous gangster's nightclub, using their "afflicted" blood to con Boston's elite, until the law closes in.

FIC Tho YA

Thomas, Angie. The Hate U Give. 1st ed. New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017].

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.

FIC Tid

Tidhar, Lavie. Central Station. San Francisco : Tachyon Publications LLC, [2016].

"A quarter of a million people have settled at the base of a space station in Tel Aviv. Cultures collide in real life and virtual reality. Humans, machines, and Others are interconnected through a flowing digital consciousness. Life may be cheap, but data is cheaper. When Boris Chong reluctantly returns to Central Station from Mars, he finds utter chaos. His ex-lover is raising a child who taps into minds with the touch of a finger. Boris's father has a multigenerational mind-plague. His space-faring cousin is infatuated with a cyborg robotnik. And an erratic data-vampire has followed Boris home...."--Back cover.

FIC War

Ware, Ruth. In a Dark, Dark Wood. 1st Scout Press trade pbk. ed. April 2016. New York : Scout Press, 2016.

"What should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn. Leonora, known to some as Lee and others as Nora, is a reclusive crime writer, unwilling to leave her "nest" of an apartment unless it is absolutely necessary. When a friend she hasn't seen or spoken to in years unexpectedly invites Nora (Lee?) to a weekend away in an eerie glass house deep in the English countryside, she reluctantly agrees to make the trip. Forty-eight hours later, she wakes up in a hospital bed injured but alive, with the knowledge that someone is dead. Wondering not "what happened?" but "what have I done?"--Provided by publisher.

FIC Wat YA

Watson, Renée. Piecing Me Together. New York : Bloomsbury, 2017.

Tired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, high school junior Jade would rather participate in the school's amazing Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls.

FIC Zen YA

Zentner, Jeff. The Serpent King : a Novel. 1st ed. New York : Crown, [2016].

NONFICTION

031 M

McCandless, David. Knowledge is Beautiful. New York, NY : Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014]. "David McCandless uses ... visuals to reveal unexpected insights into how the world ... works"--From publisher's web site.

191 K

Kaag, John J., 1979- author. American Philosophy : a love story. First edition.

294.3 S

Hyemin. The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down : finding calm and inner wisdom amid the demands of daily life. New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC, [2017].

297.092 A

Al-Khatahtbeh, Amani. Muslim Girl : a coming of age. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. October 2016. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.

Amani Al-Khatahtbeh discusses her experiences as a Muslim girl growing up in the United States in the twenty-first century.

302.23 S

Silverman, Craig. Regret the Error : how media mistakes pollute the press and imperil free speech. New York : Union Square Press, c2007.

Explores the history of journalism mistakes, looks at sometimes amusing examples of print and broadcast errors, and discusses why the number of media mistakes seems to be on the rise.

305.42 D

Dicker, Rory Cooke, 1969-. A History of U.S. Feminisms. Berkeley, CA : Seal Press, [2016].

A history of feminism in the United States, covering the first, second, and third waves, identifying motivating issues, discussing major events and people in the feminist movement, and examining the divide between young feminists and their predecessors.

305.42 J YA

Here We Are : feminism for the real world. 1st ed. Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin, 2017.

A collection of essays and illustrations from 44 writers reflecting on what feminism means to them, from body positivityto intersectionality.

305.42 T

Tong, Rosemarie. Feminist Thought : a more comprehensive introduction. 4th Ed. Boulder : Westview Press, [2014].

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: the diversity of feminist thinking -- Liberal feminism -- Radical feminism : libertarian and cultural perspectives -- Marxist and socialist feminism : classical and contemporary -- Psychoanalytic and care-focused feminisms -- Existentialist and postmodern feminisms -- Women of color feminisms -- Ecofeminism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

305.48 H

Are All the Women Still White? : rethinking race, expanding feminisms.

305.48 H

hooks, bell, 1952-. Ain't I a Woman : Black women and feminism. [2nd ed.]. New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015.

"A classic work of feminist scholarship, Ain't I a Woman has become a must-read for all those interested in the nature of Black womanhood. Examining the impact of sexism on Black women during slavery, the devaluation of Back womanhood, Black male sexism, racism among feminists, and the Black woman's involvement with feminism, hooks attempts to move us beyond racist and sexist assumptions. The result is nothing short of groundbreaking, giving this book a critical place on every feminist scholar's bookshelf. "--.

305.488 C

Hill Collins, Patricia. Black Feminist Thought : knowledge, consciousness, and the politics of empowerment. New York : Routledge, 2009.

The politics of Black feminist thought -- Distinguishing features of Black feminist thought -- Work, family, and Black women's oppression -- Mammies, matriarchs, and other controlling images -- The power of self-definition -- The sexual politics of black womanhood -- Black women's love relationships -- Black women and motherhood -- Rethinking Black women's activism -- U.S. Black feminism in transnational context -- Black feminist epistemology -- Toward a politics of empowerment. Explores the words and ideas of Black feminist intellectuals, including Angela Davis, bell hooks, Alice Walker, and Audre Lorde.

306.76 S

Stryker, Susan. Transgender History. Berkeley, CA : Seal Press, c2008.

An introduction to transgender terms and concepts -- A hundred years of transgender history -- Transgender liberation -- The difficult decades -- The current wave. Introduces American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to the twenty-first, from transsexualism and transvestism after World War II to trans radicalism in the 1960s to the gender issues of the 2000s.

306.766 B

Bronski, Michael. A Queer History of the United States. Boston : Beacon Press, c2011.

Chronicles the history of homosexuality in the United States from the Puritans through the twentieth century, examining the role of gays, lesbians, bisexual, and transgendered individuals in shaping American culture.

362.196 R

Rawl, Paige. Positive : Surviving my Bullies, Finding Hope, and Living to Change the World. 1st ed. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014].

"A teenager's memoir of the experiences of bullying, being HIV positive and surviving the experiences to become a force for positive change in this world"--Provided by publisher.

363.2 M

Moskos, Peter, 1971-. Cop in the Hood : My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District. Princeton, N.J. ; : Princeton University Press, 2009.

522.19 S

Sobel, Dava. The Glass Universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars. New York, N.Y. : Viking, [2016].

"The little-known true story of the unexpected and remarkable contributions to astronomy made by a group of women working in the Harvard College Observatory from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s"--.

612.8 G

Gazzaniga, Michael S., author. Tales from Both Sides of the Brain : a life in neuroscience. First edition.

613.28 T

Taubes, Gary. The Case Against Sugar. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.

Delves into the history of sugar, its uses as a preservative, and its overuse in American culture.

613.79 D

Devi, Gayatri. A Calm Brain : how to relax into a stress-free, high-powered life. New York, N.Y. : A Plume Book, [2013].

Introduction, my grandfather's secret -- The un-calm, modern brain -- The core brain, architect of calm -- Getting to calm from the bottom up -- Why ever stress? -- Top down judgment -- Gatekeepers -- The mother of all calm -- The stress of the two xx's -- Calm parenting is possible! -- Weaving the tapestry of calm. Explores the ability to calm your mental and physical state by understanding the nerve wiring in our bodies.

650.1 N

Newport, Cal. Deep Work : rules for focused success in a distracted world. 1st ed.: January 2016. New York : Grand Central Pub., 2016.

"Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time... professor Cal Newport ... makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four 'rules' for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill..."--Jacket flap.

652.8 S

Singh, Simon. The Code Book : the science of secrecy from ancient Egypt to quantum cryptography. 1st Anchor Bks. ed., September 2000. New York : Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Inc., 2000.

Discusses the evolution of codes and their impact on history, and investigates the relevance of encryption for modern society.

658.83 T

Turow, Joseph, author. The Aisles Have Eyes : how retailers track your shopping, strip your privacy, and define your power.

700.19 L YA

Laing, Olivia. The Lonely City : adventures in the art of being alone. 1st U.S. ed.: March 2016. New York : Picador, 2016.

Using New York as her backdrop, the author explores what it means to be lonely, and the lives of artists who explored this emotion in their work.

741.5 B

Duffy, Damian. Octavia E. Butler's Kindred. New York : Abrams Comicarts, 2017.

A graphic novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's "Kindred" in which a young African-American woman is mysteriously transferred back in time leading to an irresistible curiosity about her family's past.

741.5 C YA

Cliff, Tony (Comic book author). Delilah Dirk and the King's Shilling. 1st ed. 2016. New York : First Second, 2016.

When globe trotting troublemaker Delilah Dirk and her friend Selim are accused of espionage against the British crown, they must clear their names, even if it means returning to respectability.

741.5 X YA

Xu, Ru. Newsprints. 1st ed., February 2017. New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2017.

"With her city at war, orphan Blue disguises herself as a newsboy for the only local paper that tells the truth, but a new friend gives her the courage to start seeking the freedom to be herself"--OCLC.

791.43 G

Guerrero, Diane, 1986-. In the Country We Love : my family divided. 1st ed. 2016. New York, N.Y. : Henry Holt and Co., 2016.

Diane Guerrero, television actress from the hits Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, recalls the day her parents were detained and deported when she was 14, and how she was able to remain in the country, finish her education, and build a successful acting career.

796.3238 W

Woodbine, Onaje X. O. Black Gods of the Asphalt : religion, hip-hop, and street basketball. New York : Columbia University Press, [2016].

Through interviews with and observations of urban basketball players, the author discuss the athletes who play street basketball and why they choose to play it.

810.8 M

This Bridge Called My Back : writings by radical women of color. 4th ed. Albany : SUNY Press, [2015].

A collection of essays exploring the intersectionality of identities, and how race, class, gender, andsexuality are systemic to a woman of color's oppression and liberation.

909.83 H

Harari, Yuval N. Homo Deus : a brief history of tomorrow. 1st U.S. ed. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017].

Examines the history of human civilization in the twenty-first century.

910.4 S

Steves, Rick, 1955- author. Rick Steves Travel as a Political Act.

How to travel as a political act -- Lessons from the former Yugoslavia: after the war -- Europe unites: successes and struggles -- Resurrection in El Salvador -- Denmark: highly taxed and highly content -- Turkey and Morocco: sampling secular Islam -- Europe: not "hard on drugs" or "soft on drugs", but smart on drugs -- Mission: understand Iran -- The Holy Land: Israelis and Palestinians today -- Homecoming. "Rick Steves shares a series of field reports from Europe, Central America, Asia, and the Middle East to show how his travels have shaped his politics and broadened his perspective"--Page 4 of cover.

917.9 S

Solnit, Rebecca. A Field Guide to Getting Lost. New York : Penguin, 2006, ©2005.

Open door -- Blue of distance -- Daisy chains -- Blue of distance -- Abandon -- Blue of distance -- Two arrowheads -- Blue of distance -- One-story house. A series of autobiographical essays draws on key moments and relationships in the author's life to explore such issues as trust, loss, and desire, in a volume that focuses on a central theme of losing oneself in the pleasures of experience.

921 Tru

Kranish, Michael, Verfasser. Trump Revealed : an American journey of ambition, ego, money, and power.

940.5425 S

Stelson, Caren Barzelay. Sachiko : a Nagasaki bomb survivor's story. Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2016].

"Shares the true story of a young girl who survived the atomic bomb and chronicles her long journey to find peace."--Publisher.

DVDs

DVD 791.43 B

Belle. [Blu-ray edition].

Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson, Sam Reid, Sarah Gadon, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Matthew Goode. Although Dido Elizabeth Belle, an eighteenth-century English woman of mixed race, is raised in privilege by her aristocratic great-uncle and his wife, she is denied a proper social standing because of her skin color. But when Dido falls in love with a young idealist lawyer who aspires to create positive change, she finds herself caught between two worlds.

DVD 791.43 D

Damsels in Distress.

Greta Gerwig, Analeigh Tipton, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Carrie MacLemore, Adam Brody, Hugo Becker, Ryan Metcalf, Billy Magnussen. A trio of girls set out to change the male-dominated environment of the Seven Oaks college campus, and to rescue their fellow students from depression, grunge and low standards of every kind.

DVD 791.43 F

Fury.

Brad Pitt, Shia Labeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs, Brad William Henke, Jim Parrack, Kevin Vance, Xavier Samuel, Scott Eastwood. April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.

DVD 791.43 F

Free state of Jones.

Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell. The story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy.

DVD 791.43 L

Love & Friendship.

Kate Beckinsale, Chloe Sevigny, Xavier Samuel, Morfydd Clark, Emma Greenwell, Tom Bennett, James Fleet, Jemma Redgrave, Justin Edwards, Stephen Fry. The beautiful widow Susan Vernon has come to the estate of her in-laws to wait out colorful rumors about her dalliances circulating through polite society. Whilst there, she decides to secure a husband for herself and her rather reluctant débutante daughter, Frederica.

DVD 791.43 M

Moonlight. [Spanish subtitled version].

Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes, Janelle Monáe, Mahershala Ali. A young black man struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.

DVD 791.43 S

Selma.

David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, André Holland, Giovanni Ribisi, Lorraine Toussaint, Stephan James, Wendell Pierce, Common, Alessandro Nivola, Lakeith Lee Stanfield, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Dylan Baker, Tim Roth, Oprah Winfrey. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historical struggle to secure voting rights for all people. A dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1964. "The unforgettable true story chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay's "Selma" tells the story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history." -- Written by Miss W J Mcdermott on IMDb.com.

DVD 791.45 C

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Video, [1997].Brandy, Jason Alexander, Victor Garber, Whoopi Goldberg, Whitney Houston, Bernadette Peters, Veanne Cox, Natalie Desselle, Paolo Montalban. History's most enduring fairy tale returns with a thoroughly modern twist in this production of the classic musical--including three additional Rodgers & Hammerstein songs exclusive to this Disney presentation--Adapted from container.

DVD 791.45 M

Mansfield Park.

Billie Piper, Blake Ritson, Jemma Redgrave. Fanny Price goes to live with prosperous relatives at Mansfield Park and must navigate a labyrinth of intrigues and affairs among the occupants of the house.

DVD 791.45 N

Northanger Abbey. Boston : WGBH Boston Video, ©2008.

Felicity Jones, J.J. Feild, Carey Mulligan, William Beck. "In Jane Austen's gentle parody of gothic fiction, romance novel addict Catherine Morland is invited to a medieval country house that appeals to her most lurid fantasies. She forms a close friendship with the younger son on the estate, Henry Tilney, but their budding romance is mysteriously cut short"--Container.

DVD 791.45 V

Victoria. Full UK-length edition.

Jenna Coleman, Tom Hughes, Rufus Sewell, Peter Firth, Alex Jennings, David Bamber, Peter Bowles, Margaret Clunie, Samantha Colley, Daniel Donskoy, Catherine Flemming, Daniela Holtz, Nell Hudson, Ferdinand Kingsley, Tommy Knight, Nigel Lindsay, Nichola McAuliffe, Eve Myles, David Oakes, Paul Rhys, Adrian Schiller, Jordan Waller, Anna Wilson-Jones. In 1837, a diminutive, neglected teenager is crowned Queen Victoria, navigates the scandal, corruption, and political intrigues of the Court, and soon rises to become the most powerful woman in the world.

DVDrack 791.43 C

Chicago. [Full screen version]. [United States] : Miramax Home Entertainment, 2003.

Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C. Reily, Lucy Liu, Taye Diggs, Christine Baranski. At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves on Chicago's famed Murderess Row. They also share Billy Flynn, the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends.

DVDrack 791.43 C

Carousel : 50th anniversary edition. Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2006.

Disc 1. Feature film ; bonus material -- Disc 2. Bonus film: Liliom ; bonus material. Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones. A musical about a carnival barker who tries to change life after he falls in love with an innocent woman.

DVDrack 791.43 K

The King and I. Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2016, 2006, c1956.

Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Terry Saunders, Rex Thompson, Carlos Rivas, Patrick Adiarte, Alan Mowbray, Geoffrey Toone. An English governess is hired to teach the King of Siam's children, but challenges the country's traditions during her work.

DVDrack 791.43 M

Meet me in St. Louis. Two-disc special edition ; Standard version. Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2004.

Disc 1. Main feature with introduction by Liza Minnelli -- Disc 2. Bonus materials. Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer, Leon Ames, Tom Drake, Marjorie Main, Harry Davenport. In Saint Louis before the 1904 World's Fair, Alonzo Smith threatens to uproot his family and move to New York, which greatly upsets his wife and four daughters.

DVDrack 791.43 M

Les misérables. Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, c2013.

Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Aaron Tviet, Samantha Barks, Isabelle Allen, Daniel Huttlestone, Colm Wilkinson. Jean Valjean is paroled after serving 19 years in prison for stealing some bread. He tries to steal silverware from a missionary, but is set straight by a bishop. Nine years later, Valjean is now a wealthy industrialist and mayor. He eventually befriends Fantine, a single mother turned prostitute and risks all when he helps her after she's nearly arrested by police officer Javert. Javert was a guard at the prison Valjean was in and is suspicious that the mayor and Valjean are the same person.

DVDrack 791.43 M

My Fair Lady. Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount :, [2009].

Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gladys Cooper, Jeremy Brett, Theodore Bikel, Mona Washbourne, Isobel Elsom, John Holland. Arrogant, irascible, and misogynistic professor of phonetics Henry Higgins believes that the accent and tone of one's voice determines a person's prospects in society. He boasts to a new acquaintance, Colonel Hugh Pickering--also an expert in phonetics--that he could teach any woman to speak so "properly" that he could pass her off as a duchess at an embassy ball. He chooses as an example a sassy, young working-class London flower seller from the slums, Eliza Doolittle, who has a strong Cockney accent. Can Higgins turn Eliza into a duchess? And will Eliza care to remain a lady for long? When the humble flower girl blossoms into the toast of London's elite, her teacher may have a lesson or two to learn himself.

DVDrack 791.43 O

Oklahoma! Shirley Jones, Gordon MacRae, Rod Steiger. A cowboy and a country girl's relationship is strained by another suitor.

DVDrack 791.43 S

Singin' in the Rain.

[disc 1]. The movie -- [disc 2]. Special features. Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse. With fame, fortune and fans galore, silent screen idol Don Lockwood thought he had it all. But one look at aspiring actress Kathy Seldon, and he knew exactly what he was missing. Now he's swinging from lampposts, singing in the raindrops and ready for love. With talking pictures on the rise, Don sets out to make a musical with the woman of his dreams, but one thing stands in his way, his jealous co-star who wants Don--and the leading role--all to herself.

DVDrack 791.43 S

South Pacific. Collector's ed. Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2006.

Mitzi Gaynor, Rossano Brazzi, John Kerr, Ray Walston. One of the most powerful musicals of all time comes to life in a thrilling 2-disc Collector's edition.

DVDrack 791.43 W

The wizard of Oz. Standard version, 75th anniversary [edition].

Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin. The charming film based on the popular L. Frank Baum novel, Dorothy and her dog Toto, are caught in a tornado's path and somehow end up in the land of Oz. Here she encounters some memorable friends and foes in her journey to meet the Wizard of Oz who everyone says can help her return home and possibly grant her new friends their goals of a brain, heart and courage.

DVDrack 791.43 W

West Side Story. 50th anniversary edition.